Contract Type: 1.0FTE
Contract Term: Permanent
Salary: Teachers' Pay Scales plus £2k Recruitment & Retention Allowance (Temp 2 years)
Start Date: As soon as possible
Closing Date: Thursday 9th May 2024
The School
Newfield School is a successful 11-16 comprehensive school that sits at the heart of the locality we serve. We have a diverse community and have an excellent reputation across the city. Ofsted have rated us a good school and we continue to work hard to be truly exceptional. We work hard on behalf of our students and families and often go ‘above and beyond’ through our dedication and commitment to providing a safe and happy learning environment.
We believe that Achievement Leads to Opportunity and Choice and this is underpinned by our values:
• We are high performing because we are curious and have a thirst for knowledge.
• We are considerate and value our community.
• We succeed through commitment and relentless ambition.
In the classroom we follow Rosenshine’s Principles and Teach Like A Champion to guide our pedagogy. We explicitly teach knowledge, interleaving retrieval through our curriculum schema. We therefore look for teachers who are skilled in engaging students though their passion for their subject.
The Role
Newfield School is seeking to appoint a highly skilled and talented Teacher of Science to start as soon as possible. The role will benefit from a Recruitment and Retention Allowance of £2,000 (temporary for 2 years) for the right candidate. There may be an opportunity for the successful candidate to increase their responsibilities.
The Candidate
• You will be an excellent teacher of Science with an outstanding track record. You will be committed to developing the life chances of young people and inspire the love of Science. Innovative and resilient, you will have an unwavering commitment to student progress.
• We are looking for someone who will quickly fit in and work well with our Science Team, eager to learn and develop your own practice as well as share you own ideas, enthusiastic and want to make a difference.
Newfield Secondary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.