Second in charge of science

Staffordshire University Academy are seeking to appoint an innovative and ambitious second in science who can enthuse, motivate and challenge students. Science has a well-established team and is taught across all of the key stages.  We have access to high quality facilities (including four well-equipped science laboratories) and resources and work within a strong team structure that allows best practice to be shared. Staff benefit from a positive working environment, with strong support for professional development.  The successful candidate will join a team of friendly and supportive colleagues who want to achieve the very best for our students.

This opportunity would suit a colleague with two or more years experience in the profession, with a passion for the sciences and looking for a new challenge. Our excellent continued professional development programme will ensure you become an even better practitioner and will help develop career long skills. We have a relentless focus on the standards of teaching and learning across the academy and would like to appoint a candidate who has the vision and desire to develop these areas to support improving the life chances of our students. 

Do you have: 

• High aspirations and a track record of delivering effective lessons

• A passion for working with young people to make a difference to their lives

• A desire to ensure all groups of students are suitably motivated and challenged 

• The desire to share and learn from best practice to ensure continual self-improvement 

• The ability to use and apply technology in lessons to support teaching and learning 

In return we can offer: 

• Genuinely exciting career development opportunities 

• A team of supportive, experienced and enthusiastic colleagues 

• Excellent facilities

• A robust and responsive CPD programme

• Robust induction programme

• Innovative approach to staff well being 

For more information and to download an application pack please visit our website: www.suacademy.co.uk or email: vacancies@suacademy.co.uk to request an application pack. Alternatively contact Claire Simpson on 01543 224 654. 

Closing date for applications is 9am on 7th February 2022