Teacher of Science
Park High School
Lancashire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01 September 2014
- Apply by:
- 22 April 2014
Job overview
Teacher of Science, Lancashire
(Ability to teach either: Biology, Chemistry or Physics up to GCSE)
Park High School is a successful over-subscribed 11-16 Specialist Mathematics & Computing School, pleasantly situated close to the Yorkshire Dales. We pride ourselves in providing an exceptional, holistic education for all of our students with creative learning pathways catering for the full range of abilities. In our last OfSTED inspection Park High School was recognised for being a good school characterised by a drive to raise aspirations and bring out the best in each student. This continues to underpin the ethos of our school.
We are a school committed to:
- Raising aspirations and bringing out the best in all students
- Exceptionally high levels of academic achievement and personal development
- Our mission of developing young people with active and creative minds
Park High School will provide:
- Staff who will unfailingly reassure students that by working together there are no barriers that they cannot overcome to achieve their full potentia
- Students who strive to attain exceptionally high levels of academic achievement and personal development
- Excellent opportunities for your professional development
- Friendly and supportive colleagues, who go the extra mile
We are looking to appoint a colleague who will:
- Be an outstanding classroom practitioner, providing engaging and creative learning experiences for all students
- Motivate, challenge and inspire students within the Science Faculty to be the best that they can be.
- Are committed to raising the achievement of every student
- Have high expectations and a commitment to the wider life of the school
Park High School is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children.
Closing date for applications is noon on Tuesday 22 April 2014
Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 28 April 2014
For further details or queries about the post please contact K Dobney at the school on Tel: 01282 865200 Email: kdobney@park-high.lancs.sch.uk
Electronic applications are welcome by email please email to, confirmation will be sent when the application is received. teacherapplications@park-high.lancs.sch.uk
Secondary, 11 - 16, Mixed
No of Students 950
School Type Mainstream
Funding status State
Religious Character Non - Denominational
Venables Avenue
Colne
Lancashire
BB8 7DP
About Park High School
Park High School is a successful 11-16 comprehensive school situated on the edge of Colne and close to the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
There are over 1091 students on roll and we are pleased to be oversubscribed. Our mission is to develop young people with active and creative minds, a sense of understanding and compassion for others, and the courage to act on their beliefs. We are a school committed to raising aspirations and bringing out the best in all students. We stress the total development of each young person and are driven by an unswerving determination that no pupil in our school will be left behind.
Park High School will provide:
- Staff who will unfailingly reassure students that by working together there are no barriers that they cannot overcome to achieve their full potential.
- Students who strive to attain exceptionally high levels of academic achievement and personal development.
- Excellent opportunities for your professional development Friendly and supportive colleagues, who go the extra mile.
Strengths of our school highlighted in our recent Ofsted report include:
- There is a nurturing ethos in the school that creates an environment in which pupils can thrive.
- Pupils are polite and friendly, take pride in their school community, behave extremely well around school.
- Leaders are not afraid to take bold strategic and radical decisions to bring about long-term sustained improvement through visionary leadership.
- The school is driven by an unassuming yet unswerving determination that no pupil will be left behind.
- The work the school does to keep its pupils safe is exemplary.
- The school curriculum is organized into personalised learning pathways in both key stages, enabling pupils to be appropriately supported and challenged.
- The governance of the school is of a very high quality.
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