Subject Leader Science
Bourne End Academy
Buckinghamshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS / UPS + TLR 1B • A retention and recruitment allowance may be available for an experienced and exceptional candidate.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required September 2018
- Apply by:
- 9 February 2018
Job overview
A retention and recruitment allowance may be available for an experienced and exceptional candidate.
Are you an outstanding teacher capable of adding to an ambitious Upper School in its fourth year as a sponsored Academy? Do you aim to belong to a school where the senior staff ‘provide dynamic leadership, conveying a sense of ambition and determination to succeed’ (Ofsted 2016)?
Bourne End Academy combines high academic aspirations with a focus on warmth and inclusivity for all our students, with a much improved track record of achieving consistently good academic outcomes. We have a strong Talent Management Policy, going out of our way to attract and retain excellent staff. Part of the Wycombe High School Academies Trust, our school is also a strategic partner in the Cygnus Teaching School Alliance. The Academy is well situated, with excellent road and rail links to London and the Home Counties.
The successful candidate will:
· enjoy the benefits of leading a thriving and successful Science team
· be working at a school that values and delivers excellent professional development – including a Middle Leaders CPD Programme
· be an outstanding teacher, well-qualified to teach Science to Key Stage 3 and 4 and at least one science discipline to Key Stage 5
· be capable of leading staff and inspiring students through their passion for the subject to raise standards and shape outcomes for all students
· be an excellent team leader and player and a firm believer in the potential of all students
Closing date: Noon – Friday 9 February 2018
If you would like to apply please contact Mrs Lucy Gibbons (PA to the Headteacher) at the email address below, or by telephone, for an application pack and application form. These can also be found on our website. Please also contact Mrs Gibbons if you would like to arrange an informal visit.
Email: lgibbons@bea.bucks.sch.uk Phone: 01628 819022
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Attached documents
About Bourne End Academy
Previously known as The Wye Valley School, Bourne End Academy adopted its current moniker following its conversion to academy status in 2014, the school is now a part of the Wycombe High School Academies Trust. With around 600 pupils aged 11-18 in a co-educational setting, Bourne End Academy is smaller than the average secondary school of its type. In terms of intake, the school has a higher than average number of students with Special Educational Needs, with the school providing a specially resourced unit for students with Autism.
Headteacher
Andrea Jacobson
Values and Vision
Bourne End Academy works closely with its academy partners to provide an extensive and well thought-out curriculum. The school offers a wide range of subjects, both vocational and academic, and strives to create a structured and disciplined learning environment, the school sets high standards for both behaviour and uniform, and is not shy about encouraging its students to work independent and properly guide their own learning. Aside from their academic studies, Bourne End also strives to equip students with the necessary life skills to become responsible adults, with the proper emotional and social intelligence.
Ofsted
“The welfare and personal development of pupils is fostered particularly well. There are carefully planned activities in lessons, assemblies and whole days devoted to events promoting pupils’ personal development and understanding of diverse topics. There is a culture of safety and, as a result, pupils say they feel safe in school.”
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