Head of Biology and Life Sciences
St John Payne Catholic School
Chelmsford
- Expired
- Salary:
- TMS/TUPS + TLR 2B
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2019
- Apply by:
- 18 November 2018
Job overview
Required for April 2019
HEAD OF BIOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES TMS/TUPS + TLR 2b (£4,441 September 2018 pay award pending)We are seeking to appoint an experienced and creative science teacher with the ability and vision to lead our successful Biology department. The successful candidate will demonstrate the skills necessary to lead the department – both teachers and technicians - through a period of curriculum change and to formulate and institute new schemes of work and study patterns for the life sciences as a part of Single Subject and Combined Science GCSE, as well as at 'A' Level.
St. John Payne is a very popular, heavily oversubscribed school which enjoys an excellent reputation for academic progress and pastoral care, founded on the Gospel values that underpin our support of young people to become the best version of themselves.
For an application pack please contact the school office or, to download a pack, follow the link from the ‘Vacancies’ section of our website www.sjp.essex.sch.uk.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and fitness to work declaration.
Closing Date: Midnight Sunday 18th November 2018
Attached documents
About St John Payne Catholic School
- St John Payne Catholic School
- Patching Hall Lane, Chelmsford
- Essex
- CM1 4BS
- United Kingdom
Mission Statement: Developing Outstanding Students
Our core values mean that we:
- Foster a community where life is lived according to Gospel values and the teachings of the Catholic Church.
- Help each and every student realise their full potential with a curriculum and teaching style to cater for individual needs.
- Support the education of the whole child by working as a three way partnership with the home, the school and the church.
- Meet each student's personal and social needs to promote the acquisition of moral values.
- Create an environment in which students are happy, feel safe, valued as individuals, and learn to co-operate with one another.
- Provide opportunities for students and staff to experience, express, celebrate and live out our faith.
In all that we do, our aim is to truly care for those with whom we work by doing as Jesus has instructed us: "Love one another as I have loved you".
Vision
We aspire to:
- Maintain and enhance the core values in every aspect of the school's life;
- Become a school where, consistently, the Progress 8 measure is above 0.2 and 75% of students achieve a good grade in GSCE English and Mathematics;
- Remain the best non-selective sixth form in Essex at A-level;
- Be rated as 'outstanding' for overall effectiveness by Ofsted and as 'outstanding' by the diocese at their next inspections.
Balance the school's budget every year while investing in premises and facilities that inspire students, staff and visitors alike.
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