Second in Science

Second in Science

MPS/UPS - £30,000 - £46,525 + TLR2a (£3214)

Full Time

Required for September 2024.

Closing Date: 22nd May 2024

Applications will be considered on receipt.

Do you want to work in a school where behaviour is exceptional and you are able to teach as the

expert in the room? Do you want to lead and teach in a school where staff are valued, supported

and developed? Will you be an excellent leader, teacher and a member of staff that colleagues can

rely on? Will you put our students and their futures first?

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented recently qualified teacher to develop into a leader in

science. We are a small school with excellent opportunities for staff to develop leadership

experience in a safe, nurturing environment to prepare for responsibility across larger teams and

schools. This new opportunity as second in science has arisen due to the promotion of 2 staff

members (internally and externally). The second in science role will support the significant

development of science at Ridgeway and give the successful applicant key responsibilities but a

manageable workload in a small and supportive team.

This role would suit any practitioner, but we feel we are uniquely placed to support high quality

teachers, early in their career to take on responsibility and fast track them through leadership

development. With around 300 students, a small team of committed staff and strong leadership

opportunities, we are the perfect school in which to develop your skills as a first-class leader.

Ridgeway Secondary School is rapidly becoming a great school, a place where the very best staff

want to work with amazing students in a supportive environment. Read our 2021 Ofsted report and

then come and visit us. You will see for yourself, the incredible progress that we have made in such

a short space of time and the amazing learning and working environment that we have created.

You will have the highest expectations, knowledge, skills and commitment to teaching and learning

and will help refine and shape an outstanding curriculum that makes a positive difference to our

students. You will have integrity, be ambitious, tenacious, caring, driven and a team player. The role

will be challenging and exciting, and you will be supported by a Head of Department and the wider

trust with opportunities for progression as both the school and trust grow.

Interested candidates who wish to have an informal conversation about this role are welcome to

contact Matthew Ball, Headteacher. Further information, including job description, person

specification and application form, are available from the school website.

Ridgeway is an equal opportunities employer, and all appointments are subject to appropriate

checks for child protection and safety. Applications should be made via the Ridgeway application

form addressed to Mrs H Rea – PA to SLT.

Appointment will be subject to references and an Enhanced DBS check in line with school

safeguarding policy.

Shires Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all

staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS

check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education, Shires Multi Academy

Trust is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on appointed candidates. This may

help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the Shires

Multi Academy Trust might want to explore with you. The Trust is committed to the promotion of

equal opportunities and diversity. Ridgeway Secondary School is a company limited by guarantee - Registered in England No. 7610791.