Teacher of Science
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Birtley, County Durham
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 7 May 2018
Job overview
We are looking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic teacher of science to join our dynamic and forward thinking department. Applications will be considered from excellent classroom practitioners able to teach Key Stage 3, KS4 and KS5 Science. Applications from NQTs and teachers of all levels of experience would be welcomed.
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy is oversubscribed, successful and well regarded by parents and the community. We have over 1,500 students currently on roll, aged 11-19, with over two hundred and fifty students in the sixth form. We received our Academy Order from the Secretary of State for Education in August 2011 and converted to an Academy on 1st March 2012. We moved into brand new, custom designed and purpose built accommodation in September 2007.
We are a happy, secure academy with a very welcoming and open approach. We are determinedly professional, though, about raising achievement. The successful applicant will have the personal skills to fit into this warm environment and must share our determination to drive up standards in our students. Everything we do is designed to make students feel confident, secure, well supported during their time at Lord Lawson of Beamish.
We currently have a two year KS3 where we look to engage, inspire and excite students to ignite their interest in all aspects of science, and to lay a solid foundation in scientific skills which will help develop the knowledge, understanding and skills required to succeed in the challenging new specifications at GCSE. We begin teaching the GCSE course in year 9 and aim to do all we can as a department in order to allow students to realise their potential in Science. There are a healthy number of students that take Triple Award Science at GCSE, with 51 in our current year 11 and a projected 63 in our current year 10.
We have a large, enthusiastic and able KS5 cohort and offer three separate science A levels and Level 3 Applied Science as well as Psychology A level.
Sciences are popular with students at A-level and Science lessons are enjoyed by students across the school. The Science results at GCSE are improving and the Science A-level results are consistently strong and amongst the best in the school. The school has the best performing Level 3 Value Added in Gateshead.
Deadline for applications: 9.00am Tuesday 8th May
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
- Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
- Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester le Street
- County Durham
- DH3 2LP
- United Kingdom
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy is a successful 11-18 mainstream co-educational academy which has improved rapidly over recent years. We recently celebrated achieving a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating in our November 2022 inspection. The improvement in progress 8 scores from 2019 to 2022 indicates we are the most improved school in Gateshead and among the top 10% of schools for improvement in the North East of England.
We provide an exceptional programme of CPD for staff. We know this through staff surveys and our exceptionally low levels of staff turnover. The majority of staff who have left us have gone on to promoted positions. Staff are happy here; Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy is a good place to work. We have high expectations of our staff and students, but we also know our staff are our greatest asset, and we treat them with respect. We value the development of all our staff and you will develop further as a teacher during your time here.
Our next steps are to build on our recent achievements, and to improve the attainment and progress of our disadvantaged students, including those with SEND. We also want to engage more effectively with our community, and continue to expand our already thriving extra-curricular offer for our students. Alongside these aims, we aim to expand our sixth form further, by attracting applications from other local schools, as well as ensuring more of our students complete key stage 4 with the qualifications required for further academic study.
We are an academy at the heart of its community and responsive to its needs while also recognising that our students are increasingly part of a global community.
Headteacher
Andrew Fowler
Our vision for outstanding education
“Together we grow, learn and succeed”Students, staff and governors have set an inspiring new vision for the school. This vision shows our belief that, when we work together as a community, every child and adult can reach the very highest standards. We believe that we are strongest when we work together, and that through excellent pastoral care and inspiring teaching, children will be able to grow and learn. Success comes in many different forms, and is important in all aspects of school life, including examinations.
Strong values for growth and success Trust Respect Courage AmbitionOur academy’s strong values capture the spirit of our vision. By showing respect for each other, we learn to trust and be trusted. We show courage in tackling new and complex tasks. We are ambitious for ourselves, and we encourage one another to attain ambitious goals.
For more information please visit our website, http://www.lordlawson.academy
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