Teacher of Biology
Denefield School
West Berkshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main Pay Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 September 2023 (or sooner)
- Apply by:
- 6 February 2023
Job overview
Teacher of Biology
Main Pay Scale
Required from 1 September 2023 (or sooner)
A competitive recruitment allowance is available for a strong candidate.
The Science Faculty at Denefield is an ambitious and innovative team - now working significantly above national average.
This success is based on:
- Great curriculum resources – fully resourced, research informed, clear and coherent schemes of work based on the highest impact teaching strategies that mean you can spend time thinking about how to teach, not what to teach.
- Strong centralised behaviour systems – we believe in clear routines and respectful responses which facilitate excellent relationships. We adopt a stage system within class where students are given every opportunity to rectify behaviour, if these opportunities are not taken, the student will be collected from your lesson to restore the excellent learning environment.
- Efficient solutions – we focus on evidence-based approaches where teacher-time spent is commensurate with student outcomes. This means, for example, that we use methods of feedback that are designed to move learning forward; you should be spending time on things that will make a difference.
- Commitment to high quality CPD – we’ll use the best research to support and challenge you to be an excellent practitioner.
- Staff wellbeing as a priority – efficient solutions are the most important thing here but we also work closely together with a focus on developing practice and supporting each other in the good times and the bad.
We are looking for staff who:
- Want to be excellent practitioners.
- Are keen to work together to achieve our shared aims - to be the best science department in the county, country and then the world!
- Are committed to pushing all our students be the best they can be.
- Are reflective practitioners – keen to engage with research to continually improve practice.
- Are curious about finding creative solutions to tricky problems and building leadership capacity across the whole school.
If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you. Full or part-time applications are welcome.
Denefield is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks along with online searches and other relevant employment checks. CVs will not be accepted. In our school we are committed to securing genuine equality of opportunity in all aspects of our activities as an employer and education provider.
Completed applications, submitted directly via the TES website, should reach us by
9.00am, Monday 6 February 2023.
Please note that we reserve the right to call candidates to interview before the closing date. As such, early applications are welcome.
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About Denefield School
Denefield is a happy and exciting place to work, where every member of the school team is valued. We recognise that our staff are the main reason behind our successful school. Both teaching and support staff are committed, enthusiastic and hardworking, all believing firmly that we should help students to be and do their best. We understand that the wellbeing of our staff is essential and that they need to feel supported so that they in turn can support our students and ensure that they succeed in life.
Our aim is that every student, regardless of ability or circumstance, leaves Denefield with the foundation for a rich and fulfilling life. Success for life is underpinned by the curriculum we teach, the qualifications that students gain, and by the CHARACTER values that are embedded throughout the school. Denefield students are happy, confident and polite making this a rewarding environment in which to work.
Top reasons to work at Denefield
- Strong behaviour systems – we believe in clear routines, appropriate responses and outstanding relationships fuelled by mutual respect. This means that students can learn in lessons and teachers can teach. We centralise detentions so that teachers are free to think about curriculum and pedagogy.
- Great curriculum resources – clear and coherent schemes of work that mean you can focus on how you teach.
- Commitment to high quality CPD – we’ll support and challenge you as an individual so you can develop your skills as a teacher - whatever your career stage or experience.
- Work smarter not harder – we focus on evidence-based approaches where teacher-time spent is commensurate with the impact on student outcome. This means, for example, that we use whole-class feedback rather than individual comments because at Denefield, we want you spending time on things that will actually make a difference!
- Staff well-being as a priority – we care about our staff as teachers and as people. Teams work very closely together and support each other day-to-day. Our commitment to your health and well-being is centred around making sure you are only asked to do the things that make the most difference to our students, but we also sign up to initiatives like 'bike to work' and offer all staff a free winter flu vaccination and access to an employee assistance programme.
We welcome applications from international teachers and are able to sponsor eligible candidates. Please come and visit or get in touch to find out more about Denefield.
Denefield is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All short-listed candidates will be subject to online searches and any successful candidates will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check along with other relevant pre-employment checks. CVs will not be accepted
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