Head of Science
Southlands High School
Chorley, Lancashire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 24 March 2019
Job overview
Southlands High School, a school in the newly formed Mosaic Academy Trust with Standish High School, is seeking to appoint a Leader of Science for Key Stages 3 and 4. The successful candidates will lead our ever-growing Science faculty which recorded significant improvements in examination results in 2018 and is expected to achieve even further improvements in 2019. We enjoy state-of-the-art Science facilities in our specialist Science building which was opened in September 2011.
This posts will be a permanent contract for suitable candidates to start in September or as soon as possible.
Salary is on the Main/Upper Pay Spine point dependent upon experience with a TLR 1.2
Candidates should be hugely enthusiastic, passionate about their subject and have an excellent knowledge of Science and how to effectively deliver it to instil a love of Science in young people through the leadership of an expanding Science team. The ability to lead and inspire through developing very positive working relationships with students and staff is essential.
All candidates should complete the application form and attach a letter indicating their suitability for the post and outlining their leadership experiences.
Closing Date - Monday 25 March 2019 9.00am
Interviews planned for Friday 29 March 2019 (tbc).
Southlands is an Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975. If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Attached documents
About Southlands High School
Southlands High School is a mainstream, non-denominational, state secondary school for girls and boys aged 11-16. It is situated in Chorley, Lancashire.
Southlands High School prides itself on offering dynamic learning environments with the aim of ensuring high academic achievements for all. The school provides a rich curriculum and demands the very best from its students.
A warm and welcoming atmosphere is created because the school recognises that the well-being and happiness of its students will allow them the best chance to succeed.
Headteacher
Mr Paul Bousfield
Ethos and values
Southlands High School’s motto is "For the Leaders of Tomorrow" and the school believes in promoting the skills of leadership, resilience, independence and creativity.
The school sets high expectations, summarised by the acronym LEARN: L is for look smart at all times, E is for equipment and homework brought in every day, A is for arriving on time for every lesson and every day, R is for remaining on task for every lesson, and N is for no answering back or disrespect. The school rewards children who maintain this ethos in their behaviour.
Ofsted report
“Students make good progress overall as a result of consistently good teaching, which has continued to improve since the previous inspection. The proportion of students achieving national averages has increased over time, and increased significantly in 2012. Students who fell behind are well supported so they can catch up with their learning. Leaders and governors took immediate steps to improve the low results in science and languages in 2012 and as a result, progress and attainment in these subjects is improving. Leaders and governors have taken steps to improve the performance of groups of students who were achieving at a lower level than the majority of students in the school. Students behave well in lessons and around school. They support each other well in classroom activities so all students can learn and the vast majority show respect to visitors and adults when moving around the school.”
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