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Teacher of Biology

Teacher of Biology

Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Hackney, London

  • Expired
Salary:
Main Pay Scale plus £1,600 Mossbourne Allowance
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
February 2018
Apply by:
29 January 2018

Job overview

Teacher of Biology

Salary – Main Pay Scale plus £1,600 Mossbourne allowance

Start date – February 2018

Work pattern – Full-time

Contract – Permanent

Closing date – 29/01/2018

Location – Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy, Victoria Park Rd, London E9 7HD

Interview dates - TBC

Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy are currently seeking an innovative, dynamic and passionate teacher with excellent subject knowledge to join the highly skilled Science Learning Area as a teacher of Biology. Successful applicants will have experience of teaching Biology at all key stages, be dedicated to raising the attainment of all students and to supporting the further development of outstanding teaching and learning within the Science Learning Area. In addition to this, the Science Learning Area are looking for applicants that are reflective, organised and work well as part of a team.

If you are passionate about innovative education, have a commitment to personal excellence and are ready for a new challenge, we welcome your application. 

In order to apply for this position please follow the link to our website and complete an application form at www.mossbourne.org/vacancies

NB: Applications may be considered whilst the post is being advertised. Mossbourne Federation reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline

The Mossbourne Federation is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All Post holders are subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS and Barred List Checks.”

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About Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

At Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA) we are continuing to build on the Mossbourne ethos to provide an exceptional education for all our students. With learning at the heart of everything we do, MVPA is continuing to raise expectations and achievement in Hackney and its neighbouring boroughs with the belief that all students can fulfil their true potential. Our students receive great lessons, enjoy a vibrant enrichment programme, and have access to debate, speech-making, and presentation training through our Oratory specialism. Our outstanding teaching staff work in a rewarding environment where everyone pulls together for the same thing: the best possible deal for our students.

The Mossbourne Federation

The Mossbourne Federation is a thriving network of Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form academies providing the children of Hackney with an outstanding education from 4 to 18 years of age. We deliver the highest quality of teaching & learning across a broad curriculum, underpinned by high expectations of every student and by our Federation values of: Excellence, No Excuses and Unity. Our staff strive towards a common goal: being the best we can be, ensuring every student, every teacher and every member of staff fulfils their potential. We value continuous improvement, are always learning, and always looking for a better way to do things. We are a supportive family that shares experiences, knowledge, and ideas in an environment that welcomes input and challenge.

Set within the metropolitan borough of Hackney, all Mossbourne Federation academies are in close proximity to London Overground stations, providing a no-fuss commute for colleagues living in other London boroughs. London’s fashionable ‘East and West Ends’, are also only a short distance away.

The Mossbourne Federation is actively seeking to increase the proportion of our workforce who come from diverse backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people of Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic descent. Injustice, discrimination, and intolerance go against the core tenets of the Mossbourne ethos. We actively reject discrimination in our academies through continuous review of our working policies & practices across the federation, including at board level. We are committed to developing and supporting inclusivity, diversity, and anti-racism in every facet of what we do.

The Mossbourne Ethos

The Mossbourne Federation is the realisation of Sir Clive Bourne’s dream to provide the children of Hackney with an outstanding education. Over the past twenty years, the Federation has nurtured Sir Clive’s dream by fostering kind, courteous, hard-working, and well-rounded learners by providing an outstanding education based on the core values of ‘Excellence’, ‘No Excuses’ and ‘Unity’. Through upholding these core values, Mossbourne schools are without exception, exceptional.

The Federation’s calm working atmosphere creates well-rounded individuals who excel in the arts, on the sporting field and academically. All learners, regardless of ability, benefit from the innovative and enlightened approaches to teaching and learning within The Mossbourne Federation.

Working for The Mossbourne Federation

Working for a Mossbourne Federation Academy means being part of a community of exceptional practitioners. Colleagues are warm, welcoming, and supportive of each other. As one of the country’s leading federations, of course expectations of staff are high. In return, we engage with, and support our workforce, with great benefits and by creating an inspirational working environment which nurtures the development of personal and professional excellence.

Benefits

Federation staff are rewarded through a comprehensive benefits package, that is explained further in our applicant pack and includes:

  • Benenden health membership, to support health and wellbeing, fully paid by the Federation
  • Discounted gym membership with the ability to spread membership costs
  • Free staff fitness classes
  • Cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes
  • Free lunches (T&C`s apply)
  • Discounts at local restaurants
  • Saturday pay programme
  • Special leave scheme
  • First rate professional development and career opportunities
  • Staff appreciation awards and events
  • The Mossbourne Allowance (conditions apply)

See all our current Primary, Secondary & 6th Form vacancies here: https://www.mossbourne.org/vacancies/

You can follow us on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mossbourne-federation/

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