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Head of Science

Head of Science

Castle View Academy

Portsmouth

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Apply by:
31 January 2023

Job overview

The Vacancy

Castle View Academy is located in the north of Portsmouth and we are proud of the education and training we offer students and staff in our new building. We have a track record of continuous improvement in GCSE results with this year’s results setting a new record. Excellence in all we do lies at the heart of the education we offer, and we are eager to meet likeminded colleagues who share this vision. We believe in traditional values, respect, hard work, determination and resilience and strive to instil these values in our students who learn by example from the staff they interact with.

Our staff are happy, dedicated and hardworking individuals. We offer bespoke Continuing Professional Development programs for PGCEs, NQTs, Teach First, School Direct and qualified staff and encourage participation in CPD opportunities offered through United Learning.

If you are looking to contribute to the excellent education, we offer to the young people of Paulsgrove, we would be delighted to meet with you and show how we work at Castle View Academy.

Key responsibilities:

  • To ensure the Science curriculum is delivered to all students at the academy.
  • To raise the standards of student attainment and achievement across the Science faculty, ensuring the faculty exceeds National expectations.
  • To be accountable for student progress and development within the faculty.
  • To act as the Head of department for Science.
  • To lead the whole school STEM strategy.
  • To work in partnership with the leadership team to decide on the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students in accordance with the aims of the Academy and the curricular policies determined by the Governing Body and Principal.
  • To ensure rigorous monitoring, quality control and effective teacher development across the faculty.
  • Contribute to the formulation and regular up-dating of the Departmental Development Plan with due regard to the Academy Improvement Plan and The Academy Self Evaluation Framework.
  • To work with the Academy Leadership team to ensure the highest possible standards of teaching is evident across the Science department.
  • To address underperformance in line with academy policies.
  • To establish good faculty liaison with feeder schools and education providers.

United Learning

We are part of United Learning, a large and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.

Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.

As a Group, we can reward our staff better with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation – which is key to our commitment to bringing out the best in everyone. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit. We are open to discussing flexible working options.

To Apply

Please apply online by clicking on the following link: https://www.networxrecruitment.com/Jobs/Advert/2954663?cid=1567

Where teaching is better shared

United Learning comprises: UCST (Registered in England No: 2780748. Charity No. 1016538) and ULT (Registered in England No. 4439859. An Exempt Charity). Companies limited by guarantee. VAT number 834 8515 12. Registered address: United Learning, Worldwide House, Thorpe Wood, Peterborough, PE3 6SB.

About Castle View Academy

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 Castle View Academy is a high performing and inclusive Academy where staff and students are high achievers, showing a collective pride in the Academy’s sustainable success. We demonstrate ‘excellence in all we do’ and strive to continuously improve as an organisation. 

We are an Academy at the heart of our community, committed to raising the aspirations of our young people, their parents and the wider network that our Academy serves. 

Reasons to choose Castle View Academy:

· We are the most improved secondary school in Portsmouth

· We achieved our best ever GCSE results in summer 2018

· As part of United Learning we have access to a wide range of exceptional opportunities

· Our students enjoy learning in a challenging, stimulation and disruption-free environment

· Our award winning and highly trained staff are committed to excellence in all we do

· Our dedicated Student Voice and Pastoral Teams ensure students feel safe, happy and listened to

· Our brand new building is equipped with cutting-edge technology in every classroom

· We give students hands-on experience through our state-of-the-art science labs, media and music suites and design technology facilities

· We are committed to delivering an Education with Character to help our students become confident, well-rounded and ambitious young adults

· We offer a large variety of extracurricular activities as well as a range of trips to destinations such as the Lake District, the Houses of Parliament and Disneyland.

Our Core Values:
Ambition – We are ambitious for all
Determination – We are determined to succeed and achieve ‘excellence in all we do’
Kindness – We are committed to recognising the ‘best in everyone’ 

We expect all members of our school community to value each other and show high degrees of respect, self control, hard work and commitment. 

At the heart of our school is ‘The best in everyone':

 A devotion to the best teaching, every lesson, every day;

A commitment to exceptional progress for all students from all starting points;

 A desire to develop and cultivate the talent in all'

A relentless focus on 'disruption free' learning - enabling all young people to express themselves in a safe, secure and trusting environment.

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