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Director of Science

Director of Science

Tes Schools Recruitment

Ealing

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Salary:
Competitive
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2024
Apply by:
19 May 2024

Job overview

Tes is supporting the appointment of a Director of Science to join a Academy based in Ealing.

Start Date: September 2024

Salary: Competitive (Inner London)

Contract: Full-time hours, permanent contract.

Interviews: On a rolling basis – (They reserve the right to close the advert early on appointment of a suitable candidate, early application is advised)

Fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing school in West London where everyone strives for success.

About the role:

They are on an incredible improvement journey and they are sowing the seeds of greatness for their local community. However, there is still much to do and they are looking for an expert leader of science who can help drive them forward. You will continue to develop and implement a disciplinary science curriculum, enabling a dedicated department to 

teach highly effective sequences of lessons that will allow students to fall in love with the study and practice of the subject. 

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Combine subject matter expertise with a passion for teaching science
  • Proven record of significantly raising achievement with all groups of pupils 
  • Have the commitment, skills and character required to be a team player
  • Share the Academy's vision and be aligned with the six pillars underpinning it
  • Value and support practices driving  continued progress across the network of schools

About the Academy:

Their ethos is clear, and they are unwavering in their dedication to it. They simply believe that every child regardless of background or prior achievement, can be successful if given great teaching and pastoral support. 

They place the curriculum – what they teach – at the heart of the academy and it informs all decisions they make. They are looking for someone who shares their belief in disciplinary thinking and who will help improve and refine their curriculum thinking. You will enable all members of your team to deliver highly effective sequences of lessons and constantly reflect on Practices.

In the words of Alex Standish, they believe that “school subjects then are a way of inducting children into the intellectual habits of humankind, and hence into a disciplinary conversation about knowing their world” and they are looking for someone who shares this belief to join their team.

Benefits of Working at the Academy:

At the Academy they have stripped away anything they feel gets in the way of being a great teacher so that they can focus on the main thing. This includes:

  •  Feedback policies that sit at department level
  • No graded lesson observations
  • No report writing
  • No parent’s evenings
  • Only 2 data points a year
  • No ½ termly data metrics to track progress
  • Protected Department meeting and co-planning time built into the timetable and a teacher’s overall loadings.

They are heavily committed to staff welfare and development, and this includes:

  •  weekly staff training and coaching for every teacher
  • Subject-specific knowledge development
  • free use of their leisure centre
  • access to the school counsellor
  • access to Academy’s employee rewards and benefits programme.

All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for the role.

By applying to this job advertisement, you are providing consent for the Tes Recruitment team to propose and discuss your application with the employer.

Tes Recruitment Services (UK) represent Schools and Academies across the globe, supporting them to secure a great teacher/leader for every role. 

To learn more about this role please email managedrecruit@tes.com for an information pack that includes school name, role specifics and context. 

Please include REF: LC2050760 in the email subject line. Please note that we are unable to accept CVs sent to us via email so please use the stated application route.

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