Head of Chemistry
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS / UPS TLR 2B
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 26 February 2018
Job overview
Stoke Damerel Community College in Plymouth are looking for an enthusiastic Head of Chemistry to lead our thriving Chemistry Department, contributing to the delivery of the subject throughout Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. The successful candidate will be an innovative and well-qualified individual with a subject specialism in Chemistry with a proven record of improving student outcomes.
The successful applicant will work within a supportive and innovative Science department. As a team, we strive to be outstanding in every aspect of our work, with pupil progress and achievement at the heart of everything we do.
Our college lies at the heart of its community. As a result of high expectations, enthusiastic teaching and very positive relationships, students enjoy college and want to do well. If you share our ambition and are an outstanding classroom practitioner, it’s an exciting time to join our Stoke Damerel team which is an oversubscribed college. We are committed to ongoing personal development and with leadership training, we can help you to achieve your professional goals.
The successful candidate would ideally have:
- Strong subject knowledge and proven track record of improving outcomes
- Ability to lead a team and motivate colleagues with a positive and professional attitude
- Excellent behaviour management skills based on a firm but empathetic approach with pupils
Stoke Damerel Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All members of staff at Stoke Damerel Community College must undertake the required employment checks which include the uptake of references both professional and personal and an enhanced (DBS) disclosure.
For an application form and further details please visit our website www.sdcc.net
Closing date for applications: 9 am 26th February 2018
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About Stoke Damerel Community College
- Stoke Damerel Community College
- Somerset Place, Stoke, Plymouth
- Devon
- PL3 4BD
- United Kingdom
Stoke Damerel Community College is located in Plymouth, a vibrant waterfront city in the South West packed full of historical interest, cultural attractions and set in an area of natural beauty.
We are an oversubscribed 11 - 19 secondary school and form part of Greenshaw Learning Trust, a Multi Academy Trust, which is a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice, and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character.
Our passion is to support and develop our students to realise their full potential and prepare them for the next journey of their lives. We have high expectations of both staff and students and believe that every student has the right to learn, every teacher has the right to teach and every support member of staff has the right to offer valued support: This creates a disruption free learning environment in which students and staff can flourish, feel safe, respected and valued.
Our ethos supports our vision - Aspire, Achieve, Thrive. Head to our website homepage, or contact us and discover why this is a truly great place to work.
“Stoke Damerel Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment”. All teaching and support members of staff must undertake all the required employment checks which include, but is not limited to, the uptake of references both professional and personal and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
We welcome visits from all potential applicants. This can be arranged by emailing: hr@sdcc.net.
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