Lead Teacher of Biology
Barton Court Grammar School
Kent
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- UPS/MPS + TLR2b (£6,025)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2025
- Apply by:
- 25 November 2024
Job overview
The Trust
Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT) is a multi-academy Trust which was established in 2017.
It currently consists of three secondary schools: Barton Court Grammar School, an 11-18 years, mixed selective school in the heart of Canterbury, rated “Good” with many outstanding features by Ofsted in February 2020; The Charles Dickens School, an 11-16 years mixed non-selective school in Broadstairs, rated “Good” by Ofsted in March 2023 and Barton Manor Free School, an 11–18 years non-selective mixed school in the heart of Canterbury which opened to Year 7 in September 2022 and as the school grows now has Y7, 8 and 9 from September 2024.
Our School
Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS) is a state, selective, co-educational school with a strong reputation for its high academic standards and its caring and supportive ethos. In February 2020 Ofsted judged the school to be ‘good’ and it possessed many ‘outstanding’ features. The School is an accredited ‘Advanced Thinking School’ and is also the lead school of Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT).
The School is committed to excellence in professional development and an extensive well-being programme is in place with many benefits including reduced gym membership at CCCU, event afternoons throughout the year and other benefits offered by BCAT and Kent Rewards.
The Post
Required for April 2025, the Trustees are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and qualified teacher of Biology who is able to teach to KS5 and lead their teaching team well.
The successful candidate should be able to deliver excellence in the classroom, providing highly skilled and inspirational teaching and learning.
This is an excellent opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced candidate to work with colleagues to provide a vibrant and outstanding department. This post is suitable for an enthusiastic professional looking to further their career.
This is a rare opportunity to lead an outstanding department in a high performing grammar school. Biology is regarded as a beacon of best practice within the School with excellent results at GCSE and A Level. Separate Sciences are delivered to all students across KS4 and Biology is a popular option at A Level.
An ability to teach Biology to KS5 is essential. An ability to teach another science is desirable.
Closing Deadline: Monday 25 November 2024 @ 9am.
Interview Date: Thursday 28 November 2024
Early applications are encouraged and will be considered before the deadline.
How To Apply
Applications for this post should be made online only using the School’s application form. CVs will not be accepted. Visit the website and click on Recruitment for more information. Please email your application to recruitment@bartoncourt.org.
If you wish to discuss the post or to arrange a visit, please contact the Personnel Department at recruitment@bartoncourt.org.
Barton Court Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and a check against the ISA Barred List for Children.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early and proceed to interview upon receipt of a number of suitably qualified applications. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
In line with KCSIE 2023 guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children will be discussed at interview stage.
Our safeguarding practices prevent us from accepting CV’s.
Barton Court Academy Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
Further details and information about the Trust can be found on our website page.
A commitment to staff welfare and promoting BCAT core values is at the heart of this role.
Attached documents
- BCAT-Equal-Opportunities-Monitoring-Form-Sept-2023 (14).docx45.08KB
- Trust-JD-Head-of-Subject-TLR-2-with-safeguarding-Nov-22.pdf153.53KB
- Job Description105.4KB
- BCGS-Science-Department-Information-2024.pdf81.56KB
- BCAT-Information-Pack-Mission-Values-and-Vision-Sept-2024 (16).pdf325.04KB
- Privacy-Notice-for-Job-Applicants-BCAT-SEPT-24 (6).pdf208.31KB
- Child-Protection-Policy-2024-SSM-FINAL.pdf952.79KB
- Inspection report133.85KB
- School prospectus519.66KB
- Child protection policy645.23KB
- Ethos and school values471.17KB
About Barton Court Grammar School
Welcome to Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS)
Barton Court Grammar School is an 11-18 years, selective, co-educational, Grammar school in Canterbury, Kent. The School is highly popular and is oversubscribed.
At BCGS, we are a school that seeks to inspire, support and enable both staff and students to achieve. To help us do this we promote the values of serving others, humility, achievement, respect and equality. We are a school which embraces our British heritage and British values. As a result, we welcome staff from a range of backgrounds and faiths to join our vibrant and inclusive environment.
Subjects across the School benefit from being led by a team of highly competent, skilled and charismatic middle leaders. Exciting and innovative teaching is enabled by the scaffolding of colleagues’ skills through carefully designed continuous professional development which encompasses everything from bespoke workshops to the opportunity to observe colleagues, including our Leadership Team. Entirely committed to education, our facilities are second to none and include a shared Sports Hall and gym with Canterbury Christ Church University, a new block built in January 2018 which consists of 7 new Mathematics classrooms, 3 state-of-the-art Science Laboratories, new Kitchen/Servery and Canteen. In addition, Sixth Form students have access to their own Common Room and own Learning Resources Centre. The whole site has industry standard wi-fi with students in the Sixth Form able to bring their own devices to school.
Colleagues and pupils benefit from our commitment to extra-curricular activities, enrichment days and enrichment week broadening student experiences and developing cultural capital. Successful teachers at Barton Court are committed, industrious and open to development, not only within the confines of the classroom, but within wider school life.
Barton Court is the lead school in the Barton Court Academy Trust which provides staff with opportunities to significantly contribute to the CPD of colleagues within the Trust and support and develop the curriculum being designed at the Barton Manor Free School, which opened in September 2022. In addition colleagues within the school take advantage of planned opportunities to be part of our Staff Drive team, as well as pioneering work in relation to staff workload and well-being.
Headteacher
Jonathan Hopkins
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