Teacher of Science
Cornwallis Academy
Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main / Upper Pay Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2016
- Apply by:
- 3 May 2016
Job overview
Additional responsibilities may also be available within the Science team.
Following the promotion of the current post holder, we require for September 2016 an inspirational teacher with the potential for future promotion.
You will be joining a well-resourced department that has a relentless focus on raising achievement and which recruits good numbers for post 16 courses. This is an exciting opportunity for an NQT or an experienced teacher. We will also consider applications from candidates seeking a part-time role.
The person appointed would be managed on a day to day basis by the Director of Science and would be supported by two Key Stage managers for Science. At present the department teaches a full suite of Science subjects. At Key Stage 4 Triple Science is taught together with the outgoing Science A and Additional Science qualification and will be replaced by the new AQA Trilogy qualification.
The successful candidate will have:
- Qualified Teacher Status
- The ability to teach Science up to KS4 and the potential for development of KS5 teaching
- A passion for the subject and the ability to share this with young people
- Have a commitment to inclusion and the creation of a healthy, safe learning environment for students
- The ability to motivate pupils and achieve excellent results demonstrating progress at all levels
- Excellent organisational and ICT skills
- The capacity to work collaboratively as part of a team
We will offer you:
- A positive and innovative learning culture supported by students, staff, parents and governors
- A professional, hardworking and supportive team of staff with the capacity to commitment and raise student achievement even further.
- A vibrant and exciting place to work
- An excellent CPD programme, with opportunities for action research and gaining nationally accredited qualifications
- Innovative plaza spaces with access to state of the art facilities
- The support of a Trust that currently runs two secondary schools, primary school and Nursery for children aged 3 months to 4 years
- An opportunity to join various schemes such as the Benenden corporate healthcare scheme
If you would like to take a look around our fantastic facilities and meet the staff that you could be working alongside please email hr@futureschoolstrust.com and arrange a visit.
We are very excited about the future of Science in our Academy and we are ready to invest in the right people to ensure its success.
If you would like to apply then please use the following link: https://www.networxrecruitment.com/Jobs/Advert/350852
Closing date is midday Wednesday 4 May
Only applications submitted by the school application process will be considered, we are unable to accept CVs.
All posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. Future Schools Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
About Cornwallis Academy
Cornwallis is a fully inclusive school, enabling all students to be the best they can be by having ‘ambitions for all’. In line with our ‘SMILE’ ethos, our aim is to motivate, inspire, excite and engage all students so that they can be successful.
We place students’ wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. A strong community ethos permeates, throughout the school, focusing on learning and progress as well as the whole child. Our popularity continues to grow with record student numbers at an all-time high.
Our aim is to ensure that all students achieve their full potential within a safe and nurturing environment. We also aim for all our students to develop as confident, courteous and capable young people.
We have an excellent team of teaching and support staff, who are committed to ensuring lessons are engaging and challenging. We offer support where support is needed and stretch and challenge each child to do the best they can. It is important for us to deliver a broad and balanced curriculum to allow students to discover their interests.
We offer a number of prestigious scholarship programmes, in Art, Football (in partnership with Maidstone United Football Club) and Dance (in partnership with Maidstone Dance Studios).
We are also proud of the pastoral care we provide for our students and do everything in our power to make them feel valued and part of a community.
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