Lead Teacher of Biology / Life Sciences
Derby Manufacturing UTC
Derby
- Expired
- Salary:
- £2500 additional payment for leading the delivery of Life Sciences
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter 2020
- Apply by:
- 20 January 2020
Job overview
We aim to deliver an outstanding STEM focused educational experience grounded in real, relevant workplace practice. Partnerships with world-class companies, schools, colleges and universities give our students a unique start to their future careers. We provide training today for the jobs of tomorrow. Our cutting-edge facilities and engagement with employers’ / university partners provides an exciting environment in which to teach and develop professionally.
In addition, you should be a highly skilled practitioner who understands the challenges of educating 13 -19 year olds in an employer led technology rich environment. Effective partnership working is absolutely critical to the UTC’s success. In return, we are committed to support the new post-holder to develop their leadership skills through a focused programme of support and development, which will help to ensure the outstanding outcomes we strive for our young people and preparation for further career progression.
The suitable candidate will; lead and manage Life Sciences, thereby ensuring that all students and team members adhere to the UTC values and policies and that all students taught within the faculty are given opportunities to maximise their potential; provide high quality teaching and assessments for all students studying within the faculty; lead and contribute to collaborative teaching and learning planning across faculties to fully implement the holistic learning vision of the UTC.
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About Derby Manufacturing UTC
- Derby Manufacturing UTC
- 3 Locomotive Way, Pride Park, Derby
- Derbyshire
- DE24 8PU
- United Kingdom
The Derby Manufacturing UTC provides innovative, dynamic, and empowering education and training for young people who have an interest and aptitude for engineering and technological based careers. With a focus on engineering and emerging technologies, our aim is to develop young people who are skilled, professional and enterprising - who can make a significant contribution to reinvigorating Engineering and Science in Derby, Derbyshire and the East Midlands.
The sponsors and partners of the Derby Manufacturing UTC believe that the development of this new UTC will have a positive impact on the lives of learners, our communities, and the engineering and emerging technology based industries across Derby, Derbyshire and the East Midlands. The UTC will make a significant contribution to the raising of awareness of the sustainability issues affecting this country and throughout the world through its partnerships with engineering and emerging technologies industries in the conurbation. In addition the UTC will be a catalyst for supporting the raising of standards in surrounding schools, at all levels, through the sharing of outstanding practice.
The UTC will bring together the established skills of the partner organisations to collectively drive forward an increase in the available opportunities for young people in the city. The UTC will use innovative and technologically advanced methods of teaching and learning, will increase participation on learning programmes with essential elements of vocational and work based learning, will inspire young people to achieve above their expectations and will drive forward an increase in the skill set of the workforce within the Derby area. It will provide opportunities for learners to access high quality contextualised learning programmes, enhanced by close links, with employers and stakeholders across the wider Derbyshire area. The UTC will transform the educational opportunities and outcomes for young people from across the region by providing a challenging and innovative work-related curriculum.
With a distinctive focus on developing multidisciplinary skills through both academic and practical experiences, the UTC will improve youth employability in engineering and emerging technologies in Derby, Derbyshire and the East Midlands.
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