Teacher of Physics
Swavesey Village College
Cambridgeshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 27 January 2017
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and talented Teacher of Physics to join our very successful and vibrant department from September 2017. We are an Ofsted Outstanding rated school with our own Teaching School status. Swavesey achieved ‘Outstanding’ in every category in its latest Ofsted report in March 2011. The successful candidate will join an ‘Outstanding school where there is absolutely no complacency’ (Ofsted 2011).
Achievement in Physics is outstanding, A*- C 91% with 40% A/A* in 2016. In 2016 Swavesey achieved 78% GCSE 5 or more A* - C across all subjects, including English and Maths, with 30% of students gained 5 or more A/A* grades. Over the past three years the school has been in the top 75 most improved schools nationally and regularly supports other schools to improve performance. The Science Department enjoys considerable success in its wide range of courses which provide for all abilities at all ages.
Swavesey Village College has a considerable local and national reputation for academic excellence and innovation.
This reflects:
- Our commitment to ‘Every child matters’ and philosophy of 100% inclusion and achievement;
- A purposeful and caring learning environment;
- Ambitious, dedicated and professional staff - teaching and non-teaching;
- Well-motivated and engaging students;
- Our commitment to leadership, innovation and partnership working, as part of our Teaching School status.
We are committed to developing the talents and potential of all our staff. We have a very supportive induction and CPD programme for new staff and NQTs, and can provide many development opportunities within our Teaching School Alliance (www.camteach.org.uk).
For the right NQT this includes:
- a reduced timetable for the first year, with three additional non-contact hours per week
- a well-structured and high quality NQT induction year including:
- timetabled mentor meetings
- regular calendared NQT team meetings
- access to our exceptional Teaching School CPD programme
- support for staff who wish to pursue a Masters in Education in their second year with us.
NQTs will also be offered the opportunity to do paid work in July in order to ensure they have the most positive start to their career.
Experienced teachers can also look forward to a high quality induction package and a wide range of CPD opportunities offered by our Teaching School status and promotion opportunities within the wider family of CMAT schools.
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All staff will be subject to an enhanced check with the DBS.
The closing date for applications is 9.00am Friday 27 January 2017. Interviews will be held the following week.
Please contact Claire Newman Personnel Administrator cnewman@swaveseyvc.co.uk Tel: 01954 234461 for additional information.
To apply you need to sign in to our eTeach recruitment portal and apply for the role. All details are on our website under Contact Us/Our Vacancies.
We are unable to accept CVs.
Attached documents
About Swavesey Village College
- Swavesey Village College
- Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge
- Cambridgeshire
- CB24 4RS
- United Kingdom
Swavesey Village College was founded in 1958, and has grown in its 63 years from a small village college to a nationally recognised highly performing 11-16 non-selective school with an outstanding academic record and educational experience for its students.
Our most recent Ofsted in February 2020 inspection concluded we are still an Outstanding Provider, confirming the findings in 2011 when they awarded the school outstanding in all 27 categories. The College's GCSE results have been in the top 20% nationally since 2008.
In 2011 the school converted to academy status, as the lead school of the newly-formed Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT), a trust which has grown since to run several secondary schools across eastern England.
Swavesey is situated close to the A14, about 8 miles north-west of Cambridge – a rural location but not far from the bustle of an internationally renowned city. The school receives children from seven local village primary schools: Over, Swavesey, Bar Hill, Papworth Everard, Fen Drayton, Fenstanton and Elsworth. We have excellent transport links to Cambridge and St Ives, and especially useful is the Guided Busway for those staff who do not drive, with a stop right in the village.
Still true to the vision of Henry Morris, the visionary director of education at the Local Authority in the 1950s, the school also continues to offer educational activities to adults outside of school hours, and is used extensively for leisure activities by the local community.
Headteacher
Mr Jim Stavrou
Values and vision
Swavesey Village College enshrines its ethos in its Values Statement. This statement regards the most important aspects of life at the school to be the “Pursuit of Excellence, Valuing People, Achievement for All, High Quality Learning Environment, and Extending the Boundaries of Learning”. Swavesey works hard to ensure that the needs of every child are met, regardless of background, and sets high standards and targets for its students to strive for.
Ofsted report
The curriculum provides ‘for pupils’ academic and personal development exceptionally well’, and that ‘teachers are enthusiastic, knowledgeable and highly skilled practitioners’. Moreover, they feel we ‘successfully encourage and enthuse pupils to aim high and fulfil their potential’.
We are very proud that the inspection team saw that all ‘leaders promote pupils’ personal development exceptionally well’ and ‘there are a wealth of sporting, cultural and artistic opportunities available for pupils’.
View Swavesey Village College Latest Ofsted Information Here
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