Head of Science (Subject Leader)

At Erasmus Darwin Academy, we go the extra mile for our young people. We are committed to providing outstanding teaching and learning to enable every student to be the best that they can be. Our vision of ‘Excellence for All’ is achieved through ensuring that every student has the right to learn and every teacher has the right to teach. All staff have the unequivocal belief that every student who attends Erasmus Darwin Academy can succeed and achieve. Our broad and balanced curriculum ensures that students can both flourish academically and develop personally.

We will offer you:

• A supportive and visible Senior Leadership Team
• Warm and friendly staff
• Motivated students who are keen to learn, develop and improve
• Creative approaches to improving staff well-being and reducing workload whilst maintaining the highest of standards
• Bespoke professional development that is developmental and not judgmental
• A consultative approach where staff are consulted and have a voice in improving the Academy further

We are looking to appoint an innovative and inspirational leader of Science to lead our highly capable team of scientists. The successful candidate will demonstrate a clear vision in developing the Science curriculum and improving teaching and learning within the Science team, whilst leading a team who are passionate about achieving ‘Excellence for All’. Candidates will be required to teach up to A Level and will be enthusiastic about ensuring all students achieve fantastic outcomes.

At Erasmus Darwin Academy, we recruit those people who demonstrate the Academy values and competence to really drive our Academy forward and who accelerate achievement standards for all our students. It is therefore essential that candidates can identify with, and be committed to, upholding the values of the Erasmus Darwin Academy ethos. Applications are welcome from suitably experienced teachers who are able demonstrate that they can make a significant contribution to a team, who have a desire to contribute to their own and other’s professional develop and demonstrate a deep understanding of Science curriculum and pedagogy.