Teacher of Science

Teacher of Science

Permanent, Full time, to start August 2022

The salary will be dependent on experience but will follow either the Main scale or Upper pay range and the possibility of a TLR allowance.

The post is also suitable for ECTs, and we welcome your application.

This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding Science teacher to join our successful Science department at John Ferneley College as a teacher of Science. The successful candidate will inspire students through their outstanding teaching. The role will provide excellent professional development opportunities for an ambitious science specialist.

The right candidate will have the ambition and desire to achieve outstanding results for our students through quality first teaching and learning.

We’re looking for a talented and enthusiastic qualified Science teacher with a preferred but not essential specialism in physics to join our successful Science Department here at John Ferneley College. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a highly supportive and extremely successful Science team.  There will also be the opportunity of a TLR for a candidate with the relevant experience or for an aspiring subject leader.

The right candidate will have the ambition and desire to achieve outstanding results for our students through quality first teaching and learning. The ability to teach all three sciences to Key stage 3 and 4 is essential. We teach AQA Combined (Trilogy) and Triple science as an option.

Academic outcomes and progress measures are strong every year. The thing we are most proud of however, is our unique and caring ethos, which inspires success for all, making this a great school at which to begin or continue your teaching career. You will benefit from:

• A strong personalised professional development programme
• Being part of a superb team of specialists, who work extremely effectively together and also show individualism in their approaches
• Being in a school where relationships are a real strength, ‘students’ behaviour and attitudes to learning and outcomes are very strong.
• Excellent facilities to support learning

The ideal candidate will:

• Offer a knowledge rich science curriculum experience so that the pupils at JFC are passionate about science
• Have outstanding KS4 outcomes resulting from high quality teaching and learning
• Contribute to raising standards of student attainment
• Be a committed team player
• Be passionate and ambitious about their own career development
• Must engage and inspire students and build excellent relationships.

Working with us will give you:

• An opportunity to work in an exciting, dynamic team with a ‘can do’ attitude to securing life chances for children
• An environment with moral purpose at its heart
• An invitation to work with primary feeder schools
• A climate that takes seriously the wellbeing of its very much valued teaching team
• A comprehensive wellbeing package of benefits
• A sensible approach to teacher workload
• An opportunity to indulge in your subject specialisms and passion for teaching
• Opportunities to develop your career within our growing Trust
• Opportunities to extend your experience across a range of academic settings
• 1:1 support in strategic career planning
• A culture that takes work life balance extremely seriously – including sensible approaches to marking and feedback
• A personalised CPD programme to help you achieve all you’re capable of
• High expectations for all students
• High aspirations for all stakeholder

For more information about our Trust and schools and to apply for this role, please visit our website at: www.mowbrayeducation.org and www.johnferneley.org

For a conversation about the role, please contact the Head of School, Natalie Teece: nteece@mowbrayeducation.org 

To apply for this role, please send your completed application form and the completed Equal Opportunities form to recruitment@mowbrayeducation.org  

Closing Date: Midday, Monday 23rd May 2022

Interviews will take place w/c 23rd May 2022

We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of students. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and fluency in the English language.