Science Teacher
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Bristol, City of
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main or UPR
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- 22 May 2023 or 1 September 2023
- Apply by:
- 19 April 2023
Job overview
The Role
This post as a Science Teacher is available week commencing 22 May 2023, although a later start date of 1 September 2023 may be possible. It is a temporary post to cover a maternity leave. As such it will last for a maximum of 52 weeks or until the post holder returns should this be earlier. The post holder is currently 0.60 FTE, but we are happy to consider applications from candidates who would like to teach between 0.60 FTE and full time. Please make the hours you would like clear on your application form. The ability to teach Biology to KS5 would be an advantage.
This is an exciting time to be joining our school as we enter a new chapter in our history with a new Headteacher. This post provides a unique opportunity to develop new skills in a school which has a compelling vision and deep commitment to providing exceptional teaching and learning.
We seek to appoint a talented teacher able to teach all three subject areas to GCSE as part of a Combined Science GCSE course. The ability to teach at least one specialism (Physics, Chemistry or Biology) to KS5 is essential. Ideally, you will be a Biology Specialist.
The Department
Science is a popular subject. Several students in recent years have gone on to study a Science or Medicine at top universities, including Oxbridge, and there is considerable support and encouragement for these students from the department. The Science team seek to deliver lessons which challenge all students by using a full variety of teaching and learning strategies. The student lies at the heart of the assessment process, and we use a wide range of formative, evaluative, and summative approaches to support them in their learning. The department is a successful one and has been for many years. It is a friendly department with a well-qualified, committed team of subject specialists, who enjoy working collaboratively. The department is well supported with three technicians and has many dedicated rooms which are all situated together.
The School
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple is a successful and heavily oversubscribed 11-18 co-educational, Church of England, comprehensive school of just under 1800 students, serving families from the whole of greater Bristol and beyond. We are located at the heart of the city and have a diverse student community with considerable parental support. 49% of students in the main school are from black and minority ethnic backgrounds and 19% of students have been recorded as being entitled to Pupil Premium funding. 21% of our student have a SEN and 22% of our students have a first language that is not English. We educate relatively high numbers of Children in Care. Our diversity is a strength and something we celebrate. The Redcliffe Sixth Form Centre currently houses approximately 700 students taken from our own school and from many other schools across the City.
Please see our covering letter for more information.
Inspection Reports
The School was judged in April 2015 to be outstanding by Ofsted in each and every category. We were also judged outstanding in our last church school (SIAMS) inspection in March 2017. Despite this there is absolutely no sense of complacency. We are a forward-looking school with a relentless focus on providing the absolute best provision so that no child is left behind.
Please see our website for additional information about our school. Please note that we are in the final stage of the design of our brand-new website which we know will be an engaging and useful resource for all stakeholders.
Application Process
To apply for this post you should complete the following:
• the Application Form which includes the additional information section. Please note the additional information section replaces the need for a covering letter.
• the Teaching Experience Sheet.
The closing date for receipt of application forms by the Headteacher's PA is by Wednesday 19 April 2023 (by 10am). When providing details of your referees you must include their e-mail address. References must span the last 5 years of employment history in accordance with KCSIE guidance. Please return your application form and your Teaching Experience Sheet by email direct to the school (see our covering letter). You will receive an email acknowledgment when your application has been logged and checked. If you do not receive an acknowledgment by the end of 19 April, do get in touch.
Interviews will be scheduled during week commencing 24 April 2023. We do not acknowledge postal applications. We may call for references as part of our shortlisting process.
Attached documents
About St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School and the Redcliffe Sixth Form Centre (SMRT) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and so safeguarding checks will be undertaken as part of the recruitment and selection process. It is an offence to apply for this role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. You can find a copy of our Safeguarding Policy on our website.
Mr Planter took up the Headship in September 2022 following successful headship and executive headteacher experiences in three schools. For him, the post of Headteacher remains an incredibly rewarding one. As we emerge from the greatest social and educational disruption in our lifetime there is a clear mandate and appetite to consider our practice collectively to ensure we provide the highest quality education for all our students.
SMRT is a successful and heavily oversubscribed 11-18 co-educational, Church of England, comprehensive school of over 1750 students, serving families from the whole of greater Bristol and beyond. We are located at the heart of the city and have a diverse student community with considerable parental support. Our diversity is a strength and something we celebrate. The Redcliffe Sixth Form Centre currently houses approximately 700 students from our own school and from many other schools across the City.
Our Christian ethos is at the centre of our distinctiveness and success. We believe that daily worship helps us get our priorities right. The School has a clearly identified set of values that are reflected in our pastoral and curriculum practice. The School is committed to developing students as whole people and lifelong learners. To facilitate this SMRT has developed the Alive model, which seeks to develop competencies, values, and skills in our students to support their development as ‘fully alive’ learners. The role of the tutor is key, and teachers are expected to be tutors.
At SMRT we believe that each member of our School community is created by God and our aim is to achieve our full potential (being fully alive). All we do is rooted in this hope of who we are as people and who we can become. We are particularly inspired by Jesus’ statement ‘I have come that you might have life and life in all its fullness’ (John 10 v10) and Irenaeus’ ‘the glory of God is a human being fully alive’. This is an exciting time to join SMRT as we work with renewed focus and energy to fulfil our core purpose enabling our students “to develop the skills, knowledge and Alive qualities so that all our students can make their unique contribution to the world.”
We are passionate about providing opportunity for all staff to develop. Staff are encouraged to develop leadership roles, including working with, and helping to improve, other local schools. All leaders contribute extremely well to improving teaching and learning. SMRT invests heavily and productively in ensuring that staff and leaders have every opportunity to develop their expertise for the benefit of students. Professional development for staff is extremely well planned and implemented; it is linked closely to teachers’ targets for improvement.
SMRT was judged in April 2015 to be outstanding by Ofsted in each and every category. We were also judged outstanding in our last church school (SIAMS) inspection in March 2017. Despite this there is absolutely no sense of complacency. We are a forward-looking school with a relentless focus on providing the absolute best provision so that no child is left behind.
Ofsted remarked that “Church school status makes an important and distinctive contribution to the school’s exceptionally positive values and beliefs. Leaders and the highly effective governing body ensure that students’ spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development are given the highest possible priority.” “The promotion of students’ spiritual, moral, social, and cultural education is extremely impressive and contributes enormously to the welcoming ethos of the school. Equality of opportunity is vigorously promoted; discrimination in any form is not tolerated. Students are highly reflective about matters of faith and personal responsibility; their social awareness is remarkably perceptive.”
SMRT was fortunate to be part of ‘Building Schools for the Future’ Wave 4 and we moved into a significant new block in early November 2010. This houses Music, Computer Science, Design Technology, Science, Art, English, Maths, Learning Resource Centre, PE, and staff facilities. In addition we have a sports hall, as well as a gym and a swimming pool. Humanities and Languages are housed in a refurbished 1980s building which is also the base for Year 7 students. We also have a large Sixth Form block.
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