Teacher of Science
Trinity School
Carlisle, Cumbria
- £30,000 - £46,525 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Main Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025 or sooner if possible
- Apply by:
- 25 November 2024
Job overview
We wish to appoint a highly motivated and committed Science teacher to teach at all key stages. Applications are welcome from early career and more experienced teachers. Ideally we want to appoint a Physicist but would consider a Chemist or Biologist who is happy to teach GCSE Physics in the first instance.
The position is full time and permanent. Applications are welcome from early career and more experienced teachers.
The Science Department is the biggest in the school with 15 teaching staff and 3 technicians. It is a very supportive, diverse department with a range of colleagues from student teachers to very experienced teachers.
Teaching arrangements for this year are as follows:
Key Stage 3 - We follow the KS3 Activate Scheme. Our aim is to make sure that it allows for rapid progress and teaches students the skills required to be successful in Science as well as the vast amount of knowledge.
Key Stage 4 - We are following the AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy and GCSE Separate Sciences specifications. Students begin these courses in year 9 after Christmas.
Key Stage 5 - Students can choose from AQA’s A-level Biology, A-Level Chemistry, A-Level Physics and Edexcel’s Level 3 BTEC in Applied Science.
The Science Department is an exciting, forward thinking department which is always at the forefront of any new initiatives. With many student teachers and new staff praising the high level of support that members of the department offer, and the very positive feedback from the students, it is a great place to work.
Trinity is a successful and friendly 11-18 mixed comprehensive school of 1700 students; this includes a Sixth Form of just over 350. We offer excellent induction, support and professional development.
Details and an application form can also be downloaded from the vacancies link on the school website www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk
The closing date is 9.00am, Monday 25 November 2024
Attached documents
About Trinity School
Trinity School is a mixed, non-selective Church of England secondary school with sixth form, situated in Carlisle, Cumbria. There are over 1,700 students at the school between the ages of 11-18.
Trinity School converted to academy status in 2011. It opened in 1968, the result of the amalgamation of Carlisle Grammar School, the Margaret Sewell School for Girls and the Creighton School for Boys.
Headteacher
Mr David Samson
Values and vision
Trinity School promotes its Christian values in a caring and inclusive learning environment and wants all students to feel valued and respected by all members of the school community. The secondary school wishes to provide a high quality education for students and to see individuals achieve to the highest of their abilities. Students are taught the importance of the school’s five core values: community, trust, hope, endurance and compassion, which are reinforced throughout daily school life. Trinity School wants students to make use of its wide range of extra-curricular activities, which range from the Duke of Edinburgh award to sports clubs.
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