Deputy Curriculum Leader of Science

About us

Plumstead Manor is a thriving and popular secondary school located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. There has been a school on our site since 1913, with the first 105 years as a girls’ school. In response to local demand we admitted our first mixed cohort in 2018 and are now fully co-educational.

Ours is vibrant, diverse and inclusive school with over 60 languages spoken across our community. We have a clear vision founded on excellence and justice, with the ambition to offer a world-class education to the young people and families of Greenwich. Our recipe for success is based on high quality teaching founded on academic rigour, blended with the expectations, support and guidance to create a safe and happy environment. Above all, we want our young people to leave school equipped with the powerful knowledge and necessary skills to change the world for the better. In order to foster successful young people and cultivate harmonious communities, we aim to offer young people excellence in all that we do, so that they can overcome any barrier in their lives and secure greater justice. Our curriculum offers a range of pathways, blending the mastery of knowledge with the development of transferable skills, which see our young people progress onto a full range of future pathways including medicine and veterinary science, courses at the most competitive universities as well as high-quality apprenticeships.

The role

Our Science Department, led by our Director of Science, is a vibrant and energetic team of specialists, who offer a range of qualifications across academic, and where appropriate vocational pathways. This includes Double and Triple Science at GCSE, alongside A levels in Biology, Chemistry and Physics supplemented by a successful and rigorously taught Level 3 BTEC Applied Science.  At KS3 students follow our new curriculum that develops curiosity about the way the world works and seeks to uncover the inner beauty that Science has to reveal. We seek to promote a lifelong love of learning and our broad and balanced curriculum means we provide a platform for our students to compete for the most competitive courses at university and most sought after jobs. Many of our Post 16 students go on to study Science at a higher level, in areas including medicine, pharmacology and engineering.

As DCL of Science, you will support the Curriculum Leader and will be responsible for managing and monitoring the curriculum development of Science across a particular key stage and will model and encourage inspirational learning experiences. 

You will need to be passionate about your subject and share our commitment to academic scholarship, high expectations for behaviour and personal development, together with a commitment to extra curricular activities such as STEM clubs. We will consider a biology, chemistry or physics specialism for this role.  

Reasons to join our team

We can offer you dynamic and enthusiastic students, the opportunity to be part of a strong and supportive Science team, high quality professional development and a whole school commitment to excellence and justice in a successful and harmonious community.  

We can offer you a vibrant, happy and diverse community with an ambitious and ambitious vision for all our young people. We take pride in providing excellent pathways for career development and progression for staff, from formal qualifications to support to take on additional whole school roles. We have a commitment to staff wellbeing. So, joining the team at Plumstead Manor will afford you the chance to work in a true comprehensive school.

To apply online, please visit www.plumsteadmanor.com

Alternatively, contact the HR Team on 020 3260 3123 or email jobs@plumsteadmanor.com quoting ref: 079.

Closing date: Noon on Wednesday 27 November 2024.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. References will automatically be requested for all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. The successful applicant will be required to be DBS checked prior to taking up post.