Subject Leader for Science (Biology)
Westfield School
Sheffield
- £31,650 - £49,084 per year
- New
- Salary:
- M1 - UPS3 & TLR 2b
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025 (A later start date would be considered)
- Apply by:
- 5 December 2024
Job overview
Westfield School is seeking to appoint a Subject Leader for Biology. We are happy to receive applications from teachers and leaders but above all require someone with the expertise, passion and drive to work with the Faculty Leader for Science
We are seeking someone who is passionate about engaging all our students in this subject and committed to leading the planning and delivery of outstanding lessons within an inspirational curriculum.
The successful candidate will:
- Be a creative, motivational and effective classroom practitioner with a track record of excellent outcomes for students
- Be able to inspire, challenge and motivate young people and colleagues alike
- Be reflective and analytical about their own classroom practice and be able to widen this ability to quality assure the subject area
- Be able to analyse performance data and devise strategy to further improve outcomes
- Be robust and determined in maintaining standards within the faculty and wider school
- Be engaged in all aspects of the thriving Science Faculty
Benefits include:
- Supportive and friendly staff and leadership team.
- Excellent public transport links and free staff parking.
- Free access to on-site leisure facilities including swimming pool and gym.
- Opportunity to be part of the varied extracurricular offering, including Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme.
- Staff wellbeing and fitness programme, run in conjunction with Sheffield United.
To apply
Full application pack and application forms available from: www.chorustrust.org/vacancies
- Completed application forms are to be sent to: Trish Hughes at: recruitment@westfield.chorustrust.org
- Please note that CVs and council application forms will not be accepted.
- Deadline for applications: 11.59pm on 05 December 2024
- Interviews to be held: week beginning 09 December 2024
- Applicants are encouraged to visit the school in advance of application, or to arrange a conversation with Jess Halliday, Assistant Headteacher. This can be arranged by contacting Julie Wilson, PA to the Head of School on 0114 248 5221 or email: jwilson@chorustrust.org
At Chorus Trust we are committed to the safeguarding of all our pupils, please visit our website to access our safeguarding and child protection policy at www.chorustrust.org/policies.
The trust will also conduct an online search of the successful candidate in line with the DfE’s keeping children safe in education advice.
The successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and the Police Act Regulations.
About Westfield School
- Westfield School
- Eckington Road, Sothall, Sheffield
- South Yorkshire
- S20 1HQ
- United Kingdom
Headteacher: Mrs G Jones
CEO: Mr C James
Westfield School is achieving great things. We became an academy on 1 December 2018, within Chorus Education Trust – an inclusive and aspirational local trust that is drawing on the very best teaching and learning across South Yorkshire and Derbyshire.
With solid foundations in place, our Headteacher is working with staff to ensure that the trust’s ethos of ‘Outstanding Achievement for All’ is at the core of all work at Westfield. The school has a strong tradition of inclusion, whilst aspiring for the very best education, opportunities and results possible for all students. We are passionate about transforming our students' life chances.
This is a school where, if you have the drive, talent and commitment, you can make great progress. It is a happy school with supportive and willing staff, students and parents. It has excellent facilities, particularly for sport – with a sports centre (including swimming pool), which can be used for free by staff.
Our leadership team, along with our dedicated staff, work with local feeder schools and parents have moved Westfield towards becoming the fantastic school it was always meant to be. The school is now regularly oversubscribed in Year 7.
Chorus Education Trust
Chorus Education Trust is committed to providing the very best opportunities for both staff and students. The trust seeks to work in partnership with both primary and secondary schools across South Yorkshire and Derbyshire.
A key part of the trust is the South Yorkshire Teaching Hub (SYTH), which is one of the 87 National Teaching School Hubs and which supports more than 318 schools within the region. SYTH delivers the DfE's 'golden threads' of initial teacher training (ITT), early career framework (ECF), appropriate body (AB) services and the entire national professional qualification (NPQ) suite. Sitting under the SYTH organisational umbrella, STTA delivers initial teacher training (ITT) within the region and NML SCITT brings together both the state and independent sectors nationally, to focus solely on training teachers of modern languages.
We believe in CPD from initial teacher training through to subject specialist training, then middle and senior leadership. We will support you to achieve the very best in your career.
South Yorkshire Teaching Hub (SYTH) website.
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