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Assistant Head of Faculty – Science

Assistant Head of Faculty – Science

Grace Academy Coventry

Coventry

Salary:
MPS/UPS + TLR 2B (£4,783)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
From Easter or September 2021
Apply by:
29 January 2021

Job overview

Assistant Head of Faculty – Science | From Easter or September 2021


We are excited to offer this fantastic opportunity for an inspirational and ambitious Teacher of Science to join the Science department as Assistant Head of Science. We are looking for an innovative individual with a track record of delivering excellent results to assist the Head of Department and to lead on various different aspects. You will work collaboratively with the Head of Department to provide a vision for developing Science across the curriculum. The successful candidate will play a key role in leading the day to day duties of the department to support the teaching and learning, plus wider aspects of Academy life.


The Science department’s vision is to develop students with secure knowledge of the curriculum content which creates enthusiastic learners who are able to understand, appreciate and make sense of the world around them.  This intent has seen our outcomes shift significantly in previous years, eventually resulting in a progress score of +0.11 for the 2018/2019 academic year. This made Science the highest performing core subject and put the department above national average for outcomes. For 2018/2019 our disadvantaged, SEN and HPA progress scores were all above the national average for these sub-groups.


We have a three-year upward trajectory of results whereby students leaving with two or more GCSE’s has shifted from 27% in 2017, to 45% in 2018, eventually moving to 65% in 2019. Similarly, students leaving with at least one GCSE in Science has progressed from 33% (2017), to 59% (2018) where in 2019 it was 75%. Over the previous years we have built and embedded our 5 year Curriculum Map which has clearly sequenced lessons, building on pupils’ knowledge each year. The Curriculum Map ensures that in Years 7 -9 students develop fundamental science skills and a broad range of knowledge on the fundamentals of science in preparation for Year 10 and 11. We assess the impact of this curriculum through our unique approach to marking which uses ‘Progress Checkers’ at key intervals which are marked and put into their folder by the student. Our intent was centred on the students ‘knowing more’ to allow them to "do more".


We are a welcoming and caring community where our core values of limitless potential, intentional excellence, mutual respect, genuine integrity and amazing grace based on Christian values, run through all we do. It is central to our ethos, day to day curriculum, extra-curricular activities and pastoral structures. Here at Grace Academy we not only focus on the academic excellence of students but also work with students on supporting them to be the best human beings they can be.

The trust schools have a shared vision and purpose: to deliver outstanding educational experiences that lead to inspiring outcomes. Each academy has a strong individual identity and tailors their educational provision to serve their local community. Academies within the trust collaborate to share expertise and maximise opportunities and experiences for our students.


How to apply: for more information and to apply, please contact Mike Sherwin on: 


T: 07525 889925

E: academygrace@hays.com  

W: https://microcontrib.hays.com/web/grace-academy/home


Closing date for applications is ASAP and by 12:00pm on 29th January 2021.


Strong applications may be considered upon receipt. You should ensure that you have completed all sections of the application form. Please submit your letter of application with no more than two A4 sides, plus your application form via email to academygrace@hays.com


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About Grace Academy Coventry

Grace Academy is a welcoming and caring community where our core values of Limitless Potential, Intentional Excellence, Mutual Respect, Genuine Integrity and Amazing Grace underpin all that we do through ‘The Grace Way’. Our Values are central to our ethos, day-to-day curriculum, extra-curricular activities and pastoral structures. We are aspirational and proud of who we are as we fundamentally believe that all our students should thrive at school and that they have the Limitless Potential to succeed.

We have amazing students here at Grace who deserve the best possible life chances. We encourage students to be praised and recognised for their achievements whilst at the same time being challenged to meet our high expectations of them.

At the centre of all we do is the focus of what is best for our students; we not only focus on the academic excellence of students but also work with students on supporting them to be the best people they can be. My team and I pride ourselves on making decisions from a position of integrity. As a parent myself, I strongly believe that if it is not good enough for my children, then it is not good enough for Grace students. This is even more important in the current climate, as we put student wellbeing and aspirations at the heart of all that we do. We believe it is important for all students leaving Grace Academy to have the self-belief and qualifications they need in order to follow the path they have chosen; that students do not limit themselves and that staff and parents work together to support them in raising their expectations and aspirations. This is without doubt a strength of the school where we achieved ‘outstanding’ in our Ofsted inspection for Personal Development.

We value our staff and pride ourselves on our caring ethos with a strong and genuine focus on staff wellbeing. We are committed to developing our staff at all stages of their career, both internally and externally. This was recogrnised as a strength of Grace in our recent Ofsted inspection: ‘The school has implemented a well-thought-out, professional development programme for staff. Staff workload is carefully considered, which staff appreciate.

We have a friendly, innovative and exciting community in which to work and offer a variety of attractive benefits, such as an onsite gym and use of the sporting facilities, free eye care vouchers, refreshments available throughout the day, free lunches when on duty and the opportunity to be a part of the Staff Wellbeing and Workload Committees.

Grace Academy joined the Tove Learning Trust in April 2019. We are a close knit family of schools that have a shared vision and purpose: to deliver outstanding educational experiences that lead to inspiring outcomes. Each academy has a strong individual identity and tailors their educational provision to serve their local community. Academies within the Trust collaborate to share expertise and maximise opportunities and experiences for our staff and students.

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