Teacher of Science
Caludon Castle School
TMS/UPS
Required for September 2024
Student learning is at the heart of everything we do at Caludon: our vision is to create an innovative learning environment which promotes high standards, celebrates excellence and personal achievement and encourages respect to all, from all, through fostering curiosity in a supportive, co-operative environment. If this resonates with you and you want to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated professional to join our science faculty. We are offering a scholarship package, to develop scientific subject knowledge and understand the pedagogy that underpins the teaching of it through specialist professional development, alongside the teaching post, for a suitable candidate.
You will be both ambitious and passionate about teaching science and bringing out the best from every single one of our students.
The successful applicant will:
• Be both ambitious and passionate about teaching science and bringing out the best from every single one of our students.
• Be an excellent classroom practitioner with a passion for teaching and learning;
• Be able to teach science up to A Level
• Have delivered strong outcomes across a range of ability levels;
• Have an ability to engage, enthuse and motivate students;
• Have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team;
• Deliver a curriculum that inspires and engages students and provides an aspirational and challenging learning experience;
• Be a committed, highly competent, energised, reflective and resilient individual;
This is an exciting time to join us. We are part of Castle Phoenix Multi Academy Trust which specialises in leadership and is committed to invest in and develop all staff and, most importantly, bring about the best possible outcomes for our students who deserve the very best.
We will play to your strengths and can offer you:
• A programme of training and development for the next stage in your career;
• Well-resourced classrooms and equipment. All staff have an iPad, as do the majority of our students. We are passionate about embedding and making best use of technology within our lessons to enhance our curriculum delivery;
• The opportunity to work within a supportive team of diligent and excellent teachers who have a wealth of expertise and experience and where innovation is fostered through faculty centred leadership;
• A range of benefits which includes cycle to work, free parking, an employee discount scheme, provision of an iPad, a commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition initiatives through the Trust’s people strategy and well-being committee;
• A strong and effective admin team to enable you to concentrate on your teaching.
You will be joining a school where staff share best practice so that our standard of teaching and support is both high quality and continually developing.
Visits and applications:
Visits to our school are welcomed. To arrange a visit please email Stacy Hands.
Closing Date: 9.00am Tuesday 7 May 2024
Interviews w/c 13 May 2024
If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date for applications, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2022.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.