Teacher of Science
Skegness Academy
Lincolnshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPR (£22,467-£38,250)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- Required as soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 1 December 2016
Job overview
Are you an ambitious Science Teacher looking for a position where you can make a real difference, with the chance to enhance your professional development?
The successful applicant must be passionate about teaching and helping pupils to raise standards through a creative and aspirational learning environment.
To be successful, you will:
- have a passion for science;
- be able to demonstrate a range of teaching skills and behavioural management techniques;
- be able to enthuse and inspire pupils;
- share the academy’s passion and belief that all children can succeed despite the challenges they may face;
- be either an experienced teacher or a newly qualified teacher (NQT) looking for your first opportunity.
Part time applications will be considered.
The Skegness Academy, part of the Greenwood Academies Trust, is located in the seaside town of Skegness on the beautiful Lincolnshire coast. It opened in 2010 and occupies a large site with extensive sports facilities, green space and new and refurbished buildings which gives pupils and staff a high quality learning environment.
The academy, led by Jo Edwards, Lead Principal, has a very supportive teaching team, committed to promoting high achievement in education whilst ensuring that standards of behaviour and uniform are impeccable. Pupils are supported to not only achieve highly but also to ensure they are prepared for their future through a variety of enrichment opportunities.
Working for GAT, means you can be assured that you will be contributing to our mission to enable every child to achieve their best. All our academies work collaboratively to share best practice and are supported by the expertise within the central team to enable them to focus on teaching and learning. As a GAT employee you will receive excellent opportunities for career progression and access to bespoke CPD from the Learning Alliance to enhance your professional growth.
Visits to the academy are warmly welcomed; please contact Jayne Abbott, PA to the Principal, on 01754 879123 or email jabbott@skegnessacademy.org.
For further information on this and other vacancies with the Greenwood Academies Trust, please visit http://www.greenwoodacademies.org/vacancy/11671/ or call our Recruitment Line on 0115 748 3344.
Closing date: Noon on 1st December 2016.
We also please ask that you complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form by visiting https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GATequalops
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks, therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
Ref: 16-17/SKA/005
About Skegness Academy
The Skegness Academy opened on 1 September 2010, replacing the predecessor St Clements College. We provide 11-19 education for up to 1190 pupils, including 340 in the Sixth Form.
The Academy occupies a large site with extensive sports facilities and green space. In recent years we have undergone substantial redevelopment to enable our learners to access high-quality and contemporary learning spaces including a brand-new gym area and classrooms with access to high-quality resources and technology.
At the Skegness Academy, we have high expectations of all our pupils and believe in rigorous and consistent enforcement of traditional basic standards of uniform, presentation and respect. This, in turn, ensures we create a positive climate for learning in which every pupil can reach their full potential.
Our vision is to deliver first-class education for pupils in a happy and secure environment so they can reach their full potential with no limit on what they can achieve. We firmly believe that every pupil can achieve the extraordinary through the acquisition of skills to develop the knowledge which will support them to raise their ambition.
Around 50% of our leavers in Year 13 continue their education to university with the majority being the first in their family to go. We are proud that we have very low NEETs at our Academy at both Post 16 and Post 18. Our strong careers provision enables all pupils to access high-quality impartial advice and guidance in order to support them to make appropriate and sustained decisions about their futures.
Pupils and staff will see a lot of the Senior Leadership Team during the Academy day. They spend a great deal of time around the Academy, visiting lessons and supporting staff to ensure that our high standards are being met and the quality of teaching and learning is consistently high. We have a clear behaviour policy which enables teachers to teach and students to learn through clear expectations and "on call" support during lessons.
The Academy offers a wide range of academic and vocational courses at both GCSE and A Level and we have seen a sustained improvement in our results over the past 5 years as we strive to become the local school of choice.
We are keen to involve our stakeholders in both the operational and strategic decision-making process at the Skegness Academy and we are proud to maintain strong relationships with the local business and labour market to provide our pupils with work insight opportunities and develop their life skills. We regularly consult with our parents and pupils to ensure we are providing an inclusive educational experience that is personalised to each and every pupil at our Academy.
All teaching staff are given a laptop and staff wellbeing is a priority at the Skegness Academy with access to Perkbox and a staff wellbeing group. This group consults with staff and makes recommendations to the Principal. For example, we have purchased Markmate for teachers and continue to investigate and support further strategies for reducing workload.
Skegness Academy is situated in Skegness, a family-centred tourist resort on the East Coast of England. We are within 30 minutes of a wide range of picturesque towns and villages such as the market towns of Boston and Louth with twice weekly markets and Horncastle, famous for its antique shops. Market Rasen is also close by with its National Hunt Racecourse as is Woodhall Spa, famous for its National Golf Centre - the home of English Golf and just over an hour away is the city of Lincoln.
The average house price in Lincolnshire is £284,000 for detached properties and £167,000 for semi-detached properties.
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