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Teacher of Science

Teacher of Science

St Peter's School

Cambridgeshire

Salary:
Main/Upper Pay Range
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
20 March 2019

Job overview

Teaching is the most rewarding job in the world. We have the opportunity to change students’ lives for the better and you could make a positive impact at St Peter’s School. 

We are a forward thinking and rapidly improving, “good” school that is creating a legacy of learning for our community. Our students Learn, Aspire and Exceed as they work with our highly skilled teaching and associate staff supporting and guiding them.

St Peter’s is part of The Cam Academy Trust which offers students and staff fantastic potential to collaborate, share and develop a wide range of teaching and learning across the schools in the trust. As a family of schools, we support, share and challenge each other to improve the future lives of all our young people.

We are currently seeking to over staff our existing Science department by employing a dynamic and inspiring Teacher of Science to join our team in motivating and supporting our students to ensure outstanding attainment. Science is a successful subject results in 2018 demonstrated a positive progress score overall.

We offer four A-level options, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Applied Science, which again have a strong achievement record, with most already showing a positive value added score. The opportunity to teach KS5 would be available for the right candidate.  

We are a supportive, hardworking and friendly team of staff with a desire to raise student achievement beyond expectation. We have extensive resources, including some newly refurbished labs and new practical equipment, to support teaching and learning and are constantly reflecting on our curriculum to make further improvements.  In science, teamwork is key to everything we do, we work collaboratively together to improve our teaching and the experience every child has in science. We are seeking someone who will show their enthusiasm and be able to demonstrate their commitment by contributing to the innovation of pedagogy in our flourishing Science team.

We work closely with the other science departments in the trust, sharing resources and supporting each other with any training requirements. St Peter’s prides itself in the professional development available to staff, we have had a number of staff complete a wide range of courses including: NPQML, physics enhancement courses and training with exam board providers as well as in house training.

Please see the attached Job description and person specification

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About St Peter's School

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+44 1480 459581

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St Peter’s School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form in Cambridgeshire, serving students between the ages of 11-18. The secondary school, situated in Huntingdon has approximately 983 students on record. 

St Peter’s School was established in 1870 and converted to academy status in 2011. 

Headteacher

Christopher Bennet

Values and vision

St Peter’s School’s motto is “Learn, Aspire, Exceed”, and it encourages all students to work to the best of their ability and achieve to the highest of their capabilities in a nurturing and supportive learning environment. The Cambridgeshire secondary school’s vision is to nurture confident, competent individuals who grow into active and engaged citizens, ready for the challenges of a modern and ever-changing society. The school actively promotes diversity and equality and wishes for all students to feel a sense of belonging during their time at the secondary school. Community is at the heart of the school and it promotes a strong partnership between students, parents, staff, Governors and the wider community. St Peter’s School holds a specialist status in Mathematics and Computing. Students are encouraged to get involved with activities outside of the classroom to expand their social, leadership and teamwork skills, along with discovering new hobbies and interests. These range from the Duke of Edinburgh Award to art and sports clubs. 

Ofsted

“Overall outcomes show an improving trend in academic and work-related subjects since the last inspection. Retention rates are higher than average. The large majority of students leaving Year 13 this year have secured a place at university”.  

View St Peter’s School’s latest Ofsted report 

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