Teacher Of Science

Teacher of Science

Kingsbury School

TMS/UPS

Required for Easter 2024

Permanent Full time or Part time considered (3-5 days)

Student learning is at the heart of everything we do at Kingsbury: our vision is to create an innovative learning environment which promotes high standards, celebrates excellence and personal achievement and encourages respect to all, from all, through fostering curiosity in a supportive, co-operative environment. If this resonates with you and you want to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated professional to join our science faculty. We are looking for an inspiring and excellent practitioner to join us from April 2024. We can offer a scholarship package, to develop scientific subject knowledge and understand the pedagogy that underpins the teaching of it through specialist professional development, alongside the teaching post, for a suitable candidate.

You will be both ambitious and passionate about teaching science and bringing out the best from every single one of our students.

The successful applicant will:

• Be both ambitious and passionate about teaching science and bringing out the best from every single one of our students. Be an excellent classroom practitioner with a passion for teaching and learning; Be able to teach science up to GCSE; Have delivered strong outcomes across a range of ability levels;  Have an ability to engage, enthuse and motivate students; Have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team;

• Deliver a curriculum that inspires and engages students and provides an aspirational and challenging learning experience; Be a committed, highly competent, energised, reflective and resilient individual;

This is an exciting time to join us.  We are part of Castle Phoenix Multi Academy Trust which specialises in leadership and is committed to invest in and develop all staff and, most importantly, bring about the best possible outcomes for our students who deserve the very best.

We will play to your strengths and can offer you:

A programme of training and development for the next stage in your career;

• Well-resourced classrooms and equipment. All staff have an iPad and a laptop. We are passionate about embedding and making best use of technology within our lessons to enhance our curriculum delivery;
• The opportunity to work within a supportive team of diligent and excellent teachers who have a wealth of expertise and experience and where innovation is fostered through faculty centred leadership; A range of benefits which includes cycle to work, free parking, an employee discount scheme, provision of an iPad, a commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition initiatives through the Trust’s people strategy and well-being committee; A strong and effective admin team to enable you to concentrate on your teaching.  

   

  The Trust is committed to invest in and develop all staff and, most importantly, bring about the best possible outcomes for our students who deserve the very best.  Our Trust values are really important to all of us and include Respect to All, From All, Innovation and Collaboration.

   

  Kingsbury has a great deal to be proud of.  It is the kind of place where people want to work, with a meaningful focus on student outcomes and a desire to continuously improve. We are passionate about offering a climate and culture within which all colleagues thrive.

   

  Visits and applications:

   

   

   

  Martin Clarke, Headteacher, would be delighted to meet you and talk about the opportunity, please contact Felicity Biddle at the school to book a visit.

   

  Application deadline: Midday on Wednesday 21 February 2024

   

  Interviews: w/c 26 February 2024

   

   

   

  If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date for applications, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

   

  We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. 

   

   

   

  Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2022.

   

   

   

  This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).  The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.