Science Teacher (All specialisms considered: Physics or Chemistry preferred)
Moseley School and Sixth Form
Birmingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPR
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2015
- Apply by:
- 15 May 2015
Job overview
Salary: MPR plus “Golden Hello” up to £5,000 with agreed relocation costs for an outstanding candidate
Moseley School and Sixth Form is a large, friendly Foundation school, with 1,300 students from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds. We pride ourselves on our high academic aspirations and this year we achieved our best ever A level and GCSE results. At Moseley School, you will find lively, courteous atmosphere, excellent student welfare and core belief in the power of education to transform lives.
Our school is looking to add to our dynamic team of teachers at Moseley School with the appointment of a dedicated and enthusiastic Teacher of Science, to at least KS4.
Our perfect candidate:
- Been proven as a consistently good practitioner.
- A track record of using creative, innovative and engaging teaching practices, combined with positive learning outcomes for your pupils, to ensure that they all achieve at least good progress.
- An enthusiastic approach to your core subject area and have the ability to teach to at least KS4.
- The energy, creativity, resolve and tenacity to make a significant contribution to the whole school, including extra-curricular enrichment opportunities.
We can offer the right person:
- Working in a highly successful faculty – 2014 80% of our cohort did GCSE Science resulting in 3 and 4 levels of progress above the national. A small minority of students successfully competed BTEC Science – 100% 4 Levels of progress were made.
- A Level Physics, Biology and Chemistry are taught – all subjects achieved positive valued added in 2014.
- A competitive recruitment and retention package for a candidate with appropriate experience.
- A warm, welcoming and dedicated professional team within the Science Faculty
- The highest quality professional development through a wide and diverse programme within the school and the extensive use of our professional networks within the area. This includes opportunities to become involved in educational research programmes as part of our partnership with the local Teaching School and Princes Teaching Institute.
- The opportunity to work with the latest innovations in classroom technology and state-of-the-art equipment in our extensive and newly refurbished Science laboratories, all housed in our enviable campus, which consists of a Grade II listed building, a brand-new teaching block (opened in 2013) and lots of leafy outdoor space.
- High aspirations and expectations of student achievement.
- A competitive recruitment and retention package for a candidate with appropriate experience.
- Subsidised Healthcare Options.
- Access to our on-site Health and Fitness Centre, including gym.
Informal visits to the School are welcomed; to make arrangements or for further details about this vacancy please contact Catherine Hubbard at Hays Education on 0121 236 4476/ moseleyschool@hays.com
Closing date: No later than 9.00am on Friday 15th May 2015
Interviews: w/c 18th May 2015
For further details regarding this job opportunity and to apply, please contact Catherine Hubbard at Hays Education on 0121 236 4476/ 07595 968690 or via email moseleyschool@hays.com
Completed applications for this role should be returned to Hays Education either via email or post (moseleyschool@hays.com / Hays Education, St Philips House, St Philips Place, Birmingham, B3 2SL) Please note that previous applicants need not apply.
To apply for this post, you must complete the school’s application form and provide an accompanying letter of application advising how you meet the requirement of this role (no more than 2 sides of A4, minimum font size 10).
We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Moseley School, Wake Green Road
Moseley
Birmingham
B13 9UU
About Moseley School and Sixth Form
- Moseley School and Sixth Form
- Wake Green Road, Moseley, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B13 9UU
- United Kingdom
Our school
Moseley School and Sixth Form is an inspirational place to learn, where teachers with a passion for teaching and learning, nurture the curiosity, creativity and imagination of students. The school’s systems are geared to support the progress of all students. The curriculum, assessment, staffing, timetable, technology and a wealth of other resources enable each student to receive personalised support to achieve ambitious goals. A global perspective, that celebrates diversity and respect for individual rights, pervades the school and helps us to nurture responsible citizens and independent thinkers.
At Moseley all staff are provided with a level of guidance and training which enables them to develop as leading professionals in order that they can make a significant contribution to the educational community in Birmingham and nationally. Staff and students receive support and guidance to prepare them for the next step in their careers. At Moseley, we provide a safe and healthy school environment that enables students to thrive. We want staff and students to work in an emotionally intelligent school where we acknowledge the fallibility of human beings and recognise the impact our actions and words have on others.
Our pastoral system ensures that each student is cared for and their needs are met through effective partnerships with all our stakeholders, especially parents and carers. All students have opportunities to broaden their social and cultural horizons. The school provides a clear moral framework based on shared values in which the students feel safe and can flourish. Students are encouraged to reflect on their own beliefs, appreciate different views and develop understanding of their own identity and their own self-worth. Moseley School and Sixth Form is a place where staff and students are aware of how personal and political decisions affect the future of the environment and of their responsibility to help to sustain our planet.
We are a caring community where positive personal relationships have a civilising influence. We recognise the potential in everyone and we support and challenge everyone to achieve their potential. We provide opportunities for our students to develop leadership and resilience, to demonstrate initiative and to improve their personal communication skills. All of the School’s diverse communities share the vision and purpose of the school and through developing character and scholarship we are striving to achieve excellence.
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