Head of Faculty - Science and Computer Science
St Peter's School
Cambridgeshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 20 May 2024
Job overview
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced middle leader to take on the leadership of a faculty. The Head of Faculty will be highly motivated and able to combine excellent organisation and management skills with the ability to lead, inspire and motivate both staff and students in a range of departmental subjects. We are looking for an outstanding leader who can inspire our learners to succeed in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.
You will need to be an outstanding role model with a proven track record of successful outcomes. You will need to have a passion and drive for continuous improvement with the highest expectations onto further success. You will have the drive to ensure that the learners have the best possible life chances.
Working with The Cam Academy Trust, we offer our staff the potential to collaborate, share and develop a wide range of teaching and learning across the schools in the trust. As a family of schools, we support, share and challenge each other to improve the future lives of all our young people. We work closely with the other Science departments within the trust, sharing resources and supporting each other with any training requirements.
St Peter’s prides itself in the professional development available to staff and we have had a number of staff completing a wide range of courses including NPQML, enhancement courses and training with exam board providers as well as in house training.
St Peter’s is part of The Cam Academy Trust which offers students and staff fantastic potential to collaborate, share and develop a wide range of teaching and learning across the schools in the trust. As a family of schools, we support, share and challenge each other to improve the future lives of all our young people. Successful candidates will have completed or are working towards the NPQML/SL or similar nationally recognised qualifications.
We are based in Huntingdon, just 12 miles north of Cambridge with its own mainline station connecting with London in less than an hour.
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About St Peter's School
St Peter’s School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form in Cambridgeshire, serving students between the ages of 11-18. The secondary school, situated in Huntingdon has approximately 983 students on record.
St Peter’s School was established in 1870 and converted to academy status in 2011.
Headteacher
Christopher Bennet
Values and vision
St Peter’s School’s motto is “Learn, Aspire, Exceed”, and it encourages all students to work to the best of their ability and achieve to the highest of their capabilities in a nurturing and supportive learning environment. The Cambridgeshire secondary school’s vision is to nurture confident, competent individuals who grow into active and engaged citizens, ready for the challenges of a modern and ever-changing society. The school actively promotes diversity and equality and wishes for all students to feel a sense of belonging during their time at the secondary school. Community is at the heart of the school and it promotes a strong partnership between students, parents, staff, Governors and the wider community. St Peter’s School holds a specialist status in Mathematics and Computing. Students are encouraged to get involved with activities outside of the classroom to expand their social, leadership and teamwork skills, along with discovering new hobbies and interests. These range from the Duke of Edinburgh Award to art and sports clubs.
Ofsted
“Overall outcomes show an improving trend in academic and work-related subjects since the last inspection. Retention rates are higher than average. The large majority of students leaving Year 13 this year have secured a place at university”.
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