Lead Teacher - Science
Carlton Keighley
Bradford
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership scale L3 £40,958 – L7 £45,290 (up to L11 for an exceptional candidate)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter 2017 (or sooner)
- Apply by:
- 1 December 2016
Job overview
The University Academy Keighley is an improving, multi-cultural, 11-18 Academy situated in very close proximity to the Yorkshire Dales National Park and within easy reach of Leeds, Bradford, Halifax and surrounding areas. Students’ achievement both academic and social are the focus of all at the Academy. The Academy building is exceptional, only a few years old and well resourced. We are soon to be part of the Wakefield City Academies Trust who deliver powerful school-to-school support and professional development in the areas key to raising achievement across the Yorkshire and Humber region.
We are seeking to appoint a Lead Teacher of Science who will play a key role in raising teaching and learning standards. We are looking for someone who has the ability and willingness to set and maintain high standards and who is enthusiastic and has a collaborative approach. The successful candidate will be an outstanding classroom teacher and will have experience of leading teaching and learning. We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible so ideally after February half term or Easter at the latest (sooner if possible!)
The successful candidate will have:
- Good Honours Degree
- Qualified teacher status
- Good knowledge of the National Curriculum
- Evidence of collaborative and effective working with teams of staff
- Evidence of continuing professional development
In return we can offer:
- A supportive team of staff and school leaders to ensure success in the role
- An exciting time to join us as we move to become part of Wakefield City Academies Trust
- Exceptional school building which is well resourced
This is an excellent opportunity for someone to really make a difference and be part of our successful team. For an application form and to discuss this opportunity further please contact our recruitment partner Paula Read at Hays Education on 0113 2003710 or email paula.read@hays.com
We welcome visits to the school which can be arranged by contacting Paula Read at Hays Education.
The closing date for applications will be Thursday 1st December at 10am
Interviews will be held week commencing 5th December
Successful applicants will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About Carlton Keighley
Carlton Keighley is a small community secondary school, set in an attractive semi-rural location. The school has had a remarkable re-birth and improvement over recent years, starting when Carlton Academy Trust began its’ involvement at the forerunner school UAK in 2018. The school was in challenging financial circumstances, running at barely half student capacity with extremely poor relations between staff and school leaders. Academic standards were poor, with the school included in Ofsted ‘Stuck Schools’ research concerning the small minority of schools nationally which had never been rated at least ‘Good’.
Despite these considerable challenges, the school made rapid progress from this point and gained its’ first ever ‘Good’ rating from Ofsted in January 2020, is now in a very secure financial position and enjoys a rapidly expanding school roll. Although a remarkable journey, this is not the limit of the school’s ambitions as it aspires to the Trust motto of ‘Excellence for All’ and become an outstanding school over the next few years. As such, aspirations of all students are high and don’t allow the significant disadvantages that they face to be an excuse for poor outcomes. Teaching and learning is the focus of everything we do, investing in staff through regular, high-quality research-led professional development.
Carlton Keighley is a good place to work with helpful, friendly, and supportive staff and excellent standards of student behaviour and conduct which promote a calm, purposeful atmosphere within lessons and around school. Staff welfare is a priority, and we strive to preserve a proper work-life balance through small class sizes, early Friday finishes, with meetings and paperwork kept to an absolute minimum.
We hope you are excited by the schools’ improvement journey and look forward to welcoming applications from colleagues who share our values and ambition to deliver excellence for the young people of Keighley
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