- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1532 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Egglescliffe School website
Trust Director of Science (Secondary)
More than one location, Spark Education TrustThis job expired on 18 May 2022
Closing date
18 May 2022 at 9am
Date listed
28 April 2022
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership L10-15 £52,723 - £59,581
Trust Director of Science (Secondary) job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and inspirational Senior Leader who is seeking a new challenge and wishing to join a dynamic and supportive MAT.
We seek to appoint an outstanding and proven Leader of Science who has high aspirations, drive and the enthusiasm and commitment to lead the secondary school improvement activities for Science across the Trust as we move to the next stage in our development and achieve even greater success, progress measures and Ofsted judgement. We strive to have outstanding student and subject progress with the very best practice in teaching and learning and create inspirational learning experiences for all of our students. The successful candidate would, likewise, believe passionately that every student, regardless of background can make excellent academic and personal progress and succeed.
The Director of Science will be responsible for developing the Science Curriculum, manage the performance of identified subject leaders, delivers teaching and learning improvement activities that drive improved Science secondary outcomes.
The Director of Science will work with the Director of School Improvement and the School Improvement teams to take the strategic lead for implementing the Trust School Improvement plan in specific schools. This will include deployment in key schools to ensure progress is rapid and secured.
We can offer you:
• The opportunity to have a profound positive impact on school improvement
• A dedicated hardworking team of staff
• The opportunity to work closely with the Director of School Improvement and our talented Headteachers
• Supportive Trustees and Governors
• The opportunity to take on a high profile role within a highly effective multi academy trust
• Trust benefits
Role and Requirements
The key purpose of the Director of Science is to:
• Drive consistent improvement in Secondary Science across Vision Academy Learning Trust
• Lead on the design of curriculum provision and resources for KS3, KS4 and KS5 in Science to ensure well sequenced curriculum to deliver teaching, learning and progress that is at least good in all secondary schools
• Lead the monitoring, quality assurance, evaluation and review of standards and provision within Science departments across the 3 secondary schools within the Trust in order to secure improvements
• Lead the coordination of improvement and engagement strategies both in the classroom and beyond for students vulnerable to not making good progress (SEN and PP) and develop support programmes that improve outcomes for all students
• Play a leading and highly visible role in the improvement of teaching and learning of Science and the academic success of all pupils across secondary schools, ensuring high standards of teaching, learning and achievement
The successful candidate must:
• Be an outstanding Subject Leader and able to demonstrate proven and successful Science innovation in their role
• Possess outstanding knowledge of Science education
• Have a proven ability to raise standards with a strong and secure knowledge of proven and sustained Science improvement strategies
• Have an excellent ability to think and plan strategically and creatively to ensure improvements
• Have an exceptional understanding of all science data; ability to analyse forensically and use analysis to inform improvement planning
• Have proven experience of quality learning strategies monitoring pupil progress and interventions to raise attainment and progress outcomes.
• Possess successful experience of leading and / or providing improvement strategies in a school and / or to other schools
• Have a track record of successfully leading improvements as demonstrated by Ofsted judgments and / or student outcomes over time
• Hold a relevant teaching qualification and QTS, ideally with NPQSL and/or a higher education qualification
Vision Academy Learning Trust is committed to safer recruitment and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service clearance. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The Trust is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from as diverse a group as possible.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- vacancies@valt.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01642 051020
About Spark Education Trust.
We are a newly merged Trust comprising 4 secondary and 11 primary schools located across the Tees Valley and we provide opportunities for children and young people to reach their full potential, whatever their starting point. We know that this is best achieved in encouraging environments where mutual and self-respect is promoted. We want to grow confident young people able to work independently and think creatively in a fast-changing world.
We have high expectations for everyone, aspiring to excellence in teaching and achieving impressive standards is all areas of school life. Success beyond the classroom in sport and the arts are features of life across our Trust.
For our staff we provide positive working environments, a commitment to the highest quality professional development, opportunities to collaborate to create excellence and encouragement to forge career success.
Trustees, governors and leaders collaborate closely to ensure excellence in all aspects of Spark Education Trust. Our core values are mutual respect, hearty collaboration and courageous ambition and these drive our work ensuring that Spark schools are wonderful places to work.
School Details
Egglescliffe School
Laurence Jackson School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1239 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Laurence Jackson School website
Huntcliff School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 530 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Huntcliff School website
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