Senior Science Technician
Q3 Academy Langley
Sandwell
- New
- Salary:
- Grade 5 SCP 9-17 (£25,119 - £28,770 FTE)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 6 January 2025
Job overview
Link to Apply: Senior Science Technician
Q3 Academy Langley opened its doors in September 2016, becoming the first brand-new secondary education provider in Sandwell in a decade. We are looking to add to our fantastic team of dedicated, hard-working colleagues, who contribute to a wonderful culture of work.
Our curriculum model is focused primarily on the EBacc subjects, forming our Core. Additionally, we have a project-based, cross-curricular provision (Horizon, Innov8 and Cloud 9) that develops student learning both academically and holistically. Because of this innovative model, there is a minimal strain in terms of lesson planning, leaving time to hone learning and the art of teaching.
In May 2019, we received glowing feedback from our first Ofsted inspection. As well as highlighting our outstanding behaviour, pastoral and leadership systems, the lead inspector expressed that Q3 Academy Langley was ‘not a normal school.’ Our outward-facing approach has led us to be at the forefront of educational innovation – our focus on being ‘warm but strict’, and putting knowledge at the heart of our curriculum has led Schools Week to dub us ‘the Michaela of the Midlands’.
Additionally, our attendance and persistent absence figures have been amongst the very best in the entire country – this is particularly impressive when considering the socio-economic context of the Academy (IDACI ‘Deprived’) and the broad cultural mix of our cohort.
At Q3 Academy Langley, we have the absolute highest expectations of behaviour and politeness from our students, and have several procedures that support and reinforce these ideals. We expect the successful candidate to comply with such procedures, understanding that when an Academy rows together, students can learn in a safe and consistent environment. In July 2018, we were delighted to have been one of the first schools nationally to have been awarded the prestigious Schools of Character award, reflecting our commitment to developing young people beyond the classroom.
Job Purpose:
- To work with the Curriculum Director to ensure that the department runs efficiently at all times
- To be responsible for the support and guidance to the Technicians within the department
Please apply via The Mercian Trust Recruitment Portal only. CV’s will not be accepted.
If you wish to speak about this role further please contact the academy.
The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying.
This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from the school or by visiting www.crb.gov.uk.
Attached documents
About Q3 Academy Langley
About Q3 Academy Langley
A Welcome Message from our founding Headteacher.
I am incredibly honoured to have been appointed the first Head teacher at Q3 Academy Langley. Along with my dedicated and committed team of staff – at every level of the organisation - we ensure that all students feel safe and excited as they embark on their secondary education with us. Our tailored, focused and rigorous transitionary curriculum ensures that all students achieve their potential and feel at home at secondary school straight away. We have exceptional teachers and have grown as a team since we first embarked on our journey together, opening in September 2016. Our innovative timetable with a three period day and including the bespoke Horizon, Innov8 and Cloud 9 curriculum, Family Lunch and Breakfast, Company system, Heads of Year and our weekly Enrichment offers unique opportunities for young people, in an area of socio-economic disadvantage; this sets us apart from other schools, both locally and nationally.
In May 2019, we received glowing feedback from our first Ofsted inspection. As well as highlighting our outstanding behaviour, pastoral and leadership systems, the lead inspector expressed that Q3 Academy Langley was ‘not a normal school.’ Our outward-facing approach has led us to be at the forefront of educational innovation – our focus on being ‘warm but strict’, and putting knowledge at the heart of our curriculum has led Schools Week to dub us ‘the Michaela of the Midlands’. Additionally, our attendance and persistent absence figures have been amongst the very best in the entire country – this is particularly impressive when considering the socio-economic context of the Academy (IDACI ‘Deprived’) and the broad cultural mix of our cohort.
Q3 Academy Langley has always placed the progress and holistic development of children at its heart: we were only the fourth school in country to be recognised as a ‘School of Character’, and have received a range of national and regional figures providing superlatives at every turn (including a founder member of the Michaela Community School dubbing Langley as ‘the most impressive school I’ve seen’). Our second set of public GCSE results (2023) illustrate that Q3 Academy Langley has represented the zenith for progress, attainment and disadvantage outcomes. As well as being a host-member of the Exemplary Leadership Programme, our forward-thinking attitude towards curriculum, teaching and leadership means that Q3 Langley will be at the forefront of education in the West Midlands, and further beyond, for many years to come.
Our achievements are even more gratifying considering we have been working against the backdrop of construction for our full build, since opening in 2016. As of September 2021, Q3 Academy Langley reached final completion, incorporating the full gamut of specialist teaching provision; this includes two multi-use halls and a highly specified Performing Arts Theatre. Three spectacular productions of Matilda, We Will Rock You and Blood Brothers have demonstrated that a commitment to the Arts can be celebrated alongside an EBacc curriculum model that challenges the narrative held locally. The combination of our exceptional systems, coupled with our excellent facilities, fills us with confidence for the future.
With all this mind, I am extremely confident that staff, students, parents and carers who choose Q3 Academy Langley will feel they have made the right decision from the very start, and be excited to join the Q3 family on this journey together, as the Academy continues to expand its capacity in the coming years. Q3 Academy Langley was the first new school to be built in Sandwell in 10 years, welcoming its first 153 Year 7 students in September 2016. We now have close to 1500 on roll, and are ready to welcome another 300 in September 2024 (representing the third time we have expanded our Year 7 cohort to meet demand) with over 400 first choice preferences marking us out as the school of choice locally. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries - we would encourage, and be delighted, to welcome you for an informal conversation or tour of the site.
Mr Peter Lee - Headteacher
Our Ethos
The letter ‘Q’ represents the Latin word ‘Quaerere’ – meaning ‘seek after’ or ‘search for.’ We see life as a journey, during which we look to improve our knowledge, our aspirations and develop our values. The name Q3 represents three high ideals, which we mean to follow in everything we do.
· To seek for that which is good
· To seek for that which is right
· To seek for that which is true
Our ethos obviously has an important role to play – it will be crucial in helping shape an understanding of appropriate behaviour, meaningful relationships and family values; it will be the cornerstone of a commitment to care, compassion and contribution. It is our aim to encourage students to build firm foundations for their lives where respect, trust, determination, responsibility, care and creativity will be valued as drivers for educational success.
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