Teacher of Science
Tewkesbury Academy
Gloucestershire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Teachers Main Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 27 January 2017
Job overview
The Governors of Tewkesbury School wish to appoint a well-qualified and enthusiastic member of staff to teach Science across all three key stages. An ability to teach Chemistry and/or Physics at KS5 would be an advantage but ultimately we are looking to appoint an excellent teacher or someone with the potential to become an excellent teacher. This is a full time, permanent post.
Science is a popular and successful subject with a large proportion of students opting to study the three separate sciences at GCSE level. Teachers tend to teach their specialism from KS4 upwards to improve continuity and progression to A-level.
All science teaching takes place in one of the 15 dedicated science laboratories, with teachers usually operating from their own laboratory. This is supported by 4 highly skilled and experienced technicians and a dedicated Science HLTA. The science faculty teaching staff is made up of 14 supportive, experienced teachers.
We offer a range of courses at KS4 and KS5, with excellent student outcomes. In Summer 2016, 95% gained A*-C in GCSE Separate sciences (40% A*-C) and 90% gained A*-C in GCSE Science and Additional Science (20% A*-A) with excellent results also in BTEC Applied Science and across A-level subjects.
Applications will be welcomed from teachers who will be newly qualified in September and from those with more experience. The school offers excellent induction and support for newly qualified teachers and a wide range of professional development opportunities for all staff.
Please apply online at www.tewkesburyschool.org
Closing date: Midday 27th January 2017
We are committed to safeguarding children; the successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal records check via the DBS/ISA registration.
Tewkesbury School
Ashchurch Road,
Tewkesbury
GL20 8DF
Tel: 01684 292152
Head: Mr G M Watson
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About Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury Academy is an exciting place to learn and work, with a student body of over 1,200 and upwards of 150 colleagues. We serve the distinctive town of Tewkesbury and surrounding villages, with its renowned historical, musical and ecological festivals each year. The sense of community and connectedness is strong at the Academy, as is support from the wider business community, and this is reflected in the plethora of personal development opportunities at the school.
Being ready, respectful and responsible is a key tenet of life at Tewkesbury Academy, where we provide a calm and supportive environment and expect commitment and hard work from students and staff alike to ensure that they feel supported and challenged to produce their best.
Tewkesbury Academy joined the CLF in July 2023 and is the founding school in the Gloucestershire Cluster. Since that time, two sibling schools have joined: Queen Margaret’s Primary Academy in Tewkesbury and Brook Academy in Brockworth. It is an exciting time to join the school as we design the future of the cluster and how we will impact positively beyond our own academy walls.
Tewkesbury Academy’s last inspection was under the predecessor school in Autumn 2022 – published January 2023 – where the Academy was designated to ‘Requires Improvement’. A year later, and there has been rapid improvement in the key areas of SEND, early reading and behaviour. The staff and leadership teams are engaged in a relentless drive for the Academy to regain Good and then move beyond that to be the great school this community deserves.
By joining us, you will be able to seize the chance to make a real difference to the lives of our students and help us to realise our ambition for a great provision. We have a strong ethos and high expectations for every child, and this is reflected in the rigour of the approaches and strategies being used to raise attainment, secure our culture and generate genuine aspiration and ambition amongst our cohort.
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