Second in Science
Kingdown School
Wiltshire
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- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS (£23,720 - £39,406) with TLR2c
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 1 April 2019
Job overview
As a forward-looking and innovative school we are seeking to appoint a highly skilled practitioner to lead a Key Stage in our large, friendly and successful team.
This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced teacher to join and progress in our highly successful Science Department. QTS status and some experience of leadership is essential, ideally within a Science department. The role will include teaching across the full age and ability range up to A Level in either Biology, Chemistry or Physics.
Kingdown School is ranked in the top 10 secondary schools in Wiltshire situated in Warminster in the heart of beautiful rural Wiltshire with excellent links to Salisbury, Bath, Bristol and the South-West. Kingdown School is an academy under the Acorn Education Trust providing exciting opportunities to improve local education and draw on the collective experience of a Trust.
The Science Department is housed together in one block and comprises 12 laboratories, a large main prep-room and 5 smaller rooms which double as prep-rooms and office space. All full time science teachers in the Department have their own room in which they teach and we are on a rolling programme of laboratory refurbishment for our oldest laboratories. We have good facilities, including your own office space and computer; we provide a wide variety of resources.
For the successful candidate we can offer:
- enthusiastic, friendly and hardworking students with excellent attitudes to learning;
- a caring and supportive community environment;
- a commitment to health and wellbeing of staff;
- a commitment to professional development;
- the opportunity to work effectively with other schools as part of a multi-academy trust.
Please take time to click on the links below for more information about us and the post. To apply please use the "apply" button and send a letter of application to Miss Rebecca Krzyzosiak, PA to Headteacher, Kingdown School, Woodcock Road, WARMINSTER, Wiltshire BA12 9DR
Tel: 01985 224264 - E-mail: rak@kingdown.wilts.sch.uk
Interviews: 3rd or 4th April 2019
Kingdown School, as part of the Acorn Education Trust, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in obtaining this post you will be subject to a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and health screening. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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About Kingdown School
Believe. Aspire. Achieve.
Kingdown School is a co-educational, non-denominational secondary school, educating young people between the ages of 11 and 18 years. Located in the charming garrison town of Warminster, Wiltshire, we have a strong reputation in the local community and beyond, built on an unswerving focus on the quality of teaching and learning and great pastoral care.
Our school has a large and friendly team who are dedicated to helping each and every young person achieve their full potential. In 2022, we retained our ‘Good’ Ofsted rating and were praised for our strong moral leadership and for the wide range of opportunities that we have on offer to support students with their broader development.
As a founding member of Acorn Education Trust in 2014, we work closely with other schools within the Trust to provide the best possible education, opportunities and support for our young people, who are always at the heart of our decision making.
Our well-resourced school has a wide range of excellent facilities, including:
- Sports fields, netball courts, tennis courts, astro turf pitches, a gym and sports hall;
- Dance and drama studios;
- Interactive whiteboards and projectors in classrooms;
- Computer suites in most teaching areas;
- A dedicated sixth form building and suite of rooms;
- A large hall with full AV system and a stage for productions, events and concerts;
- An open-plan library with a wide range of reading materials;
- Subject area suites for science, design technology and art;
- Enhanced provision via our Link and Learning and Welfare Hub, plus a Behaviour Hub.
In a recent survey, 95% of our staff said they enjoyed working at Kingdown and felt well supported here – we value everyone at Kingdown.
Helen Carpenter
Headteacher
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