Head of Science
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 11 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £48,000 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 03 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Shifnal, Shropshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Acorn Care and Education |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 280469FAJ |
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How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?
Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).
If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!
Job Title: Head of Science
Location: Lamledge School, Shifnal TF11 8SD
Salary: £48,000 per annum (not pro rata)
Hours: 40 hours per week; Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
Start Date: September 2025
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Head Of Science (Middle Leader) to join our close-knit team at Lamledge School located in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
About the role
To lead, manage, and develop the Science Department, ensuring high standards of teaching, learning, and achievement.
The Head of Science will be responsible for setting the strategic direction of the department, monitoring progress, and driving continuous improvement across all key stages.
Five key competencies:
High level classroom practitioner with a wide range of teaching skills
High level inter-personal skills enabling effective team leadership
Ability to evaluate the work of others and enable their development through consultation, coaching and support
Ability to analyse data and information, identify patterns and trends
Ability to formulate strategies for improved learning as a result of the above.
Specific responsibilities:
providing a vision for learning within the department in line with that of the school
ensuring high standards of teaching, addressing any issues where teaching falls below the required standards;
ensuring high standards of leaning, addressing any issues evident from Acorn reviews, self review, or OFSTED inspection where learning falls below the required standards
ensuring that all courses have schemes of work which enable examination objectives and other whole school objectives to be met. Ensuring that those courses are appropriately resourced
ensuring that learning is personalised through good use of assessment data and good assessment practice including focussed work for all ability levels
supporting staff in dealing effectively with student behaviour in order to remove barriers to learning
ensuring that department staff complete school monitoring, recording and reporting requirements to a high standard.
Requirement:
UK QTS or equivalent
About us
Lamledge School provides specialist education to pupils with social, emotional and behaviour difficulties. We are within a commutable distance of Telford, Dudley, Stourbridge, Shrewsbury, Stone, Walsall, Wolverhampton and surrounding towns. We are looking to expand our staff team and we hope that we can find the perfect person to join the Lamledge team.
We are a small school on the outskirts of Shifnal with stunning grounds and rolling countryside surrounding us. Our staff are dedicated to delivering education in a therapeutic and trauma informed way.
Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
Why join Acorn Education?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
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Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).
If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!
Job Title: Head of Science
Location: Lamledge School, Shifnal TF11 8SD
Salary: £48,000 per annum (not pro rata)
Hours: 40 hours per week; Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
Start Date: September 2025
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Head Of Science (Middle Leader) to join our close-knit team at Lamledge School located in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
About the role
To lead, manage, and develop the Science Department, ensuring high standards of teaching, learning, and achievement.
The Head of Science will be responsible for setting the strategic direction of the department, monitoring progress, and driving continuous improvement across all key stages.
Five key competencies:
High level classroom practitioner with a wide range of teaching skills
High level inter-personal skills enabling effective team leadership
Ability to evaluate the work of others and enable their development through consultation, coaching and support
Ability to analyse data and information, identify patterns and trends
Ability to formulate strategies for improved learning as a result of the above.
Specific responsibilities:
providing a vision for learning within the department in line with that of the school
ensuring high standards of teaching, addressing any issues where teaching falls below the required standards;
ensuring high standards of leaning, addressing any issues evident from Acorn reviews, self review, or OFSTED inspection where learning falls below the required standards
ensuring that all courses have schemes of work which enable examination objectives and other whole school objectives to be met. Ensuring that those courses are appropriately resourced
ensuring that learning is personalised through good use of assessment data and good assessment practice including focussed work for all ability levels
supporting staff in dealing effectively with student behaviour in order to remove barriers to learning
ensuring that department staff complete school monitoring, recording and reporting requirements to a high standard.
Requirement:
UK QTS or equivalent
About us
Lamledge School provides specialist education to pupils with social, emotional and behaviour difficulties. We are within a commutable distance of Telford, Dudley, Stourbridge, Shrewsbury, Stone, Walsall, Wolverhampton and surrounding towns. We are looking to expand our staff team and we hope that we can find the perfect person to join the Lamledge team.
We are a small school on the outskirts of Shifnal with stunning grounds and rolling countryside surrounding us. Our staff are dedicated to delivering education in a therapeutic and trauma informed way.
Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
Why join Acorn Education?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
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