Teacher of Science
Samuel Ward Academy
Suffolk
- £28,000 - £43,685 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPR/UPR (£28,000 - £43,685 per annum)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 17 April 2023
- Apply by:
- 3 February 2023
Job overview
Samuel Ward Academy
Teacher of Science with possibility of a TLR
Start date: 17 April 2023
Salary: MPR/UPR (£28,000 - £43,685 per annum)
Contract: Permanent, full time
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic individual to join our Science Department, one of the biggest teams in a large school. The Science Department has a high profile and a reputation for innovation and driving standards within the school and wider trust.
You will have be highly capable with an excellent understanding of the subject and have the ability to motivate, challenge and inspire our students, with the potential to make a positive contribution to teaching and learning. You will work with a dedicated team and have access to a wide range of excellent development opportunities through the teaching school, the Trust’s research school and through the links we make with the 32 schools in the Trust.
We will offer you:
• Fantastic students who, with the right expectations and motivation, can and do achieve great things
• A school at a very exciting stage in its development
• The opportunity to have an immediate and profound impact on the futures of over a thousand students
• Excellent support to help you develop and progress in your career
Samuel Ward is a successful 11-18 co-educational academy with 1220 students on roll situated in pleasant surroundings on the western edge of Suffolk, within easy reach of Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds. We benefit from excellent facilities. We have recently entered into an exciting partnership with Westfield Primary Academy, located on a site adjacent to SWA, with a view to providing students in the two schools with a continuous, coherent journey from Early Years to A-Level.
We were rated as Good by Ofsted at the beginning of November 2022. That report shows that very substantial progress has been made since the report published in 2019. We are looking for a highly effective teacher of science to join us as we enter a new and exciting phase of the school’s development.
Prospective candidates are warmly invited to visit the school. We reserve the right to interview and potentially appoint exceptional candidates before the closing date.
If you would like an informal discussion prior to submitting your application then please contact 01440 760333 or kfranks@samuelward.co.uk
Closing date: 09:00am, 3 February 2023
Interview date: W/C 6 February 2023
Please use the following link to apply:
https://candidate.unitysp-careers.co.uk/196554TES
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.
In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
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About Samuel Ward Academy
Samuel Ward Academy is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form in Suffolk, serving students from the age of 11-18. The secondary school, situated in Haverhill has approximately 1,182 students on record. The Unity Schools Partnership Multi-Academy Trust has a partnership with schools across Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Havering.
Formerly Samuel Ward Arts and Technology College, Samuel Ward Academy converted to academy status in 2010. It was identified as good by Ofsted in its most recent inspection in 2022.
Headteacher
Andy Hunter
Values and vision
Samuel Ward Academy’s vision is to inspire student’s love for learning and build their confidence and responsibility as independent learners, who achieve to the highest of their abilities. The Suffolk secondary school nurtures supportive relationships and wants students to feel valued during their time learning. New students are allocated a learning coach and teamed with a small group of peers, enabling for them to settle into the new environment and develop new friendships. Mutual respect and supportive relationships are fostered at the school, with success celebrated. The school has the core values of compassion, hope, justice, respect, wisdom, courage, resilience, integrity and responsibility. Samuel Ward Academy encourages students to participate in enrichment activities to broaden their opportunities and practice skills in leadership and teamwork. These range from the Duke of Edinburgh Award to drama club.
Ofsted
“Students’ achievement is outstanding. They make excellent progress during their time at the academy, particularly in English and mathematics. The quality of teaching is outstanding. It is consistently at least good and often outstanding, and this results in students making rapid progress in lessons, particularly in the main academy”.
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