Teacher of Chemistry - KS4 & KS5
The WMG Academy for Young Engineers
Coventry
- £30,000 - £41,333 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- TMS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 22 May 2024
Job overview
About us
WMG Academy Coventry is a thriving ‘business-like, business-led’ education centre for aspiring young Engineers in key stages 4 &5, emphasising science, technology, engineering, and maths, offering GCSEs including core subjects and A Levels or Technical qualifications or both. The career-based education engages students, helping them find their niche, reach their potential, and kickstart a career in the real world.
From the business dress to the structure of the days and opportunities to work with companies on real-life projects, parents see their children’s confidence grow and their employment potential soar.
Who we’re looking for
A Science teacher with a passion for Chemistry, an outstanding classroom practitioner who consistently delivers the highest standards of teaching, and embraces the WMG vision of an integrated curriculum that ensures our students achieve the highest outcomes in Science.
You will have: (list as appropriate)
- Postgraduate or further relevant professional studies in relevant subjects
- Qualified teacher status
- Experience of working knowledge of science in the National Curriculum.
- The ability to maintain positive relationships with pupils, parents and staff
- The ability to inspire students in Y10 to Y13
- Excellent subject knowledge
What we can do
Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our learning and development opportunities, mentoring and progression opportunities across academies, and engaging with our team of leading education experts.
We can also offer you a range of benefits, including competitive salaries, hybrid working where this is appropriate, flexible working, a pension scheme and generous holiday entitlements.
Please review the job description and person specification for further information about the role.
Key Dates
Closing Date & Time: 8 April 2024
Proposed Start Date: 1 September 2024
Application Process
To apply for this vacancy please complete the Application Form fully and return this to coventryrecruitment@wmgacademy.org.uk
You should ensure your application form and supporting statement address all elements of the person specification. We will only consider candidates who meet most of the essential criteria outlined in the person specification.
Our Commitment
WMG Academy is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. You will be required to provide evidence of identity, right to work in the UK, complete an enhanced DBS clearance and provide proof of professional qualifications. Online searches will be carried out as part of the recruitment process.
We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.
Attached documents
About The WMG Academy for Young Engineers
- The WMG Academy for Young Engineers
- Mitchell Avenue, Coventry
- West Midlands
- CV4 8DY
- United Kingdom
The WMG Academy for Young Engineers is a University Technical College (UTC) in Coventry. The Academy teaches students between the ages of 14-18 and is sponsored by the University of Warwick and numerous local businesses. The Academy opened in 2014 with a total intake of 220 students in Years 10 and 12, and there are now over 500 students on the school roll. The Academy is overseen by the WMG Academy Trust, which also oversees a campus in Solihull. The WMG Academy Coventry operates from the site of the Westwood Academy, which has facilities such as astro-turf pitches.
Chief Executive Officer
Stewart Tait
Values and vision
WMG Academy prides itself as being is like no other school, taking a radical approach to education by putting real, business-focussed, practical problems and challenges at the centre of the curriculum. Students are driven to learn by practicality; doing things, making things, designing things and creating things. Teamwork is a standard practice and core to the academic ethos. In this way students will be much better prepared for the challenges they follow in later life, whether they be in companies, in further education or at University.
Working with the University of Warwick and some of the biggest employers in the region means that WMG Academy has shaped its curriculum from the outset to ensure the training of students with a professional ethos and culture that is in high demand in today’s working world. With a longer working day, high academic standards and business-led dress code, the school’s expectations are explicitly clear to all learners from their first day here to their last.
Ofsted
Ofsted rated 'Good' in 2022.
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