Teaching Team Leader for Science
Falmouth School, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4LHThis job expired on 29 September 2023
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
29 September 2023 at 9am
Date listed
13 September 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: 1FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 - UPR3 £28,000- £43,685pa - plus pay award + TLR(s)
Additional allowances
TLR1a (£8,706pa) pay award pending
Plus optional TLR3 (£2,975pa) pay award pending fixed term for two years for departmental school improvement project
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an experienced and passionate scientist ready to take the next step in your career?
Do you have the drive for innovation and creative thinking?
Is your vision to enable all students to truly enjoy Science?
Do you want to lead a team of passionate professionals?
Then Falmouth School would welcome an application from you.
What the school offers its staff
Our vision: every student deserves to accomplish extraordinary success in an extraordinary school.
- You can be part of something big. The additional optional temporary TLR will enable you to really develop the curriculum by collaborating with Science experts across the Trust and beyond whilst deepening the passion for sciences across all the stakeholders. As a Science teacher and middle leader, you will thrive through the networking opportunities across the Trust to lead in your own role and make an impact. What we offer:
- a unique opportunity to be a key member of staff in a forward-looking, thriving school in the beautiful town of Falmouth, in Cornwall
- a genuine family atmosphere with high expectations and standards where every student is known and valued;
- access to high-quality Continuous Professional Development within the Multi Academy Trust and offered through OneCornwall Teaching School Hub;
- competitive salaries, based on skills and experience;
- Teacher’s Pension Scheme;
- discounted membership in Trust Sports Hubs (Falmouth & Newquay);
- free parking facilities;
- Employer’s Eyecare Scheme (Specsavers);
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP);
- TES media access (magazine, podcast and videos);
- mileage paid if there is a requirement to travel to different schools within the Trust.
How to apply: A completed application form needs to be submitted (CVs are not an accepted form of application). To apply, please download the teaching application form available on our website, and once completed send to tbamford@falmouthschool.net for the attention of Mrs Tracy Bamford.
Our Trust School Improvement Lead, Mrs Taylor, is available if a prospective candidate wishes to discuss this post ntaylor@theroselandmat.co.uk.
The Roseland Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check and online searches will be carried out for shortlisted candidates.
Further details about the role
You will have the opportunity to build long term relationships and partnerships with the local employers and companies to promote the science career opportunities. You will support students’ learning about the wider world to inspire them and to foster their ambitions together with them.
Falmouth School is a friendly, inclusive and successful school of more than 1000 students, including a Sixth Form. At Falmouth School we expect everyone to be able to enjoy a learning environment that is disruption free and where exciting learning happens every minute of the day and we all pursue these highest standards. Our sense of belonging is mighty and we all want to flourish as part of our ‘Falmouth Family’.
We seek a committed and passionate colleague whose values align with our school vision and Trust mission and who is ready to champion our cultures through everything we do.
We feel very proud to belong to The Roseland Multi-Academy Trust, which consists of three secondary, two primary schools and a Teaching School Hub. The Trust’s mission is "to provide an outstanding education for our communities, where everyone succeeds" and we put our staff at the heart of everything we do to create a team spirit in our highly successful schools.
This unique opportunity offers the right candidate the chance to play a wide-ranging and integral role in this highly ambitious department at Falmouth School and across the Multi-Academy Trust.
Commitment to safeguarding
Falmouth School, part of The Roseland Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check and online searches will be carried out for shortlisted candidates.
About Falmouth School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 968 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Falmouth School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- ntaylor@theroselandmat.co.uk
Falmouth School is a friendly, inclusive and highly successful school of 980 students, including a growing Sixth Form. Our ethos is that students achieve their best when they enjoy their learning. We believe every student has a talent, and it is our duty to guide and support each individual on their journey towards greatness. We are proud to be an ambitious 11-18 school with an excellent sixth form in a beautiful setting that serves the historic and vibrant town of Falmouth.
Falmouth has been shaped and influenced by its strong connection to the sea. Combining a fascinating maritime heritage and modern creativity, Falmouth is one of the South West’s leading cultural and festival destinations. It is framed by Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) along the Helford and Fal Rivers and the Roseland Peninsula, located on the outstanding South West Coast Path, a magnet for walkers, picnickers and families alike.
Our school strive for passion for learning, thirst for knowledge and courage to embrace all challenges in learning with resolute determination. We expect everyone to be able to enjoy a learning environment that is disruption free and where exciting learning happens every minute of the day and we all pursue these highest standards: adults and students. We expect everyone to achieve their best every day and our sense of belonging is mighty as we are a ‘Falmouth Family’.
Falmouth School and Sixth Form is part of The Roseland Multi-Academy Trust, consisting of three secondary schools, two primary schools and a Teaching School Hub. The Trust’s mission is "to provide an outstanding education for our communities, where everyone succeeds" and we put our staff at the heart of everything we do to create a team spirit in our highly successful schools.
Arranging a visit to Falmouth School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ntaylor@theroselandmat.co.uk.
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