Science Teacher (Biology) and/or Head of Year
Hinchingbrooke School
Cambridgeshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- TLR1a for Head of Year
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2018
- Apply by:
- 16 October 2017
Job overview
Science Teacher (Biology)
We seek to appoint a well-qualified, professional teacher of Biology who is capable of teaching both A-level and GCSE.
The successful candidate will be expected to be an excellent classroom practitioner. Above all else, the candidate will be enthusiastic about their work with young people and have a genuine concern for their development as individuals.
Head of Year 10 (TLR 1a £7,622)
We are seeking to appoint a Head of Year 10, a year group of 300 students, who will join our team of highly motivated staff. The successful candidate will oversee and support the pastoral and academic progress of students along with the non-teaching SSO (Student Support Officer).
The above two key appointments are required for January 2018 and could be one post.
Hinchingbrooke School is academically focused offering a very pleasant working environment, once described by the Daily Telegraph as "the most beautiful state Secondary School in the country". Being close to the railway station and with ample parking, it is a larger than average comprehensive (11-18) school with academy status and a number of unique features, including a full scale theatre and a new £2.5m Sports hall incorporating a full gym.
The school has a well established reputation for being aspirational and high achieving, with a progress 8 score in the top 25% last year. The science department is large and successful with a full complement of technicians and well equipped labs. Our students are proud of their school, exercise their leadership through a number of student councils and leadership schemes and the school campus and historic house offer an exceptionally pleasant working environment which helps to "inspire excellence, and fulfil potential". The school offers a bespoke CPD programme, has strong links with other networks, including membership of the Discovery Teaching School Alliance, a plethora of extra-curricular and cross-curricular working opportunities and is in a partnership with another local secondary school.
CLOSING DATE: TUESDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2017 (NOON), INTERVIEW DATE: THURSDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2017
For an application pack and full details of all of our current posts can be found on the website: www.hinchingbrooke.net/jobs
visit: www.hinchingbrookeschool.net/jobs
email: jobs@hinchbk.cambs.sch.uk
or call 01480 420527
Attached documents
About Hinchingbrooke School
A mixed, large 11 to 18 Secondary school, in beautiful grounds on the edge of Huntingdon next to Hinchingbrooke Country Park.
Our Mission is to provide a high-quality education for all our students, so that they learn and achieve well, and develop as well-rounded young people who are ready to take the next steps in their own personal learning journey.
Our values
We value: Hard work, High standards, and Kindness.
Our 3 Key focuses
1. This is how we learn well
2. This is how we teach and
3. This is how we behave
At Hinchingbrooke, we believe it is the quantity and the quality of what we know that largely determines how ‘clever’ we are. We believe in explicit teaching of the powerful knowledge that young people need to thrive in the world of the 21stCentury; this is why we have the Hinchingbrooke Approach to Teaching.
We believe in a ‘Warm-Strict’ approach to behaviour. Great behaviour is the best foundation for great learning; this is why we have the Hinchingbrooke Approach to Behaviour.
We are interested in recruiting teachers who embrace the professional obligation to continuously improve their teaching. In return, we offer a supportive and highly collaborative environment where you can make a difference to the lives of our wonderful young people.
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