Teacher of Science Full Time

The Stockwood Park Academy

The Shared Learning Trust – Staff Benefits

We offer a fantastic range of benefits across our trust, supporting our staff in a variety of ways. From an extensive Wellbeing package to an onsite car wash, you can be reassured that we have your best interests at heart.

Perkbox and Perkbox Medical NPQ’s Teacher Development Trust and training courses with The National College Staff social events, including 5 a-side football and BBQs Reduced gym membership rates and free on-site gym Staff recognition with reward shopping vouchers On-site Indian head or shoulder massage Online delivery drop off service, including Amazon Free eye test vouchers Onsite car was at reduced rates Support for all staff with an experienced licensed counsellor Free tea and coffee plus a reusable bamboo coffee cup for new starters Free onsite car parking at all academies Cycle to work scheme Enhanced pension employers’ contribution and death in service payment Dry cleaning and ironing service Refer a friend £500 bonus scheme

Teacher of Science

The Stockwood Park Academy are currently looking to recruit a Teacher of Science to join our successful team. Science is a subject where you can really captivate students’ attention with various exciting experiments and interactive lessons. At the Stockwood Park Academy, we have a large Science Faculty with modern, fully equipped labs and Science Technicians on hand to help. We are looking to appoint a teacher who is motivated to teach engaging and effective lessons with the range of resources we have available.

The Stockwood Park Academy are proud of the unrivalled education experience offered and you will certainly benefit from forward-thinking and supportive leadership, an encouraging and enthusiastic staff body and enterprising students. Our academy has state of the art facilities, fit for all your teaching needs.

We are looking for a teacher who wants to make a real difference in supporting students and furthering the success of the Science Department. We are on a really exciting journey of growth and development, and we are open to incorporating fresh ideas from new staff members.

It’s incredibly important to us here at The Stockwood Park Academy that all our teachers feel valued, listened to, mentored, challenged and given adequate opportunities to develop. As a Teaching Trust, we offer exceptional teacher training and high-quality professional development programmes catered to your needs. Consequently, we have many success stories of teachers that have joined us and been given excellent CPD and training that has allowed them to climb the career ladder.

If you want to grow and develop in a fast paced, dynamic and successful Academy, come and join us at The Stockwood Park Academy!

Key Duties

• Be able to develop, plan and deliver effective and high-quality learning experiences to all students.
• Be an aspirational professional who is enthusiastic, influential and committed to working in pursuit of success for the academy and its learners.
• To set high expectations for all pupils, to deepen their knowledge and understanding and to maximise their achievement.
• To assess pupils’ work systematically and use the results to inform future planning, teaching and curricular development.

The successful candidate will:

Resilience, adaptability and a can-do attitude. KS3 responsibility experience advantageous. A commitment to inclusive education support from a hard-working team. Good behaviour management skills and a sound knowledge of the Science curriculum at KS3 and KS4. The ability to work as part of a team and undertake pastoral duties as a form tutor will be a key requirement.

Job specifics

Start date: Asap or September 2023

Salary: MPS/UPS £28,000 – £43,685

Job Role: Full time, Permanent

Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer. The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of ‘children’ includes everyone under the age of 18.