Teacher of Science

The Littlehampton Academy is seeking to appoint a capable and enthusiastic fully qualified main grade Science teacher.  Those with a Sports Science background are welcome to apply. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join our vibrant and ambitious school.  Based in West Sussex on the South Coast, The Littlehampton Academy is a large and rapidly improving academy. There is a relentless drive to improve student performance in all areas. 

You will be joining the academy at an incredibly exciting time and will have opportunities to contribute significantly. The successful candidate will be motivated, creative and resilient, possessing the skills to deliver excellent quality teaching and learning and the drive to ensure successful outcomes are reached.

The Littlehampton Academy is an exciting, vibrant community where every individual is valued and expected to excel. Our mission is to inspire young people to develop a love for learning that will allow them to grow and flourish as they move through the school. Our students join us as children, but we aim to ensure that they leave our doors as accomplished young men and women, confident in their own abilities and ready to realise their aspirations in the world.
Our guiding principle is to put students at the heart of everything we do; we achieve this by promoting our shared values of Respect, Explore, Aspire, Persevere. To find out more about our academy and its excellent facilities, please visit our website or come and see us in action. You will be made most welcome.

Thank you for your interest in The Littlehampton Academy (TLA), where we aim to support our young people robustly to ensure that they make the requisite levels of progress and grow to be active citizens. A recent Ofsted visit highlighted the need to improve outcomes for our students; TLA, with new leadership in place, is determined to do that.  The Academy has a vibrant post-16 College, excellent facilities and thriving community links. 

We moved into our state-of-the-art new building in September 2012.  The additional investment that flows from becoming an Academy will provide you with outstanding opportunities for teaching and we are determined to provide excellent working conditions for all staff.  We will mentor you and provide a structured and comprehensive professional development programme, which will support your career aspirations.  Every member of staff is offered their own laptop.

Friendly students, hard-working staff and supportive members of the local community will extend a warm welcome to you.  If you are willing to give 100% and are determined to make a difference then we invite you to apply to join our team and help inspire generations to succeed. 

The Science Faculty is a large team of enthusiastic and supportive teachers based in a suite of 14 newly refurbished and well-resourced laboratories.
Our current focus is the continued development of an innovative and engaging KS3 curriculum based on skills and independent enquiry, whilst at KS4, students follow a range of flexible and personalised learning pathways leading to a variety of accredited courses including AQA GCSE Core and Additional Science and Further Additional Science.  At KS4 we also offer Triple Science - Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Post-16 courses include Physics, Chemistry and Biology to A2 Level.

We are looking for a committed, dynamic and inspirational Teacher of Science with an ability to teach across a range of ages and abilities, including examination groups.

You will be expected to use the Academy VLE to share resources and support learning. 

Person Specification for Main Scale Teacher:

• QTS
• Appropriate subject knowledge and understanding
• Outstanding teacher with high expectations of self and others
• Enthusiastic and well organised
• Effective form tutor or assistant form tutor
• A team player who will consistently implement Academy policies and who is whole-heartedly committed to The Littlehampton Academy ethos.

If you think you would like to join us, please email (or post) your letter of application, together with a completed application form.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and expect all staff to share this commitment.  The successful applicant will be required to provide a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.  Our child protection policies and recruitment procedures follow local and national guidance.

Please note we do not accept CVs.

We would welcome an opportunity to show you our Academy.  Please contact the Principal’s PA on 01903 711120 to arrange a visit.

West Sussex is centrally located on the coast of central southern England between Brighton and Chichester.  It has hundreds of square miles of countryside, over half of which are Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, vibrant and varied cities and towns plus miles of sunny seaside.

West Sussex has seven borough and district councils and is home to more than 750,000 people.  Littlehampton is in the Arun District. It has award-winning Blue Flag sandy beaches that have attracted family visitors for generations, while the River Arun and the harbour provide an exciting range of recreational water activities.

Transport links are good.  There is an extensive bus network and the road network offers excellent links to the M25 and M23 motorways.  The south coast is just 65 miles from London and 30 miles from Gatwick Airport.  There is direct access by rail to London Victoria Station and also to Gatwick.  The cross channel ferry ports of Portsmouth (25 miles) and Newhaven (35 miles) can also be reached by train and are within an hour’s drive.

Fitness fanatics are well catered for: the Inspire Leisure Centre has an array of facilities for all to enjoy, including two swimming pools, sports hall and state-of-the-art gym.  For those who like to exercise in the open air there are approximately 4,035km (2,507 miles) of public rights of way allowing access throughout the county, from the rolling Sussex Downs to the coastal plain, with its wooded harbours and open beaches.  Other popular activities include a variety of cycle routes, golf at a wonderful seaside links course in Littlehampton itself, and of course many water sports including fishing, sailing, wind surfing, kite surfing and scuba diving.

For further information on what Sussex can offer, visit:

www.arun.gov.uk

www.westsussex.gov.uk

www.eastsussex.gov.uk

Visit our website or our eteach career page for an application form.

Closing date: Monday 21 November 2016 at 9.00 am

We reserve the right to close the vacancy before the closing date so please apply early