Assistant Curriculum Leader Science
Icknield High School
Luton
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR 2B
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Jan/April 2022
- Apply by:
- 29 November 2021
Job overview
Icknield High School is a highly successful multi-cultural 11-16 Academy, situated in pleasant grounds on the northern outskirts of town. We are justifiably proud of our excellent results, achieving a Progress 8 score of +0.4 in 2019 and believe that we offer both students and staff a caring environment in which they can succeed.
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, inspirational and passionate specialist to lead our highly effective Business and Computing department. This is a tremendous opportunity to lead a high performing team of specialist teachers who consistently achieve outstanding outcomes for our students.
We are extremely proud of the outcomes for GCSE 9-1 Science in 2021. Overall, 72% of our students achieved a grade 4 or above, 56% achieved a grade 5 or above and 24% achieved a grade 7 or above. The value added for the department was +0.20.
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Up to date knowledge about the recent changes to Curriculum Design.
- An outstanding track record within your current department.
- Experience of developing and holding staff accountable.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
Visits to the school are most welcomed.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience for the above position and are interested in joining our staff team, please apply via the Vacancies page on the schools website https://www.icknield.beds.sch.uk/Vacancies/
For any further details please contact Mrs Tina Freeman, PA to the head teacher, telephone 01582 576561 or e-mail tfreeman@icknield.beds.sch.uk alternatively, please visit our web site www.icknield.beds.sch.uk
Closing date: Monday 29th November 2021 at 12 noon. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Icknield High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.
About Icknield High School
Located in the city of Luton, Bedfordshire, Icknield High School is a secondary academy, with a specialist status in art. Although the school has no sixth form, it has around 1400 pupils aged 11-16 in a co-educational setting, making it considerably larger than the average school of its type. Icknield School has an extremely culturally diverse catchment area, a fact reflected in the school’s student intake. Although the vast majority of teaching take place in school, a small number of students do make use of local off-site provision for particular subjects or needs.
Headteacher
John Noble
Values and Vision
Icknield School encapsulated its vision and ethos in its maxim, “Icknield Cares”. The school, strives to Celebrate, both the uniqueness of the school and its pupils; Achieve, helping each student reach their potential; Respect, for all faiths and cultures represented at the school; Enjoy, both their learning and their time outside the classroom; and finally Support, ensuring that students are properly guided through their academic studies. The school takes great pride in its diversity, and goes far to stress the importance of British values such as tolerance and mutual respect, among others.
Ofsted
“Parents, staff and pupils speak highly of the school’s work to develop pupils’ confidence and promote their well-being. This is supported by the positive comments received, particularly the views expressed in Ofsted’s online questionnaire to parents. Parents praise the way the school knows its pupils. One parent wrote, ‘They are not faces among the crowd, but individuals who are listened to.’”
The full report into Icknield High School can be found here.
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