Teacher of Science
Avon Valley Academy
Wiltshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS dependent on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2017
- Apply by:
- 9 October 2016
Job overview
Avon Valley College is seeking to appoint a talented, dynamic and innovative teachers to teach Key Stage 3 and 4 students in our friendly Science Department. There is also an opportunity for the right candidate to teach Science up to Key Stage 5, although experience of A Level teaching is not essential. This post will also be suitable for an NQT. The successful applicant will have a track record for achieving excellence and will possess the necessary skills to deliver high quality lessons. There is the possibility of the successful candidate taking on responsibilities within the faculty in the near future.
The College was last inspected by OFSTED in March 2014 and was judged to be a good school.
Extracts from OFSTED report
“Students make good, and often very good progress”.
“Teaching is good and this is reflected in the work produced by students”.
Interested applicants should apply by letter with contact details of referees (including email and telephone numbers) and should include the application form which can be downloaded from our website www.salisburyplainacademies.org.uk
For further information please see the Information for Applicants document attached.
Closing date for applications is the 10th October 2016 with interviews taking place during the following week.
For an informal conversation regarding this post please ring 01980 652467 or email the Principal on principal@avonvalleycollege.org.uk
Avon Valley College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Rigorous checks will be undertaken of the successful applicants’ background credentials, including enhanced CRB checks.
Attached documents
About Avon Valley Academy
- Avon Valley Academy
- Recreation Road, Durrington, Salisbury
- Wiltshire
- SP4 8HH
- United Kingdom
Respect. Determination. Excellence.
Avon Valley Academy is a thriving, co-educational school, educating young people between the ages of 11 and 16 years. Located in Durrington, our school has a strong reputation for being at the heart of the community and has built strong relationships with the two local army bases, at Larkhill and Bulford.
As a school, we aim for every lesson and every day to be exceptional. To achieve this, we ensure that all staff have access to a wide variety of training and are given time to foster strong relationships with our students. Our staff take pride in how well they know our students, and are always looking to go the extra mile to help them achieve their dreams.
With our strong pastoral care and high standards for behaviour, our school encourages students to have high self-worth and love coming to school. This has created a vibrant school community in which each individual can thrive.
In May 2022, we joined Acorn Education Trust, which has provided exciting opportunities to improve local education and draw on collective experience. We work closely with other schools within the Trust and the central team to help us continue to grow from strength to strength.
Our school has a wide range of excellent facilities, including:
- Sports fields, netball courts, tennis courts, astro turf pitches, a gym and a sports hall;
- Dance and drama studios;
- Interactive whiteboards and projectors in classrooms;
- Computer suites in most teaching areas;
- Large hall equipped with full AV system and a stage for our productions, events and concerts;
- Library with a wide range of reading materials;
- Subject area suites for science, design technology and art;
- Enhanced Provision via our Link and Learning and Welfare Hub, as well as a Behaviour Hub;
- New buildings;
- Large grounds.
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