Director of Science - January 2023 start
Coopers School
Bromley
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- January 2023 (Spring term)
- Apply by:
- 21 October 2022
Job overview
Director of Science
Salary: Leadership Scale – Competitive and Negotiable
Location: The role will be based at Cooper’s School (Chislehurst)
Terms: Fixed term
Start Date: January 2023
This is an exciting opportunity, to lead Science in a Multi Academy Trust school, with ambitions to deliver the best possible outcomes for pupils.
Education for the 21st Century is seeking to recruit a Director of Science. In this role you will provide professional vision and leadership in Science which secures its success and improvement, ensuring high quality education for all students.
Job Purpose:
To provide professional leadership and management for a curriculum area in order to secure high quality teaching, effective use of resources and improved standards of learning and achievement for all students.
You will need to know the science curriculum in detail including the specifications of a range of exam courses at GCSE. Exam boards vary in each academy, so your subject knowledge and assessment for learning skills will be tested. Your leadership skills will be developed in the role, but applicants must already be an expert science leader and who is currently teaching.
E21C is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to preemployment checks. References will be sought, and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
For the full job description, application form and equal opportunities monitoring form please access the link here. Please complete the application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and return to jobs@coopersschool.com by no later than Friday 21st October 2022.
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About Coopers School
Coopers is a popular and oversubscribed 11-18 school in the heart of Bromley. We are proud to be part of the Orion Education Trust, whose mission is to improve outcomes, transform lives and enable social mobility. This mission and our values of trust, respect and resilience underpin everything we do. Pupils experience a broad and balanced curriculum which is knowledge rich and inclusive. Through this and our extended curriculum, we build resilient learners and active citizens.
We are a coaching school. Our professional culture is one of constant development and all staff engage in our instructional coaching programme. All professional learning is underpinned by the principles of instructional coaching: granular action steps promote progress, deliberate practice builds strong mental models and rituals of renewal make improvement stick. We are committed to the development of all staff and create pathways for professional development based on the experience and ambition of all staff, both teaching staff and associate staff.
It’s an incredibly exciting time to join us. Over the past few years, many colleagues have been internally promoted and we are always interested in recruiting ambitious, reflective and collaborative teaching and associate staff to work within our community. We are looking for individuals committed to becoming a part of our school community and promoting and sustaining the excellent routines, rituals and teaching that make Coopers an excellent school committed to getting even better.
Claire Bessa
Head Teacher
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