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Second in Science

Second in Science

The Summerhill School

Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
10 December 2018

Job overview

We are looking for a new 2nd in Science to work with, and support, the Director of Science to lead us on our rapid journey to be become beyond outstanding. Governors appointed a new Executive Headteacher in October 2016 and you will be joining the school at an exciting time. 

Summerhill School is situated on the edge of the Shropshire / Staffordshire border, overlooking open countryside, but with easy access to Birmingham and the motorway network. We have a community of some of the loveliest, most intelligent and well behaved children in the country.

Do you have the drive, high standards and passion to ensure our students and make a real difference to their outcomes and life chances?  

You will need to demonstrate a clear vision and enthusiasm for your subject and have the potential to be an inspirational leader. 

Are you exceptional and do you have a clear sense of fun?  Do you have the drive, high standards and passion to ensure our students make a real difference to their outcomes and life chances? 

Do you want to join something truly special? 

Do you possess the following attributes? 

• Ability to be an exceptional member of staff with clear capacity and the desire to improve 

• Potential to progress in your career 

• Possession of a wide range of skills to support our staff, students, parents and community towards excellence 

• The skills, experience and ability to gain the confidence of students and staff 

• Professional presence, capability and clarity with an excellent demonstration of the ability to motivate and empower 

• A clear sense of fun, energy, drive and passion  

If you would like an informal conversation with Mr Bowkett prior to applying, or to arrange a visit, please contact Miss J Oldbury,  PA to the Executive Headteacher, to arrange an appointment by emailing joldbury@summerhill.dudley.sch.uk. 

You should complete an online application form through the WM Jobs website at www.wmjobs.co.uk. Online application forms only will be accepted for this vacancy.  If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application or have experienced a problem whilst applying for a position, please contact the HR Resourcing Team on 01384 811300 (option 1) or via e-mail to HR Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk.   

The above post requires an enhanced disclosure in accordance with the Protection of Children Act 1999. Closing date: Monday 10th December, 2018 at 9am. 

All applications will be considered on receipt.  We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the advertised date.

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About The Summerhill School

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Summerhill School is a mainstream, co-educational, non-denominational, community secondary school for children aged 11-16. It is situated in Kingswinford, outside Dudley in the West Midlands, and there are 1,010 students on its roll.

We are a community school. We have wonderful children, caring and supportive parents and a great team of staff. We have modern, well-equipped facilities and are located within beautiful countryside. We’ve faced some challenges over the last few years, but this is a school that’s improving rapidly in every way. We were visited in April 2019 by an Ofsted inspection team and we’re very pleased that they recognised our improvements and rated us as Good in every category. Since then, our exam results have improved further. Members of our school community can be genuinely proud to be part of Summerhill.

Headteacher

Mr Tim Harris

Vision and values

Every Summerhill student wears the words “Success through Caring” on their uniform, and this philosophy genuinely runs through everything we do. We are very proud of the success we have achieved, but we never forget that this is built on a bedrock of caring.

At Summerhill, our House system is absolutely central to school life. It provides nurturing, challenge, teamwork, and fun for all members of our school, building upon a foundation of supportive relationships, family and British values within a global society. Mature and mutually respectful relationships characterise our community and we strive for excellence in every way as we develop young people in partnership with parents and the wider community.

High Expectations

The values that are instilled into young people during their formative years will stay with them forever. We want to be proud of every single Summerhill student, so we focus on 4 key elements that together spell “CARE”. These will lead to success at school, but also for the rest of our students’ lives:

Courage

• Honesty, integrity, doing the right thing even when it’s difficult

• Trying new experiences

• Being resilient and never giving up

Ambition

• Always aiming to be brilliant and demonstrating self-discipline

• Setting a great example as a role model and helping other people to improve

• Being curious and looking for ways to learn more

Respect

• Respecting differences; standing against prejudice and discrimination

• Caring for our local / global environment

• Working well with a wide range of other people; being a great team player

Effort

• Always being focused and organised

• Taking pride in being smart, meeting deadlines and producing high-quality work

• Having high levels of attendance and punctuality

Summerhill students achieve superb examination results. Our attainment levels have been well above the national average for many years. We are eagerly waiting publication of 2019 national results which we expect to confirm that Summerhill’s progress levels are also now significantly higher than other schools (locally and nationally).

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