Head of Science
Atherton High School
Atherton Wigan
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 19 March 2018
Job overview
Are you an experienced Science Teacher looking to lead your own Science Department? Are you passionate about leading teaching and learning? Do you have the skills and aptitudes necessary to lead a talented team of teachers who jointly aspire to deepen their passion for our craft and help students fulfil their potential in Science?
We are seeking an ambitious and inspirational classroom practitioner to lead our Science department. The successful candidate will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to develop standards and will have the drive and ability to lead and develop the curriculum and the quality of teaching. You will manage a team of subject specialists and will be accountable for high standards of student progress and implementing strategies for effective intervention.
The successful candidate for this Head of Science Department role will be an experienced Science Teacher with a proven track record of their impact on GCSE results and progress. The ability to analyse and utilise student data to ensure that every student is catered for and challenged is essential.
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About Atherton High School
‘Our curriculum ambition at Atherton High School is to make learning accessible for all'. We have designed a challenging and ambitious curriculum to provide the best learning opportunities for all our students to aspire and achieve.
Our core values that drive our curriculum are:
- Aspiration for all to improve life chances for every student.
- Excellence in learning through an ambitious knowledge and vocabulary rich curriculum for all.
- Character and personal development to equip all of our students to succeed in life.
At Atherton High School what is taught is coherently planned and sequenced to equip students to succeed in life. Our curriculum supports students from all backgrounds, including those who are disadvantaged, so students can access a high-quality, knowledge-rich curriculum. Our school community believes strongly in providing disadvantaged pupils with a curriculum that enables them to reach the academic standards of their non-disadvantaged peers. Our goal is to bring our young people into the big conversations of our disciplines, to bring depth to our curriculum, so they can understand the world around them.
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