Teacher of Science

Teacher of Science

Start date: As soon as possible

Salary: United Learning Teacher’s Pay Structure (Competitive with MPS/UPS)

Contract: Full-time, permanent. 

Why join our Academy:

Irlam and Cadishead Academy is a welcoming, ambitious and nurturing secondary school that seeks to give students a genuine enjoyment of learning. Guided by our values of Respect, Enthusaism, Ambition and Determination, we have a relentless drive to ensure the best possible education for our students.

We are proud to have established a culture of high expectations and high aspirations and through a broad curriculum and extracurricular programme, we aim to give our students every opportunity to gain the skills, knowledge and experiences they need to become caring and confident citizens of tomorrow.

By joining Irlam and Cadishead Academy you will also become part of United Learning - a unique group of independent and state schools which work together to bring out ‘the best in everyone’. As part of United Learning, we seek to deliver an Education with Character in order to equip our students with the skills and personal attributes they need to succeed in adult life.

All our staff have access to United Learning’s comprehensive programme of Continuous Professional Development and there are many opportunities for career progression. As part of a cluster of United Learning schools in Salford, you will also benefit from working closely with colleagues at other schools in order share best practice and collaborate on joint projects.

We do not shy away from high standards; good uniform, behaviour and attitudes all provide the foundations for effective learning. Our students come to school ready to learn and determined to succeed. Across our school, we are proud to have built a calm, purposeful climate that allows students to enjoy their learning. We firmly believe that good character is something that stays with us for a lifetime, so we promote kindness, confidence and resilience in all we do. Our students are polite, respectful and courteous. As a school, we strive to support one another and celebrate our successes.

About the role

We are looking to recruit a passionate and committed teacher of Science, who is able to plan and teach engaging lessons for our students. Through having the highest expectations, you will be able to continue to drive up standards of achievement, attainment and enjoyment for the subject, so that all students can make exceptional progress.

You will be committed to leading learning within the classroom, which has high quality teaching and learning at its’ heart. A strong desire to develop, within students a real interest in the subject, enthuse, motivate, and inspire generating within them a love of learning.

 The successful candidate will be: 

• highly motivated and enthusiastic.
• Passionate about learning and has a strong subject knowledge.
• A committed team player, you will have excellent organisational skills.
• The ability to motivate both students and peers.
• dedicated to setting high standards and expectations in student outcomes, behaviour, attendance and appearance, and to celebrate success and achievements.
• Good communication skills as you will be a crucial point of contact between home and the Academy.
• act as a role model to students so professionalism and confidentiality will be your key attributes.

We can offer you: 

• access to an Employee Assistance Programme. 
• over 250 employee exclusive benefits through our partners, Perkbox, including access to discounted cinema tickets, holidays and gym memberships, car leasing and Cycle2work schemes 
• access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. 
• occupational sick pay, protecting you and your family 
• continuous Professional Development options that will be tailored to your needs 
• competitive maternity, paternity and adoption benefits 

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.

If you want to find out more, please visit our website https://irlamandcadishead.org.uk

Please note we cannot except CV’s.

Closing date: 24th march 2023