PE Teacher - looking to teach Key Stage 3 Science

Calling all PE Teachers interested in teaching KS3 Science! 

Newhouse Academy – part of the Hollingworth Learning Trust – has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious PE teacher, looking to improve their employability by gaining valuable experience in teaching KS3 Science at our academy from Summer term/September 2024.

Due to the rousing success of our current programme to train PE Teachers to become Science and Maths Teachers, we are looking for a great practitioner to teach Science at Newhouse Academy. 

Our current KS3 Assistant Head of Science joined the academy as a trained PE teacher with the view to teach KS3 Science. After comprehensive support, they developed to be a valuable asset for our department and have subsequently taken on the responsibility for KS3 across the department. This outlines our desire to ensure that staff have ample opportunity to progress and develop within Newhouse Academy.

“Career wise and enjoyment wise it was the best move I ever made.”

In return, we will offer comprehensive training, plus the support of our talented and experienced Science Department and Senior Leadership Team. If you are looking for an opportunity to broaden your skill-set, our Trust has a proven track record of developing its staff through professional development opportunities both externally and internally.

Newhouse Academy is a comprehensive secondary school, situated close to the M60 in the town of Heywood. We work closely with our partner school, Hollingworth Academy, and are on a school improvement journey to deliver rising academic standards. The emphasis for the academy is the ‘Our People’ high expectations agenda, where we have concentrated on doing the right thing for our people, through a carefully constructed personal development curriculum.

We are very pleased with the progress that the school is making, excited about the potential for our current and future students, and are all working tirelessly to ensure that we keep moving forward, delivering the very best education.

We are delighted by our recent Ofsted report, which graded the academy as ‘Good’ for Leadership & management, Personal development and Behaviour & attitudes. This fantastic achievement followed GCSE results from summer 2023 that led to Newhouse Academy being placed ‘top of similar schools nationally’, by the Fischer Family Trust, based on Progress 8. 

Newhouse Academy has been chosen as one of 50 schools nationally to gain government funding for building development, which will see a brand new build for our Science, PE and Technology departments, and is well underway, set to open later this year. 

Newhouse Academy strives for ‘high expectations in all that we do’ and the successful candidate will be committed to helping us achieve this. 

“Doing the right thing for our people”

We actively welcome visits and would be delighted to show you around our Academy, so you can fully appreciate our learning environment and meet our team. If you would like to arrange a visit, please email Rebekah Duffy on recruitment@newhouseacademy.co.uk.

The ideal candidate will;

● Hold qualified teacher status; 

● Be keen to improve their subject knowledge, in Science in particular, therefore widening the opportunity for future employment; 

● Share our drive towards ensuring that all students reach their desired, ambitious destinations;

● Be dedicated to improving the life chances of students at Newhouse Academy; 

● If an experienced teacher, you will have credible results in your subject area over time. 

In return, we offer: 

● Membership of the Teachers’ Pension scheme 

● Funded CPD for nationally recognised qualifications 

● A package of health benefits from Medicash 

● Free use of gym facilities 

● Staff activities, including a Wellbeing Café, running/cycling/walking group

● Ample car parking 

Hours: Full time equivalent

Salary: MPS / UPS

Contract type: Permanent

Start date: Summer term/September 2024

Closing date for applications: Monday 15th April 2024 at 09.00am

Interviews: TBC

To apply for this position, please complete the application form and supporting documents and email them to recruitment@newhouseacademy.co.uk by the closing date. CV's are not accepted as a form of application.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. The information requested for applicants is considered to be objectively justified to comply with government guidance on safer recruitment in such areas. Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring check. 

The Hollingworth Learning Trust operates a Smoke Free Policy for all employees that applies to any building and associated grounds within the immediate vicinity of the building, which is wholly owned, leased or operated and occupied by the school.