Lead Practitioner - Science

Are you looking for exciting and rewarding career progression? At Worle Community School we are on an improvement journey - we are looking for staff to join our team and help us work towards our goals.

We are delighted to offer the opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate Lead Teacher of Science to join our high achieving, successful and dedicated team on a permanent basis from September 2024. This is a TLR position, which also comes with a recruitment allowance as we are committed to finding the best people to work with us. 

The specific Teaching and Learning Responsibilities (TLR) will be agreed with the successful applicant, but it will be for one of the following areas:

• Teaching and Learning
• Assessment and Progress
• Key Stage 3
• Key Stage 4

The successful applicant will be expected to teach across KS3 to KS4 and work closely with the Head of Science to develop educational provision within Science. The role will also require working collaboratively with Science colleagues across Trust on a range of projects, including Assessment.

We expect the successful applicant to demonstrate a clear understanding of how to deliver the Science curriculum and raise the standards and achievement of our students.

The Priory Learning Trust (Somerset Business Award winner for Employer of the Year) is looking to recruit a Science teacher to work at Worle Community School – An Academy site in Weston-super-Mare, a five minute drive from Junction 21 on the M5, 2.9 miles from the beach, with strong public transport links.

At Worle Community School, we work hard to make our students, staff and communities PROUD of Worle. We aim to be:

• Prepared
• Respectful
• Optimistic
• Understanding
• Determined 

WCSA is a community school at heart - we focus on developing children and young people into well rounded individuals, who leave school not only with good grades, but also valuable life experiences and an aspirational mindset, with high expectations of, and for, themselves. 

At WCSA, we also look after our colleagues. We offer high quality development opportunities and a supportive, dynamic and diverse workplace, highly supported by a hands-on team in all areas, from support, to teaching, to senior leadership.

We invest in staff to develop them as classroom practitioners. Staff benefit from:

• a coaching programme to develop their practice within the classroom, working together to find solutions to improve learning and progress for all students. 
• an excellent CPD programme based around WalkThrus materials that really allows staff to make use of research informed pedagogy to embed effective teaching strategies in the classroom. 

For support staff at WCSA, we offer a variety of development opportunities - fully funded apprenticeships, free GCSE’s to staff, cross site working and opportunities to share best practice and experiences across all of our trust schools. 

We are a flexible employer and will do our best to accommodate all types of working, so please do apply. We are an employer who takes staff workload seriously. For teachers at WCSA, we support staff with centralised systems where appropriate, a two week October half term break, and a sensible marking policy. We work together as one team to support each other, with the added benefit of being a part of a large Trust in the local area with opportunities that reflect this. 

What you will do to be successful here;

• Plan teaching to achieve progression in students’ learning
• Set tasks, including homework, which challenge students and ensure a high level of interest
• Identifying the needs of individuals and groups within the class, taking note of individual education plans and the requirements of the code of practice, tailoring the teaching to take account of their identified needs 

What you will need to succeed; 

•   QTS and a passion for your subject area
•  An ability to teach across a range of students of different ages and abilities

At the Priory Learning Trust, we offer a comprehensive employee benefits package. This includes things like…

• Access to the PLaTform - where you can find exclusive shopping discounts and offers, and a dedicated wellbeing centre
• Access for all employees to a Healthcare service and healthcare cash back plan - this is fully funded for all employees and their dependants 
• Discounted childcare on our Little Learners and Pre-schools for all parents AND grandparents
• A contributory pension scheme, offering generous employee contribution rates
• Health & Fitness offers, including incredible discounts on @Worle Sports Centre and Nuffield Health
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Free tea and coffee
• Opportunities for Continued Professional Development (CPD)
• Free on-site parking
• EV car charging points
• Flu vaccinations on site, during the working day, free of charge