Chemistry Teacher Lead KS4 Science
Bolingbroke Academy
Wandsworth
- £31,242 - £42,520 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Ark AM 1 - 6 + TLR 2a £2,794
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- November 2021
- Apply by:
- 9 November 2021
Job overview
We are a courageous, compassionate community - empowering excellence. We are a value lead organisation, being bold within every aspect of our lives at school.
We want all staff to thrive and model leadership and determination to the students and pupils within our rich and diverse community. We opened in 2012 with the vision to create a centre of excellence in the community.
We empower our teams by valuing the individual and personal development. This is through weekly CPD sessions, frequent line management meetings and allowing staff to have their voice and develop their own ideas and projects. Our staff’s wellbeing is key to creating a friendly supportive community within the school. Guided by our internal wellbeing committee we have a wide range of initiatives designed to improve the motivation and lives of our staff.
Reports to: Head of Science
Start date: October / November 2021
Salary: AM1-6 (£31,242 –£42,520) TLR2a £2,796 – For Lead Position
Early applications are encouraged as successful applicants will be invited to the interview stage on a rolling basis.
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All positions are subject to rigorous and stringent safeguarding and reference checks. This includes enhanced DBS checks and safer recruiting vetting checks.
Key Responsibilities
• To establish, develop and Lead the departments key stage 4 provision within Chemistry, Biology and Physics.
• Teach Chemistry up to KS5 and show a passion for the subject which is evident in your day to day classroom practice.
• Have a track record of raising pupil attainment in Science.
Strategic Activities
• To ensure the designed curriculum challenges, engages and inspires pupils.
• Deliver and develop strong teaching and learning practices within the key stage.
• Manage and interpret the results and action necessary improvements or adaptations.
• Plan enrichments and trips to increase pupil engagement.
School ethos and culture
• Bolingbroke Academy’s has an ethos of high expectations, courage and compassion, we want staff to act as a role model for these practices.
• Demonstrate high levels of ambition and optimism regarding what the Academy and its pupils can achieve.
• All staff should be proactive in the social, emotional and academic wellbeing of students.
• We value difference and embrace the individual.
Personal specification
• Have a passion to learn and develop your practice through regular CPD and feedback.
• Be committed to the values of Inclusion and diversity.
• The ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of students and pupils.
• The ability to question and challenge the status quo and find new and progressive solutions to existing systems.
About Bolingbroke Academy
Bolingbroke Academy
Although we are privileged and proud to be part of the wider Ark network with the ethos and benefits that come with it we have our own culture and values that is at the heart of all that we do.
We are a courageous, compassionate community – empowering excellence.
Training Opportunities
Our HR and Teaching and Learning teams are dedicated to offering the best development for all staff joining the academy, challenging and supporting staff to excel in their roles. In order to deliver exceptional training, we offer twice as many training days as standard. For teaching staff, we offer weekly CPD sessions which are held on a vast array of topics and run by many staff all showcasing their expertise. To develop the trainers, we ensure all sessions are reviewed retrospectively providing feedback and suggesting presentation and content improvements. We also offer weekly line management for everyone, additional coaching sessions for new and trainee staff and a more regular and developmental appraisal system.
Wellbeing and Inclusion
At Bolingbroke we value the individual and encourage difference. To achieve this, we start with inclusive recruiting practices. Starting from our job descriptions to blind recruiting, structured shortlisting and scoring we ensure that all employees applying are only measured against their skills, achievements and values. We want all our employees to have a voice, these can be heard through the wellbeing committee or diversity group. The Diversity Group promotes diversity within the curriculum, pupil’s school experience and for staff whilst the Wellbeing committee consists of representatives from all departments in the school and highlights issues concerning the staff and supporting in creating achievable and beneficial solutions. All staff are involved in co-planning meaning their input into the curriculum and teaching strategies are implemented. An employee will also have a 360 aspect to all appraisals ensuring peer review and employees to contribute to their managers appraisals. The school is dedicated to training and develop their leaders and staff on diversity and inclusion through a programme of CPD sessions and online training.
We recognise our outstanding talent through half termly staff voted awards and our annual Above and Beyond award.
Specialisms
Like all Ark academies, Bolingbroke Academy will specialise in mathematics. We also have a strong focus on music, which helps develop self-expression, self-discipline, performance and team work as well as building a strong sense of community through collective participation. Our aim is for every pupil to play an instrument confidently and to take part in regular performances.
Be part of a network
Joining our school means becoming part of a network of education experts who are all united by the same purpose - a commitment to making a difference where it matters most. You will have the opportunity to come together with your peers locally, nationally and sometimes even internationally, to share resources, learning and good practice. You'll also be supported to focus on what you do best. We are always looking for ways to take away additional pressures, to give you more freedom to concentrate on improving education outcomes for young people. We offer support beyond the classroom; from prioritising strong behaviour management strategies to giving you access to our award-winning data management platform.
Ofsted
Bolingbroke Academy was inspected by Ofsted in December 2013 and was graded as "good". Read the full report here. You can also read our short 2018 inspection report here.
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