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Head of Science

Head of Science

Franklin College

North East Lincolnshire

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Salary:
£39,412 - £45,228
Job type:
Part Time, Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
25 June 2017

Job overview

Franklin College is a thriving, successful sixth form college serving North East Lincolnshire and the surrounding rural and coastal area, with around 1,600 full-time 16-18 and 700 part-time adult students. We are a vibrant college and we work hard to make this a supportive and friendly place to study, with every student treated as an individual.   We are an inclusive college with an excellent local reputation, and a firm belief in the value of effective partnerships that support student progress and success.  The College has a strong focus on teaching, learning and assessment.  Our core objective is to maintain our position as a high-achieving and inclusive sixth form college which inspires, supports and motivates our students to achieve their full potential.   

In achieving this aim, we recognise the vital role of our staff. We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified and enthusiastic Head of Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering) with a proven track record of driving improvement in teaching, learning, assessment and student outcomes.  The post is full time, from August 2017, or as soon as possible after that date.  The successful candidate will have the opportunity to a range of subjects within the area. You will be leading an experienced, dynamic team with a strong tradition of innovative teaching and learning, and student support.  

We would expect the successful candidate would become actively involved in our extensive enrichment programme and contribute to the broader life of the College.  You should be appropriately qualified in your specialist subject area (usually to degree level). Salary for the post will be to a point within the range £39,412 - £45,228 per annum (Sixth Form College scale)  

Closing date: 26th June 2017 

Interview dates: 3rd July 2017  

More details and information on how to apply are available on our website at Franklin.ac.uk - http://www.franklin.ac.uk/the-college/vacancies/. If you require further assistance please phone the HR Department on 01472 875014 or e-mail hrd@franklin.ac.uk .  

Franklin Sixth Form College has a proven commitment to equality of opportunity and actively promotes the welfare, safeguarding and PREVENT duty of students and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Our staff undertake regular safeguarding training and are subject to ongoing safeguarding scrutiny.  All posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Clearance through the DBS, and other checks may also be required. Franklin Sixth Form College is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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About Franklin College

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  • Franklin College
  • Chelmsford Avenue, Grimsby
  • North East Lincolnshire
  • DN34 5BY
  • United Kingdom
+44 1472 875000

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In 2020, Franklin will celebrate its thirtieth birthday by continuing to celebrate the fantastic achievements made by our students and the contribution they make to the area and to the country. 

Franklin is, first and foremost, a college for our community. In 2018 OFSTED recognised the college as ‘embedded within its local community and creating an environment in which young people thrive’.

Our students go on to do great things, and we are delighted that Franklin students are more likely to gain good university degrees and more likely to be successful in securing employment than other sixth form college students nationally.  

As a genuine Sixth Form College, (rather than a school-based sixth form or large Further Education College add-on) we are specialists, focussed entirely on sixth form provision. Our skills and effort goes in to supporting young people to make the transition from school to adulthood and to secure their future success. This means we provide a broad curriculum tailored to the needs of young people, taught by staff who are specialists in their subject area and supported by a whole college which is focussed on the phase of a young person’s life that spans leaving school to entering the world of higher education or work. 

Our college campus on Chelmsford Avenue is spacious and well equipped to provide students with the range of experiences they need to develop their independence and prepare for their future, both educationally and in terms of wider enrichment. We also work closely with our community to provide for basic skills support in numeracy and literacy in community centres locally.

As a community-facing college, we welcome employers and representatives from a range of universities into the college to advise and support students on an almost daily basis. We also have strong relationships with charity and other local and national interest groups, all working together to ensure that the young people of North East Lincolnshire, Greater Lincolnshire and further afield, see a clear line of sight to their goals and aspirations. Our Franklin Professionals Programmes are designed to engage those young people who have the very highest and clearest aspirations; from the Grimsby Town FUTSAL Programme to our Career Academies in Logistics and Law for example. 

We are also a founder member of the Venn Group, working in partnership with four other Sixth Form Colleges in our wider region (John Leggott, Wyke, Wilberforce and Scarborough). This group forms an engine for quality improvement and staff development in the area. 

Each year, hundreds of students move on from Franklin College to take their next steps into the world. We always look forward to hearing about their progress and are very proud of all of our students’ achievements.

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