Science Technician
Penwortham Girls' High School
Lancashire
- £25,183 - £27,269 pro rata
- New
- Salary:
- Lancashire County Council Grade 5
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 5 December 2024
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a knowledgeable and hardworking Science Lab Technician at Penwortham Girls’ High School. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate as we will have a brand new school building with state of the art facilities in the next few years and the successful candidate will be a key part of organising the transition to a new science department.
You will work as part of a dedicated staff team who strive to improve the delivery of innovative and practical science on a daily basis. Applicants should be enthusiastic, pro-active, well organised and flexible with good communication skills. This is a full time, term time plus INSET position (37 hours per week, 39 working weeks per year).
Penwortham Girls’ High School is a popular, oversubscribed school, graded as outstanding in every category in its recent Ofsted inspection (May 2024). Ofsted recognised the “welcoming and happy school community” and “the strong and trusting relationships with staff.”
The inspectors commented that students “engage extremely well in their learning. They are highly motivated and enthusiastic about their studies.” whilst also noting that “Leaders at all levels, along with a motivated staff team, have successfully maintained the excellent quality of education at this school over a sustained period of time.”
Please note that the school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and online checks.
The closing date is 12 noon on Thursday 5th December 2024 and interviews will be held the following week.
Attached documents
- FINAL.PGHS Privacy Notice for prospective employees Aug 22 - Copy.docx94.92KB
- Guidance notes for completion of application form.pdf126.96KB
- PGHS Core Values.pdf265.86KB
- PGHS.Recruitment Safeguarding Statement July 20 - Copy.docx76.93KB
- Rehab of offenders.pdf63.46KB
- Right to Work Checks for Schools.pdf121.99KB
- Applicant Info Pack379.96KB
- School prospectus6.01MB
- Inspection report423.96KB
- Ethos and school values265.86KB
About Penwortham Girls' High School
- Penwortham Girls' High School
- Cop Lane, Penwortham, Preston
- Lancashire
- PR1 0SR
- United Kingdom
Penwortham Girls’ High School enjoys a unique status, as the only non-selective, non-fee paying girls’ school in Lancashire. We welcome girls of all abilities, interests and aptitudes, and pride ourselves on our long-standing reputation for academic success. We are a successful school because we have high expectations, promote learning for its own sake and provide every opportunity for personal growth and development.
Importantly, we are specialists in girls’ education, providing a nurturing, supportive and challenging environment where girls excel. At our school, traditional values meet with modern, innovative approaches to learning. We are a forward thinking school that has invested considerably in new technology, ensuring that when they leave us, our pupils are fully equipped for the future. However, equally important are the qualities we instil in the girls. We have developed an environment that supports them as individuals, enabling them to progress to the next stage of their life equipped with a sense of achievement, maturity and self-confidence.
OUR MISSION IS TO PREPARE: Articulate, Questioning, Tolerant, Independent Women for the future
We aim to foster a love of learning and we strive to unlock the potential in every child. We want our students to challenge themselves both inside and outside the classroom, to develop their talents for the future.
Fulfilling every girl’s potential is our common purpose, uniting staff and students in a shared endeavour, informed by an enduring vision. Equally unchanging is our commitment to long-held values still relevant today: all students have the right to an excellent education and they also have certain duties: Our girls are treated with courtesy and respect, and this is expected in return. Most importantly we instil a strong sense of personal responsibility for girls’ own learning and that of their peers. We want our students to take pride in their own achievements and those of others. These core values have underpinned our successes for sixty years and we are confident that they will guide us ever higher in the future.
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