Deputy Head of Faculty - Science
Hayle Academy
Cornwall
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale: L1-5
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 12 December 2021
Job overview
Deputy Head of Faculty - Science
Full time and Permanent, Leadership Scale: L1-5
We are seeking an outstanding candidate to join our well regarded Science Faculty and play a central role in the development science education at Hayle Academy. We seek a candidate with presence, personality and the ‘wow factor’; someone who will be able to integrate seamlessly into our team and hit the ground running. The role would suit an outstanding science teacher looking to take on responsibility for leadership for the first time, or one with current experience in department leadership and mangement looking to make a difference in a new setting. The succesful candidate will be able to command respect, win hearts and minds, and inspire, enthuse and motivate staff and students alike. Teaching and Learning is at the heart of our everything we do; they will need to have a passion for learning and a determination that all students can learn and achieve to their best potential, regardless of barriers
The key focus of this post is to support the Head of Faculty in the development and delivery of an outstanding, engaging and successful science curriculum. Supported by the team of teachers and support staff delivering the science curriculum, the successful candidate will ensure exceptional teaching and learning approaches, learning behaviour, attitudes and outcomes across the subject and for all student groups.
Hayle Academy currently has 501 11-16 students on roll. In its most recent Ofsted (April 2015), the school was rated Good. Our vision is to create a unique, outstanding, vibrant learning community; a place of learning excellence for everyone. We are proud to be part of the Truro and Penwith Academy Trust.
Hayle Academy is located in a beautiful corner of West Cornwall. Easily accessed from the A30, the town of Hayle along with its famous three miles of golden sands boast great amenities, some of the most popular beaches in Cornwall, and affords a great quality of life.
Please view our website for further details of the school and to download an application pack. Completed forms should be marked for the attention of Miss A Daddow, and emailed to andrea.daddow@hayleacademy.net or posted to Hayle Academy, 3 Highlanes, Hayle, TR27 4DN. Please note that CVs will not be considered.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and to ensuring a culture of valuing diversity and ensuring equality of opportunities. To this end, successful applicants must be suitable to work with children and the following checks will be undertaken prior to employment:
- Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance to include Barred List checks
- Receipt of two satisfactory employer references, one of which must be from your current or most recent employer
- Satisfactory verification of relevant qualifications
- Satisfactory health check
- Evidence of right to work
This is an exciting time to join Hayle Academy, as we seek to become beacon of excellence in Cornwall. We see our staff as our most important resource and the successful candidate will have our full support in their ongoing career development.
Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 12th December.
The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early dependent on the number of applications, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
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About Hayle Academy
On behalf of the staff and governors or Hayle School, welcome to our school. We thank your for your interest and hope that this information and the information on our website will help you understand the values and principles which drive and guide us to provide the best opportunities for our young people.
We are a good school (Ofsted 2015). We have been steadily improving over the last three years with the key headline 5A*-C including English and Maths rising from 49% in 2013, to 52% in 2014 and 59% in 2015 (English results are in the top 4% nationally for progress). Our favourable reputation is spreading and we started this year with just under 40 more new students than we expected, spread across all year groups. Our budget is healthy and Governors have worked hard to maintain a constant reserve to see us through these challenging times.
Teaching methods at Hayle School combine the best of modern technology with the traditional values of care and discipline.
We expect high standards of achievement, effort and behaviour from everyone. We believe that success, at whatever level, can only come through teamwork and working partnerships between dedicated staff.
Hayle School is a friendly, caring community school. Our motto is Be the Best You Can Be, we apply this to every member of our community and to everything we do.
In keeping with our motto we think and work in terms of individual students, their academic tuition, their interests and their future career needs. We believe that students must be active partners in their life at our school if we are to encourage positive and appropriate development of their abilities, their characters and their personalities. We are proud that once again we have no NEETs in 2015.
We look forward to meeting you and invite you to join our team.
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