Teacher of Science
Wilmslow High School
Cheshire East
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- Expired
- Salary:
- Main or Upper Pay Range
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 1st September 2019
- Apply by:
- 5 April 2019
Job overview
Wilmslow High School
Holly Road
Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ
School age range: 11-18
Number on roll: approx. 2,000 (including 500 sixth form) (11 - 18)
Salary range: Main Pay Range (£23,720 to £34,664)
Upper Pay Range (£36,646 to £39,406)
Start date: 1st September 2019
Teacher of Science
(Maternity cover, Main or Upper Pay Range)
Wilmslow High School is seeking to appoint an imaginative and energetic science teacher who has the ambition, determination and tenacity to inspire the pursuit of excellence in science education for all students. The successful candidate will believe that every child is most likely to achieve their full potential when challenged in a high-expectation learning environment.
This role is ideally suited to an ambitious teacher keen to seize opportunities for high quality professional learning within and beyond the school – a colleague with a strong moral purpose and a desire to acquire experience that would prepare him/ her well for leading school improvement within or beyond a Science Team.
The successful candidate will be able to teach Science across key stages 3 and 4.
Young people only get one chance at education; therefore, at Wilmslow High School we are committed to the pursuit of excellence for every student, every day. We do this through our dedication to learning, by being guided by values and in striving to serve.
We endeavour to preserve a happy and caring environment that is rooted in our core values, and in which staff and students can flourish, whilst challenging ourselves to pursue excellence for all our students. The school is set in extensive grounds, ideally positioned between the thriving city of Manchester and the open countryside of the Peak District.
Closing date: Friday, 5th April 2019 at noon
Interview date: Friday, 26th April 2019
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Application packs are available on line at www.wilmslowhigh.com/vacancies or www.tes.com
Attached documents
About Wilmslow High School
Rated as Good by Ofsted in 2019, Wilmslow High School is heavily oversubscribed in both the 11 – 16 sector and the sixth form. Student numbers have increased with more and more students from outside the town and from the independent sector of education seeking places. As the only state secondary school in the town. It enjoys good relationships with the partner primary schools in Wilmslow, Handforth and Alderley Edge, from where the majority of our students come
Headteacher
Ms R E Powley
Location
Wilmslow, a pleasant commuter town with a population of about 32,000, is situated on the southern outskirts of Manchester. It is within easy reach of attractive countryside both locally and in the nearby Peak District. The town is well served by the motorway network and by rail; Manchester Airport is nearby. A wide variety of housing is available in south Manchester, Wilmslow, Macclesfield and the surrounding Cheshire countryside. The town is mixed socially, with many areas of affluence and some communities of relative social deprivation.
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