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What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an experienced and ambitious Science teacher looking for the next step in your career? Astor Secondary School is seeking a dynamic and innovative Head of Science to lead our successful Science department.

About the Role:

• Leadership and management of the Science department, ensuring high-quality teaching and learning across all key stages.
• Development and implementation of a vibrant curriculum that inspires students to achieve their full potential.
• Monitoring and improving standards of teaching and learning to ensure outstanding outcomes for all students.
• Leading a team of dedicated Science teachers, supporting their professional development and promoting collaboration within the department.
• Responsibility for managing department resources and budgets.
• Management of the Science Technician, ensuring efficient operation of the practical resources and support for teaching, overseeing their roles and responsibilities to facilitate the smooth running of science labs and experiments

About You:

• A qualified teacher with QTS and a strong track record of excellent teaching in Science (MPS/UPS).
• Proven leadership experience or potential, with the ability to inspire and motivate both students and staff.
• Strong subject knowledge across Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, with the ability to teach at Key Stages 3, 4, and ideally 5.
• Committed to raising standards and ensuring excellent outcomes for all students.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage time and resources effectively.

What the school offers its staff

At Astor Secondary School, we pride ourselves on fostering a warm, supportive, and nurturing environment for both our students and staff. We prioritise the professional development and wellbeing of our team members at every step. As part of our commitment to staff welfare, we offer an array of benefits, including access to our Employee Support Programme featuring complimentary counselling support, GP appointments, and wellbeing resources. Additionally, we provide a competitive salary-based pension scheme, a dedicated wellbeing day during term time, an enticing staff discount scheme, an eye-care programme, and complimentary tea and coffee on site.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Legislation.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a passionate teacher looking for your next step? We are looking for a qualified, experienced teacher to join Harris Academy Falconwood as Head of Science.

We would like to hear from you if you:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, and, ideally, management training
• Demonstrate successful teaching of GCSE at good or better level
• Have experience of initiation and effective management of change
• Show evidence of raising achievement in present post and showing good value added for groups
• Have knowledge of current curriculum developments in subject and their implications
• Have good knowledge and understanding of current educational thinking
• Show good understanding of how children learn and how to raise standards of achievement
• Have good communication skills in speech and writing
• Display excellent organisational skills
• Be able to build and sustain professional standards and relationships with students
• Be able to contribute towards creating a safe and protective environment

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

What the school offers its staff

We pride ourselves in creating a supportive community where our students are offered the best educational experience in order to develop confidence, self-belief and self-drive.

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.

In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.

Further details about the role

The purpose of your role will be:

• To be accountable for leading, managing and developing the subject area.
• To raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole subject/curriculum area and to monitor and support student progress.
• To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students studying in the department, in accordance with the aims of the academy and the curricular policies determined by the Governing Body and Principal.
• To teach the relevant subject across the age and ability range.
• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
• To effectively manage and deploy staff, financial and physical resources within the department.
• To share and support the school's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.

Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:

• Operational and strategic planning (including formulating the subject and faculty improvement plans, and leading the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment and teaching strategies)
• Ensuring the delivery of an appropriate, comprehensive, high quality and cost effective curriculum and leading development of the subject and its delivery
• Staff development (including recruiting, building and managing an effective team of motivated staff)
• Student outcomes (including ensuring the effective operation of target setting, monitoring and evaluation systems and the input and maintenance of accurate student data)
• Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students)
• Teaching, including acting as an outstanding role model

Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.