Second in Science
Darwen Vale High School
Blackburn with Darwen
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main Scale - UP TLR negotiable
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2020
- Apply by:
- 3 October 2019
Job overview
Applications are welcomed from an excellent classroom practitioner with the desire, energy and drive to assist in the leadership of the Science department to further improve standards of achievement and ensure teaching is of the highest quality across all key stages.
Darwen Vale High School achieved unprecedented success in their 2019 examination results. Students performed at levels above national averages in many subjects with outstanding performances in English and Mathematics. Our Progress 8 score increased by 0.42, this means that every student’s performance in the 2018-2019 cohort has increased by almost half a grade in each subject compared to 2017-2018 results.
The successful candidate will join Darwen Vale High School at an exciting stage and the Academy is committed to building a team of exceptional leaders and teachers in a positive and supportive learning environment. This post would suit a teacher who wishes to develop his/her career in a positive learning environment where staff are committed to the success of the pupils.
English pass rates continue to be very strong with 75% of students achieving grades of 4 or above, again ahead of the national average. 62% of students achieved grade 4s in both English and Maths and nearly 40% have achieved grade 5s. Other subjects deserving of special mention include Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Dance, in each of which students achieved pass rates of 80% or above at grade 4, and PE, where 95% achieved grade 4 or above.
Further details or to arrange a tour of the school are available from Mrs Kenyon, (Principal’s PA), at the school: contact@darwenvale.com
Closing date for applications is Friday 4th October
Interviews will take place week commencing 7th October
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is thus subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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About Darwen Vale High School
Darwen Vale High School
Darwen Vale’s original predecessor school, Darwen Higher Grade School, was opened 1894 and in 1929 became Darwen Grammar School. The school moved to its current location in 1938 and continued until 1972 when, under the reorganisation of the education system across the country, it became Darwen Vale High School. The school was named a specialist Engineering College under the 2002 Specialist Schools Programme in England.
The present school buildings were opened in 2012 following a £24million revamp under the Building Schools for the Future programme. The site had been closed for two years while large sections of the original structure were demolished and rebuilt. The existing front of the building was retained and cleaned up to keep the character of the old Grammar School. During the rebuilding process the school was relocated to the vacant former site of Darwen Moorland High School.
The school has strong links to its community, a focus on a providing a safe, secure and caring environment, and a clear vision of looking forward whilst building on the strong traditions of the previous schools.
In December 2013 the Department for Education (DfE) issued an Academy Order on the school naming Aldridge Education as its preferred sponsor and established an Interim Executive Board (IEB) to replace the Governing Body following the recommendation of Ofsted that an external review of governance be undertaken. Following a consultation in June 2014 the DfE confirmed the Academy conversion. The conversion was completed and Darwen Vale High School became an academy sponsored by Aldridge Education in December 2014.
Since conversion to academy status the school has shown a strong improvement in GCSE results. The overall percentage of students obtaining 5 + GCSEs at A*-C EM* was up by 14% points to 52% with a significant rise in the numbers of passes at the top A* and A grades.
STEM and engineering continue to be priorities for the school going forward.
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