Teacher of Science (ECT)
Matthew Moss High School
Rochdale
- £31,650 per year
- Salary:
- MPS 1
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025 (Autumn Term)
- Apply by:
- 10 January 2025
Job overview
Kickstart your teaching career as a Teacher of Science at Matthew Moss High School – join our growing teams today!
Why Choose The Watergrove Trust?
- Work-Life Balance Matters: The Watergrove Trust champions a healthy work environment. You’ll be encouraged to take advantage of resources and support systems that promote a sustainable teaching career
- Bespoke Training and Development: We prioritise your success with two fully-paid weeks of additional training during the summer! This tailored programme focuses on classroom leadership and responsive teaching strategies, ensuring you feel prepared and empowered for the upcoming year.
- Thrive in a Supportive Environment: Our dedicated ECT programme offers ongoing guidance and professional development to nurture your confidence and wellbeing, facilitated by a team of experienced mentors
About Our School:
At Matthew Moss we do things a little differently. We are a diverse and harmonious community in which every member plays a vital role in creating a calm, respectful and happy environment. This ethos of shared responsibility has grown from the best practices in business (Quality is everyone’s responsibility – WE Deming) and a mission to create proactive and positive citizenship, in school and for life.
We aim to develop learners who are prepared for life in the 21st Century. As a community we are determined that all the young people in our care leave school with the strong academic achievement, mature skill-set and sense of direction to enable lives both satisfying to themselves and of significant value to society.
The dispositions of our CHANGE values inform all that we do at Matthew Moss; Composure, High Standards, Agency, Numeracy and Literacy, Growth Mindset and Empathy.
These values have been at the heart of the school for many years and have created a thriving community where stakeholders feel valued and welcomed. The reputation of the Matthew Moss community within the local area is strong, and this has led to the school being significantly oversubscribed.
The lived ethos of CHANGE at MMHS is underpinned by the use of Transactional Analysis, a theory more usual in business and therapeutic applications. Knowledge of this theory is shared equally with staff and learners alike and informs all our relationships and interactions, producing an environment which is both mutually respectful and efficient.
We are a school that values mixed-performance classes where all learners are encouraged to use their Growth Mindset to maximise their learning. We do not ‘set’ our learners and we never use the term ‘ability’ as both can work as barriers to ensuring the best academic progress for everyone.
MMHS has been recognised as the Edufuturist School of the Year 2024 by our amazing community and is the top performing school in Rochdale in terms of learner progress.
What We Look For:
- A commitment to lifelong learning and a willingness to embrace ongoing professional development opportunities.
- A contagious passion for Science and a desire to ignite curiosity in young minds.
- Strong Scientific knowledge and a knack for explaining complex concepts in a clear and engaging manner.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, fostering a collaborative and supportive learning environment.
If you would like to come and experience our school first-hand, please email HR@watergrovetrust.co.uk and we can arrange for you to visit at a time suitable for you.
How to Apply:
If you are ready to embark on an exciting teaching journey and become part of our dedicated team, we encourage you to apply today. Please complete our online application form (link below) by the deadline, stating your preference school, should you have one.
Deadline for Applications: Friday, 10 January 2025 at 9 am
Interviews will be held on: Thursday, 23 January 2025
Watergrove Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to pre-employment clearances including enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Watergrove Trust values diversity in its workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
Thank you for your interest in joining the Watergrove Trust. We look forward to receiving your application.
Attached documents
About Matthew Moss High School
- Matthew Moss High School
- Matthew Moss Lane, Marland, Rochdale
- Lancashire
- OL11 3LU
- United Kingdom
Matthew Moss High School is a mainstream, co-educational, non-denominational, community secondary school for children aged 11-16. It is situated in Rochdale, Lancashire, and there are 780 pupils on its roll.
The school boasts excellent facilities, including a 4D Learning Environment (the largest in the UK), a 3G astroturf pitch and a state-of-the-art Bouldering Room. All new pupils are allocated a tutor group, where they will be among peers from different year groups. The school believes this mix of ages helps children to integrate and to build confidence.
Headteacher
Mr Chris Jennings
Values and vision
Matthew Moss High School’s mission is to empower young people to develop a love of learning, in order to help them gain satisfaction from education and to hone skills that are of significant value to others. It believes that the desire to learn is universal and that with hard work anything can be achieved.
Teachers operate under a strategy of individual care, developing their knowledge base and skills with “adult-to-adult discourse”, which aims to challenge and critique.
Ofsted report
“The headteacher is ambitious and tenacious in his drive to improve the school further. He is well supported by the whole school community. Leaders and managers have an honest understanding of the school’s strengths and weaknesses. The quality of teaching continues to improve and this is having a positive impact on pupils’ progress. Pupils who speak English as an additional language attain well in comparison to their peers nationally. Pupils feel safe and enjoy coming to school. The school is harmonious. Diversity is promoted and celebrated.”
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