Teacher of Science (Physics)
Wilmslow High School
Cheshire East
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- Expired
- Salary:
- Main or Upper Pay Range
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 01.09.2017
- Apply by:
- 17 April 2017
Job overview
Wilmslow High School
Holly Road
Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ
School age range: 11-18
Number on roll: 2,006 including 486 sixth form (11 - 18)
Salary range: Main or Upper Pay Range
Start date: 1st September 2017
Teacher of Science (Physics)
An opportunity has arisen within Wilmslow High School’s highly successful, well-organised and forward-thinking science team. The post is to cover a maternity leave and will last until 31st August 2018. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic team member who has the knowledge and skills required to support and develop the team’s performance, teaching science at KS3, physics at KS4 and possibly KS5. In addition, they will actively involve themselves in the 'team' approach that is a feature of science education at Wilmslow High School. The post is full-time.
The successful candidate will:
· be a professional and enthusiastic teacher
· have the ability to teach physics at GCSE level, and desirably at A level
· contribute to the sense of excitement about science that our community has
· have a knowledge of, and willingness to take responsibility for promoting, high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of standard English, whatever the teacher's specialist subject
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: Tuesday 18th April 2017 at 12 noon
Interview date: Monday 24th April 2017
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.cheshire.sch.uk/vacancies or www.tes.com
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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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