Biology Teacher
Wood Green School
Oxfordshire
- £25,714 - £41,604 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Sept 2021
- Apply by:
- 23 April 2021
Job overview
Teacher of Biology
Required for September 2021
Permanent. Full Time.
Main or Upper Pay Range (including NQTs)
Wood Green is an Academy school in the thriving town of Witney, 10 miles west of Oxford. Our core purpose at Wood Green School is to ensure “Excellence for All” and everything we do contributes to achieving this. This is a very exciting time for Wood Green, as we create our truly excellent school. This is a unique opportunity to be part of our journey and to make a real difference to the lives of young people. We are focussed on improving outcomes for all our learners and raising aspiration, building on the good behaviour of students and a culture of strong pastoral care.
The right candidate – Teacher of Biology
Applications are welcome for the position of an enthusiastic and talented teacher of Biology to join our successful, forward looking department. This is a permanent full-time post from September 2021.
• You will be a talented teacher with a passion for Science
• You will show the ability to inspire students of all ages and abilities
• You will have high expectations of yourself and students and be committed to your professional development
• You will be committed to playing a full role in the development of the Science Department and the wider school
Wood Green can offer:
• A Science Department that achieves outstanding outcomes and has a drive to improve from year 7 through to A level
• Students who thrive on good relationships with staff and who enjoy Science.
• Development opportunities for staff, collaborating with teachers within school, across the West Oxfordshire Learning Partnership and as part of the Acer Multi-Academy Trust.
• A school committed to enabling every student to achieve the very best they can with supportive colleagues and a constant focus on enhancing teaching and learning
Wood Green is a school with a strong sense of community, a focus on excellence, on wellbeing and on a Growth Mindset with an exciting future. As the school continues to develop, you can make a contribution to that future. Please see our website for further details.
To apply for this post, please write a letter of application on one side of A4 and complete the Acer Trust application form.
The closing date is noon on the 23rd April 2021
Applications are considered as they are received, we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.
Wood Green School and the Acer Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism; all staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and obtain any other statutorily required clearance. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/last employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role. Wood Green School is an equal opportunities employer.
About Wood Green School
Wood Green School is a mixed, comprehensive, secondary school with sixth form situated in Witney, Oxfordshire. It is an academy converter operating under The Acer Trust, which was co-founded by four Oxfordshire schools: Wood Green School, Chalgrove Primary School, Icknield Community College and Matthew Arnold School.
Wood Green School provides 1,335 places for students between the ages of 11 and 18 when fully subscribed. It converted to academy status in February 2017.
Headteacher
Rob Shadbolt
Values and vision
Wood Green School subscribes to the Acer Trust values of trust, equity and opportunity, believing these are essential for a successful collaboration and for providing high-quality education for all students through these important years of their lives.
The secondary school also uses the LEARN Well values of learning, effort, aspiration, respect, nurture and wellbeing to capture the most important aspects of an excellent education. High expectations are always placed on students, and they are helped to achieve these in a happy and supportive environment.
Ofsted report
“Leaders at all levels, teachers and governors have effectively brought about improvement across the school. Leaders make very effective use of information on students’ progress to identify where strengths and weaknesses life. Subject leaders make a positive contribution to improvement by closely monitoring the quality of teaching in their departments. Students’ social, spiritual, moral and cultural development is promoted effectively across the school and strongly contributes to the school’s caring ethos.”
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