Teacher of Science 0.4 - 0.6
Our Lady's Catholic College
Lancaster, Lancashire
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- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 17 June 2022
Job overview
"Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge" Carl Sagan
Due to retirement and promotion, there is a fabulous opportunity to join our science team. Our Lady’s is a successful and growing comprehensive Catholic 11-18 school. We are extremely proud of our reputation and our dedication in teaching our students to ‘aspire not to have more but to be more’. We have an excellent history of securing superb outcomes for our students at KS5 and would like to appoint a new part time member of the department who can contribute to our successful, experienced and supportive science team.
• Are you a well-qualified, dedicated and enthusiastic science teacher?
• Would you like to join to our successful, experienced and supportive science team?
• Can you contribute to teaching across the age and ability range up to A-level?
• Can you use your specialism to enhance our already strong science provision?
The science department currently consists of twelve teachers, a number of whom also hold other positions of responsibility in other areas within in school, and three technicians. The department is well-resourced and enjoys suited accommodation; consisting of seven labs with SMART boards, a number of prep rooms and workspaces.
Through strong collaboration and individual motivation, we contribute to our shared vision of nurturing a sense of awe and wonder in our students. As a team, we continually strive to improve students’ learning experience by sharing good practice and improving our schemes of learning to engage and challenge all students from their individual starting points. We aim to enable them to master key concepts and apply skills to solve problems in unfamiliar situations. We enrich and extend learning and a love of science through a range of opportunities, both in and out of school.
• Our continued drive helps students make excellent progress in science, leading to high uptake and superb outcomes at KS5.
• We teach Edexcel Separate and Combined Science GCSE to cater to the wide ability of our students, and enter them for the most appropriate tier within those options.
• At KS5 we offer AQA Biology and Physics, OCR Chemistry and Pearson BTEC National in Applied Science.
• A large number of students follow career pathways that use their KS5 science qualifications.
This post is 0.4 - 0.6 FTE. This is a fixed term 12 month contract with the possibility of moving to a permanent role and further hours following departmental staffing changes.
Further details can be obtained from the Subject Leader of Science: a.bates@olcc.lancs.sch.uk
To apply, click on the 'quick apply' button below
• Start date is September 2022
• Closing date for applications is 9am on Friday 17th June 2022
• Interviews are Wednesday 22nd June 2022
We look forward to hearing from you.
Alison Bates Subject Leader of Science
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About Our Lady's Catholic College
Our Ladys’ Catholic College is a successful comprehensive school with an excellent sixth form provision situated in Lancaster, Lancashire. We are growing in popularity and currently oversubscribed due to recent improvements not only in results but also in pupils’ behaviour.
Parents recognise the excellent standard of pastoral care and we have a culture of high expectations resulting in a happy school to work and learn in.
We belong to a Catholic Teaching Alliance and have a sharp focus on research based CPD which allows our staff to engage in the current approaches to understand how learning takes place. This inspires our staff to give the best possible learning experience to enable our pupils to be more effective learners.
If you are considering relocating we strongly recommend you come and explore Lancaster and the surrounding areas. You can get a flavour of what we have to offer by some of the links below.
Lancaster is a beautiful city filled with a rich history and stunning surroundings. According to Ch4’s ‘Best Place to Live in the UK’ programme, the Lancaster district is one of the 10 best places to live in the country! Property guru Sarah Beeny took into account affordability of housing, jobs, business, well-being, culture and family life resulting in ranking Lancaster ninth over hundreds of other UK areas.
The area is very well connected for transport; there are two motorway junctions from the M6 and the newly opened bypass has greatly improved traffic congestion into the city centre. If you want to visit larger cities, Lancaster is on the main train line making it a very easy journey to Manchester (1hr), Glasgow/Edinburgh (2hrs) and London (2.5hrs). The nearby port of Heysham has car ferries to the Isle of Man and Ireland.
Due to its universities, Lancaster has a vibrant cultural scene and is becoming quite cosmopolitan. There are many bars, restaurants and pubs with lots of live music. The city hosts food festivals, beer festivals, jazz festivals and music festivals. https://visitlancaster.org.uk/blog/19-events-in-2019/. Thespians benefit from two theatres and two cinemas, there are 3 museums and exhibitions are regularly held in the city’s art galleries.
Walkers are spoilt for choice with the Lake District, the Forest of Bowland and the Dales all nearby offering outstanding natural beauty in the countryside.
https://www.lancashirelife.co.uk/out-about/walks/10-great-spring-walks-in-lancashire-1-4931810. The Lune Valley has lots of pretty and popular villages and there are safe cycle tracks, perfect for families, along the river - upstream to the Crook O’Lune, downstream to Glasson Dock and along the old railway track to the nearby seaside town of Morecambe.
Morecambe also offers a variety of festivals such as Vintage by the Sea, A Splendid Day Out, Morecambe Comic Con and Catch the Wind Kite Festival.
https://morecambebid.com/festivals-events-2019/. Concerts are regularly held at the resorts’s Platform venue. The famous 1930’s Art Deco hotel, The Midland, is a very popular spot for afternoon tea or cocktails as it looks out over the bay. https://englishlakes.co.uk/the-midland/. There is a lovely safe promenade which is fabulous for prams, bikes, or just feet as all 5 miles of it are totally flat making it ideal for family walks.
If you are considering applying for a post in our school please feel free to contact the headteacher's assistant, c.rowlands@olcc.lancs.sch.uk, to arrange a visit so you can see for yourself how wonderful our school is.
A link to the Ofsted report on the Ofsted site: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/119798
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