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Head of Science (Sponsorship possibility)

Job details
Posting date: 26 June 2024
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 04 July 2024
Location: Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 4BY
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 5ea1a56c-adc8-4ac8-9b65-389600640564

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Excellent subject knowledge in Science.

Good ICT skills and their application to the teaching of Science.

To be organized and able to maintain accurate records.

To be able to think and plan strategically and manage the classroom.

To be aware of educational developments in and around the subject.

To have the ability to reflect on your own practice

What the school offers its staff

At Bexhill Academy, we strive to create equal opportunities for all our students, ensuring that they have access to the best resources and support to thrive academically and personally. Our inclusive approach celebrates diversity, fostering an environment where students from all backgrounds can learn from one another and develop essential life skills such as empathy, tolerance, and respect. We provide a variety of academic pathways and personalized support systems, tailoring our educational approach to meet the unique needs and aspirations of each student. By nurturing their individual strengths and talents, we equip our students with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in an ever-changing world.

Further details about the role



We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and enthusiastic leader, who is seeking to make a real, positive change to student outcomes in Science.The successful candidate will possess exceptional interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence, alongside an ability to set a vision, confidently nurture, and develop staff, so that children are inspired to love Science. You will lead a large, well-qualified staff in ‘state of the art’ facilities.

In return, we can offer an environment where you will gain whole school experience and learn much on your journey to senior leadership and headship.

Our school is unique, exciting and innovative – our philosophy is inclusive and founded on respect.If you feel this fits with your own value set and you have a track record of leading change, raising standards and you strive for excellence, then this might be just the role for you.

We aim to recruit staff who:

• Love the processes of teaching and learning and are keen to continually develop their own skills;
• Recognise that teaching can be a demanding job and react positively to those demands;
• Will subscribe to the ethos of the Academy and be committed to get the very best from our students;
• Take every opportunity, in and out of the classroom, to talk to students, model expected behaviours and build positive relationships;
• Remain at the forefront of pedagogy, educational research and debate.
• See themselves as having the potential to become senior school leaders of the future.



Commitment to safeguarding

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

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