Subject Leader - Physics
University of Birmingham School
Birmingham
- New
- Salary:
- £42,398 - £54,941 plus a Golden Hello of £3,000 for the right candidate
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 30 September 2024
Job overview
Rethinking education, helping tomorrow’s citizens flourish.
We seek an experienced teacher of Physics who is able to shape and lead this popular area of our curriculum. We are keen to hear from talented middle leaders looking to extend their experience, and outstanding, ambitious teachers seeking their first middle leadership post.
Physics is a popular subject within our sixth form – we currently have 80 students studying A Level - however, we will be looking for the successful candidate to advise and steer developments across all phases, driving academic outcomes and performance in the subject. Please see our supporting document for more information about our Physics department.
The successful candidate will motivate and inspire both staff and students, demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills, and be committed to inclusion and the well-being of every young person. Importantly, they will also have strong subject knowledge.
We will have high expectations of you to be an outstanding role model committed to the distinctive ethos of our School, where we strive for academic excellence, underpinned by character education.
In return, we can offer:
- A commitment to your continued professional development within school, using additional training days to enhance and develop teaching pedagogy
- Opportunities to contribute to teacher training and our well-established Physics network
- 3 days per year dedicated to your own research or professional learning
- Access to world-class resources, research and people through our partnership with the University of Birmingham
- Excellent support and guidance for ECTs where applicable
- Involvement in our exciting timetabled enrichment programme
Visits to school are welcomed; please contact Katie Tennant on 0121 796 5008 to arrange this.
For further information, please visit: https://uobschool.org.uk/
To apply, please click on the apply link to complete our application form.
Closing date: 9.00am Monday 30th September 2024.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community. The University of Birmingham School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting their welfare, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, references, and online checks.
Please note that we cannot accept applications via CV and are not able to sponsor visas for overseas teachers.
Attached documents
About University of Birmingham School
- University of Birmingham School
- 12 Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B29 6QU
- United Kingdom
Rethinking education, helping tomorrow’s citizens flourish.
The University of Birmingham School is a school for our city. Our aim is simple: to transform the lives of our pupils by raising their aspirations and maximising their potential by accessing the widest possible range of educational opportunities. We want our graduates to go on to make a different to the lives of others as responsible citizens, loving partners and parents, excellent friends and great work colleagues.
In our new £23m building and drawing on the world-class facilities, resources and expertise of the University of Birmingham, we offer our pupils a broad and balanced academic curriculum, a focus on character education, and a wide programme of enrichment opportunities delivered through an extended school day.
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