Head of Science
Stockport Academy
Stockport
- New
- Salary:
- 35,000-51,000 United Learning Teacher Payscale + TLR 1
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 28/04/25
- Apply by:
- 10 January 2025
Job overview
Leader of Science - Easter Start
Stockport Academy is an oversubscribed secondary school in Greater Manchester that has been recently recognised as Secondary School of the Year at the MEN Schools Awards.
It is a diverse, tolerant and welcoming community, where Ofsted inspector describe standards as ‘high’ and where ‘relationships between pupils and teachers are typically strong and pupils trust teachers to help them improve their work’. Inspectors noted that ‘staff are proud to be part of the school community’.
Student behaviour is described as impeccable, in an environment where they treat each other and staff with real respect, have a genuine enjoyment of school and enjoy their learning. The Academy is on the road to outstanding and has a relentless drive and determination to ensure the best possible education for students in our care.
We are looking to recruit outstanding practitioners who are innovative as we expand the team to inspire students aged 11 – 16 to achieve their full potential and continue their enjoyment of school.
We are looking for a lead of science to lead an established department, you will be an outstanding classroom practitioner with the ability to lead and inspire others around you and we welcome applications from specialists in Biology, Chemistry & Physics.
For further information about this exciting role please download the attached job description and person specification
Attached documents
About Stockport Academy
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Stockport Academy opened in September 2007 and moved into a new state of the art building in 2008.
Stockport Academy strives for excellence across its curriculum. We teach a broad and balanced range of subjects including all the key areas of the National Curriculum. Students receive an all round education and are encouraged to pay particular attention to the core skills of English, Mathematics, Science and ICT.
All academies have a specialism. At Stockport Academy, this is science supported by a theme of business and enterprise. This specialism reflects the needs and interests of our students and the employment prospects in the area.
A full grounding in business and enterprise ensures that students are prepared for the working world. The Science element of the specialism will include all the traditional areas of the subject as well as more vocational ones, such as Health and Social Care and Sports Science.
Stockport Academy is sponsored by United Learning. United Learning was established to create a family of academies that provide outstanding education. It was formed in 2002 as a subsidiary of the United Church Schools Trust (UCST) which has been running high-quality independent schools in the UK for almost 125 years. United Learning offers the stability of an organisation with a long-term commitment to education in this country and the experience to run successful schools.
United Learning is the largest provider of academies across the UK. Its academies are inclusive and welcoming schools where students of all faiths, backgrounds and abilities are valued and respected.
As a member of the United Learning family, Stockport Academy will shares the objective of bringing out “the best in everyone”, enabling each pupil to become a balanced, happy and articulate person with the intellectual freedom to be creative; confidence to initiate; flexibility to respond to challenge, change and adversity; compassion to serve others; spirit to enjoy life; integrity to be trustworthy; and motivation to have a lifelong love of learning.
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