Teacher of Science
Fortis Academy
Birmingham
- £25,917 - £42,020 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- M1 – U3 £25,917 - £42,020 FTE salary per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2023 or as soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 12 December 2022
Job overview
Pay scale: MPS/UPS - £25,917 - £42,020 FTE
Start: January 2023
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
We know Science is difficult to recruit to. We know that Science teachers are in high demand but we also know that we provide excellent facilities and support in an Academy that was a specialist in Science during the Specialist Schools programme. We are an amazing place to work surrounded by supportive colleagues.
This is a wonderful opportunity for a passionate individual who is committed to making a difference to students and their life chances. You will have the opportunity to teach A level provision as well as the range of other year groups.
We are part of the Shaw Education Trust which brings with it amazing professional development opportunities. Many of our colleagues have gone on to rapid promotion thanks to the support from our Insititue of Education. There is access to masters level accreditation, the full range of NPQs as well as a wide range of other personalised opportunities.
Why not join the Fortis Family? We are looking to appoint an innovative, dynamic and enthusiastic Teacher of Science who can engage students and ignite their academic potential. The successful candidate will find our students enthusiastic, eager to learn and willing to co-operate. Most importantly, our students will enjoy working with you.
You will be joining a friendly, happy, vibrant 11-18 Academy which is highly successful, serving a multi-cultural and diverse community, where your innovation, creativity and passion will be valued and fostered.
Support from established and experienced colleagues is available and therefore the post is suitable for a newly qualified teacher or a more experienced teacher wishing to gain further experience.
Fortis Academy was launched in September 2020 and encompasses a rich and harmonious multicultural community and is committed to the development of all students with many staying on in our highly successful Sixth Form.
From September 2022, we are launching our Digital Transformation Strategy, where students will learn by iPad and staff will develop their skills of teaching and learning though Apple Technology as well as in the traditional way. This is an exciting opportunity for a progressive and ambitious teacher.
You should be:
• Passionate about your subject and have an appetite to inspire young people
• Driven to ensure excellent student progress for students of all abilities
• Hardworking, imaginative and have excellent organisational and time management skills
• A dedicated team player who wants to work and engage with colleagues at all levels
Colleagues within the Trust benefit from:
• Access to a full range of courses both in-house and professionally accredited. These courses includes all of the National Professional Qualifications – NPQH, NPQSL, NPQML.
• High quality subject and thematic networks across the Trust and the region.
• Experienced leadership and subject-specific support.
• Guidance from former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust.
• Access to the Trust’s Teaching School, Research School, Institute of Education and SCITT.
• Opportunities to work with different schools within the Trust as a Professional Advocate.
• Participating in peer reviews.
• Access to a suite of online courses.
• Placement projects within our family of schools.
The Shaw Education Trust offer the following benefits with your employment:
• Teachers Pension
• Access to health and wellbeing support via Occupational Health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
How to Apply:
Informal conversations for this post are warmly welcomed and potential candidates are invited to contact the Headteacher, Mr. Czepukojć, at school on 0121 366 6611.
Fortis Academy’s website (http://fortisacademy.org.uk) offers candidates a wealth of up-to-date information about the Academy; its ethos and aims, day to day life, and news items covering a wide range of events and activities.
Application forms and guidance notes can all be downloaded from our website
https://fortisacademy.org.uk/teaching-jobs/. Please email your completed application form and covering letter to our Business Manager, Alex Darkes secretariat@fortis.shaw-education.org.uk
Fortis Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Pupil Protection Policy 2022-23.pdf (shaweducation.org.uk).
We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
Successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks. We are an Equal Opportunities employer.
The closing date Monday 12th December 2022 at 9.00am
Interview date W/C 12th December 2022
Attached documents
About Fortis Academy
- Fortis Academy
- Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B44 8NU
- United Kingdom
About Us:
Fortis Academy is sponsored by Shaw Education Trust. We are based in north Birmingham and have a large, diverse and vibrant community of students. We have a well-established and very successful Sixth Form.
We pride ourselves on our strong ethos which values inclusion, good citizenship, mutual respect and collaboration. We aim to provide a wide range of stimulating opportunities to expand our students’ horizons within an environment in which they feel safe and well cared for and in which they can achieve their best, develop self-confidence and flourish as individuals. We encourage the active participation of parents/carers in their children’s education; only when the school, the child and parents/carers are working together will children excel.
Our large and established Sixth Form, which is rated as ‘Good’ by OFSTED, specialises in providing high quality Level 3 qualifications and Level 3 ‘applied general’ qualifications. Year on year we are getting more students into the top Russell Group universities and are significantly exceeding the national average in doing so. The breadth of subjects offered provides both our students and our staff with great development opportunities.
Our students are drawn from a diverse community and, as OFSTED have noted, there is “comfortable cohesion” and our students “work together and play together well.” Visitors frequently comment on the pleasant, lively and friendly atmosphere in the school and the great sense of energy and purpose among staff and students.
The school has strong, mutually beneficial links with local schools, universities, employers and community organisations.
Working at Fortis:
We are very committed to the continuous professional development of our staff, and have worked hard to embed sophisticated, innovative strategies to improve teaching and pupil outcomes across the school. Many of our staff have chosen to develop their careers at the school or have returned to more senior roles after a period working in other schools.
We have a highly developed and well established programme for providing NQT’s with the necessary support to achieve a successful and smooth first year in their new careers. It has been described as ‘an exemplar of good practice’ and is frequently praised by our partner teacher training institutions. Fortis Academy is an excellent place to build a career.
Fortis Academy’s website offers candidates a wealth of up to date information about the Academy; its ethos and aims, day to day life, and news items covering a wide range of events and activities.
Vacancy details, application forms and guidance notes can all be downloaded from the website. Applications can also be emailed directly to the School through the website.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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