Teacher of Science KS3 and KS4
Wilmslow High School
Wilmslow
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main or Upper Pay Range
- Job type:
- Part Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- 1st January 2019
- Apply by:
- 26 November 2018
Job overview
Wilmslow High School
Holly Road
Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ
School age range: 11-18
Number on roll: approx. 2,000 (including 500 sixth form) (11 - 18)
Salary range: Main Pay Range (£22,917 to £33,492)
Salary range: Upper Pay Range (£35,927 to £38,633)
Start date: 1st January 2019
Maternity Cover – (Teacher of Science KS3 and KS4)
0.6 FTE this may be negotiable
(fixed term until 31.08.19 in the first instance)
Wilmslow High School is seeking to appoint Qualified (QTS) Teacher of Science. The successful candidate will teach Science across key stages 3 & 4. The candidate will believe that every child is most likely to achieve their full potential when challenged in a high-expectation learning environment.
The successful candidate will:
· Be an outstanding teacher of Science or have the potential and desire to become outstanding
· Share the school’s belief in a “whole education” and want to contribute enthusiastically to our “wider curriculum” and the nurturing of “young people of character”
· Challenge under-performance of all students and ensure swift, effective corrective action and follow up
· Have the resolve and tenacity to make a real difference to the performance of students
· an understanding of and willingness to take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of standard English, whatever the teacher's specialist subject
· A good attendance record and the stamina required to cope with the demands of the post
Young people only get one chance at education; therefore, at Wilmslow High School we are committed to the pursuit of excellence for every student, every day. We do this through our dedication to learning, by being guided by values and in striving to serve.
We endeavour to preserve a happy and caring environment that is rooted in our core values, and in which staff and students can flourish, whilst challenging ourselves to pursue excellence for all our students. The school is set in extensive grounds, ideally positioned between the thriving city of Manchester and the open countryside of the Peak District.
Closing date: Monday, 26th November 2018
Interview date: Friday, 30th November 2018
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Application packs are available on line at www.wilmslowhigh.com/vacancies or www.tes.com
Attached documents
About Wilmslow High School
Rated as Good by Ofsted in 2019, Wilmslow High School is heavily oversubscribed in both the 11 – 16 sector and the sixth form. Student numbers have increased with more and more students from outside the town and from the independent sector of education seeking places. As the only state secondary school in the town. It enjoys good relationships with the partner primary schools in Wilmslow, Handforth and Alderley Edge, from where the majority of our students come
Headteacher
Mrs Christina Kane
Location
Wilmslow, a pleasant commuter town with a population of about 32,000, is situated on the southern outskirts of Manchester. It is within easy reach of attractive countryside both locally and in the nearby Peak District. The town is well served by the motorway network and by rail; Manchester Airport is nearby. A wide variety of housing is available in south Manchester, Wilmslow, Macclesfield and the surrounding Cheshire countryside. The town is mixed socially, with many areas of affluence and some communities of relative social deprivation.
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