Second in Department Science
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan
- Expired
- Salary:
- TLR 2A
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2016
- Apply by:
- 24 February 2016
Job overview
The Governors of this high performing Performing Arts College wish to appoint a well-qualified, experienced and innovative teacher to assist in leading a thriving department of nine specialist teachers.
We are keen to appoint an enthusiastic, talented teacher of science to join our motivational and forward thinking department who have just achieved A*-C in 2015 as follows:
Science Core 68.1%
Science Additional 65.8%
Science Biology 82.9%
Science Chemistry 90.2%
Science Physics 90.2%
Science BTEC 100%
We would welcome applications from experienced candidates with a proven record of academic success.
St John Fisher was described by Ofsted (Oct 2010) as a ‘good school’ where student behaviour is ‘excellent’. Students are described as ‘thriving in the school’s calm and supportive environment’. Results in 2015 for the school were good and achieved 58.66% 5A*-C including English and mathematics and 80.45% A*-C. The school’s value added measure is well above the national average.
This post offers the opportunity to become part of a school and a department that is striving for excellence in every respect.
An application pack is available to download from the school’s website at www.sjf.wigan.sch.uk or contact the school office on 01942 510715.
Closing Date: Wednesday 24th February 2016 @ noon
Interview Date: Thursday 3rd March 2016
This post is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures
St. John Fisher Catholic High School
A Performing Arts College
Baytree Road
Springfield
Wigan
WN6 7RN
Tel: 01942 510715 Fax: 01942 519039
e-mail: office@sjf.wigan.sch.uk
website: www.sjf.wigan.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr. R. J. Ward B.A. (Hons) NPQH
Group 6, 11 - 16 Voluntary Aided Mixed
Comprehensive
NOR: 905
About St John Fisher Catholic High School
- St John Fisher Catholic High School
- Baytree Road, Springfield, Wigan
- Lancashire
- WN6 7RN
- United Kingdom
Welcome to St John Fisher Catholic High School!
We are a thriving Catholic school community serving young people in the heart of Wigan.
We believe in delivering a challenging, broad and balanced curriculum underpinned by a strong faith experience and an excellent pastoral care system.
We believe every child deserves to feel safe and valued and because of this, our young people flourish academically, socially and spiritually in our school.
Our mission statement, Learning Together as a Community in Christ encapsulates everything we do.
We promote a love of learning through our quality first teaching. We are a fully inclusive community which recognises the worth of every individual and we encourage all our community to be Christ-like – being respectful, polite, kind and aspirational.
Could you be part of that team?
Why work at St John Fisher?
We have high expectations of our students and of our staff – people matter in our school. We expect our staff to be models of excellence and demonstrate a strong moral core and a professional work ethic. Staff are valued and supported in their pursuit of professional development. In return, we expect total commitment to our strong Catholic ethos and a relentless pursuit of aspiration for our young people – we want them to do their best and be their best.
Our school has been identified as one of fifty schools to be in the first stage of the Department for Education’s, new School Rebuilding Programme. A full new school will be built on the current site with construction commencing Summer 2022.
Be part of something exciting…
Thank you for taking an interest in our school.
Alison Rigby
Headteacher
View St John Fisher Catholic High School’s latest Ofsted report
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