Teacher of Science (p/t or f/t)
The Cherwell School
Oxfordshire
- Expiring soon
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Main Scale/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024 / As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 4 September 2024
Job overview
Full Time or Part Time (hours can be discussed at interview)
Permanent Position
Main Scale/UPS
Start Date: September 2024 / As soon as possible
To apply and for further information visit our school website:
https://www.cherwell.oxon.sch.uk/414/staff-vacancies
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 4th September 2024 at 9.00am
We reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
About the role:- The Cherwell School wishes to appoint a talented and inspirational Teacher of Science to join us from September 2024. We welcome applications from candidates with specialism(s) in either Biology, Chemistry or Physics. The successful candidate should have the ability and experience to teach their subject up to A Level.
As a Teacher of Science, you will deliver enthusiastic and engaging teaching, creating a stimulating classroom environment that inspires students to fulfil their potential in Sciences. We are looking for someone with good subject knowledge, who is seeking to develop their skills in this vibrant school. This is an excellent opportunity for professional development in a very supportive and caring school with a strong team of like-minded individuals.
We welcome applications from both ECT’s and experienced teachers.
About our school:- We are a high performing and oversubscribed comprehensive school in Oxford with approximately 2,000 students on roll, including 680 in the Sixth Form. We are delighted that we were judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (October 2022), as we feel this is a fair reflection of the school, not least as we recognize that we have the capacity to develop and improve further. We consider ourselves to be a school which has at its heart “opportunity, responsibility, excellence” and we aim to make this a deeper reality for all of our students and staff in the years to come.
Our aims are supported by our designation as a National Teaching School and as a School Centred Initial Teacher Training provider. We are committed to the professional learning and career development of our staff and work in conjunction with the River Learning Trust to continue to raise standards.
We value the wellbeing of our staff and aim to support colleagues throughout their working lives. Staff report high levels of wellbeing and attribute this to factors such as:
- Well designed, sequenced and resourced curricula which are centralised
- Feedback and marking approaches which are carefully considered for impact and workload
- Clear, centralised Behaviour for Learning System; pastoral teams supported by non-teaching deputy year leaders
- Lower than typical contact hours for classroom teachers and middle leaders
- Excellent in-house and external CPD opportunities and regular opportunities for career development within the school and trust
- Professional support for ECTs provided by experienced teams of staff
If you would like to have a confidential conversation about the role, prior to application, please email Louise Scott (lscott@cherwellschool.org) or phone 01865 558719.
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About The Cherwell School
The Cherwell School is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form situated in Oxford. It is an academy converter supported by a multi-academy trust called River Learning Trust. The school provides 1,990 places for students between the ages of 11 and 18 when fully subscribed.
The Cherwell School became an 11-18 school after a reorganisation in 2003 and it converted to academy status in April 2012.
Headteacher
Chris Price
Values and Vision
The Cherwell School is a unique and remarkable school that has been central to our part of Oxford for a long period of time. We have a commitment to excellence in all that we do. The opportunities that we offer are extensive and rich. As a school community we take responsibility to reduce barriers and offer a 'no limits' culture and ethos.
We believe in the importance of seeing each child as an individual within our wider community. We are a non-uniform school. Our young people are encouraged and supported to be themselves. We work with them to develop incredibly strong and durable relationships with the adults around them - it is this which makes our big school feel small.
We offer a rich ambitious curriculum that genuinely opens up the world to our young people. In addition our personal development programme and wider curricular offer helps to create rounded young people who mix skillfully with staff and with each other. All of this is done in a highly inclusive environment that champions diversity. We have a commitment to support children with Special Educational Needs.
The school is an exciting place to be. There is always something different, innovative and enriching happening. We currently have over 30 clubs and societies operating as well as continual unique events and experiences. Our students tell us that they are proud to come to The Cherwell School and we are proud of who they are and what they become.
Ofsted Report
“The Cherwell School is providing an outstanding level of education. The prior attainment of students on entry is slightly above average but this masks the very wide range of ability students have on admission. This makes students’ outstanding achievement through the school even more impressive. Another key factor in students’ excellent academic achievement is the great strength in their personal development and well-being. Their mature and responsible attitudes also prepare them very well for the next stage in their lives.”
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