Head of Science
Blackpool Sixth Form College
Blackpool
- Expired
- Salary:
- £43,741 to £49,163 per annum plus 2014/15 pay award
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 13 October 2014
Job overview
Ref: 1415/011
£43,741 to £49,163 per annum plus 2014/15 pay award, plus up to £3,000 for relocation costs (a higher salary is available for an outstanding candidate)
Bring your fresh ideas to this popular high-performing and ambitious department. Pioneer innovative new initiatives as you make a positive impact on our future.
You've the vision to deliver an exceptional science provision that engages and inspires every student to excel. Then join the team here at Blackpool Sixth - and enjoy all the freedom, scope and support you need to put that vision to work.
Great things are happening in our science department right now. It's rapidly improving and growing. But we need your fresh perspective and exciting new ideas to take that development to the next level. Key to your success will be your ability to lead a team to provide an excellent learning experience across all subjects. As well as the core AS & A Level courses, these include a range of BTEC programmes in Applied Science and Engineering. We are also working with the Royal Society of Chemists and will shortly be appointing a Chemistry Fellow in order to promote Chemistry teaching throughout the region.
You'll be taking your career to the next level too as you drive imaginative ways to share best practice, enhance student success and develop the performance of your team. It's your opportunity to shape the direction of science teaching - and inspire everyone around you to excel within a collaborative and supportive culture. Experience of teaching and developing curricula in a science subject is a must. Being an outstanding teacher yourself is more important than post-16 experience.
This is an excellent opportunity with an outstanding location to match. We're on the Lancashire border, not far from the Ribble Valley, Lake District and stunning Fylde coast. The vibrant cities of Manchester and Liverpool are both within easy reach.
With a dedicated, high-performing teaching team and state-of-the-art facilities, we're proud to be rated Outstanding by Ofsted. As the first sixth form college to be awarded Teaching School status, we have also been recognised as a Mathematics Lead Teaching School, supported by the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM). Our Teaching School has recently gained SCITT accreditation and our Academy Trust sponsors three local schools, so you may also have the opportunity to influence local science teaching.
You can also look forward to excellent Terms and Conditions including 205 working days per year and access to the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
To find out more and apply, please visit www.blackpoolsixth.ac.uk/vacancies or email personnel@blackpoolsixth.ac.uk.
Closing date: Monday 13th October 2014, 12.00pm Midday
Interviews: Tuesday 21st October 2014
Blackpool Sixth is committed to equality of opportunity for all.
Blackpool Sixth Form College is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners, staff and visitors. All staff will be carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasise the college's commitment to safeguarding. All posts, including volunteers, are subject to enhanced DBS clearance.
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About Blackpool Sixth Form College
- Blackpool Sixth Form College
- Blackpool Old Road, Blackpool
- Lancashire
- FY3 7LR
- United Kingdom
We are a high-achieving sixth form, giving our students an excellent springboard to success. We educate the whole student, providing all with excellent teaching and opportunities for growth and personal development. We are recognised by Ofsted as an outstanding sixth form. We are relatively small in size, with just over 2000 students and approximately 200 staff. This means that we are a close and caring community.
We serve the whole Fylde Coast area, which includes Poulton-le-Fylde and Lytham St Annes, as well as Blackpool and the surrounding towns and villages. Blackpool Sixth is a friendly, positive and supportive place to work and is rated Grade One: Outstanding by Ofsted (2009). In 2009, we became one of the first organisations in the country to be awarded the Investors in People Gold Award. Staff are committed to the needs and aspirations of our students and supported by an extensive programme of staff development.
Staff are highly committed to the needs and aspirations of our students. The continued growth in student numbers and planned curriculum developments has enabled the sixth form to invest in new staff and new buildings. The college is designated as a Teaching School in partnership with Hodgson Academy and it's a really exciting time to be part of Blackpool Sixth.
All new staff are offered a thorough induction program; this is supplemented for Newly Qualified Teachers with a comprehensive series of training sessions throughout the academic year. All new staff are allocated a mentor in their probationary year, they are here to offer support and guidance in your new role.It's not just teachers that we develop, both teaching and support staff are involved in an annual programme of staff development, supported by individual performance management reviews and training and development plans.
On top of the internal opportunities staff now also benefit from a wider programme of Continuing Professional Development events which come from being part of the Teaching School Alliance, these include nationally accredited programmes.
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