Teacher of Science
Sandringham School
Hertfordshire
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- Salary:
- MPS/UPS plus fringe
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 23 September 2024
Job overview
Full Time or Part Time
MPS/UPS plus fringe
Permanent
Start date: January 2025
Sandringham School is highly popular, outstanding and World Class school situated in the picturesque city of St Albans, conveniently located just 20 minutes by train from St Pancras.
We are looking to appoint a talented, enthusiastic and ambitious teacher of Science to join our highly successful Science Faculty. Our Science results at GCSE and A level are outstanding, with 92% achieving grade 9-4 at GCSE combined science and 100% achieving 9-4 in Triple Science qualifications. A very high proportion of students take triple science. Our huge sixth form offers plenty of opportunities to teach at KS5, with 3 classes each year in every science A level and with outstanding results. The department benefits from highly specialist facilities, including 6 new labs in addition to 8 original labs and a large technician team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to join a high performing school and gain significant experience to further enhance their career, like one of our staff members:
"Having studied biomedical sciences to masters level, I initially worked as a Research Assistant. I then went on to travel and work as a teacher of English in Thailand and South Korea. I really enjoyed the teaching but missed the science, so I decided to return to my specialism through teacher training at the University of Hertfordshire. Sandringham was one of my training placements and I really enjoyed it here. The faculty is really supportive and I loved teaching here during the placement, so I applied for a teaching role as soon as it became available. I am now in my third year having completed the ECT process and I am really enjoying taking on new challenges this year, such as A level teaching, where I can really use my subject expertise. I have also loved being part of the wider school, such as participating in residential trips abroad and forming a great relationship with my form group. The school offers excellent CPD opportunities throughout the ECT journey and this support is continuing - I am about to embark on A level CPD through STEM learning. It has been a great place to start my teaching career and develop my experience and expertise." - Sara, Science Teacher
If this is something you are looking for in your career, please don't hesitate and we would love to hear from you!
The successful candidate will:
- have a track record of outstanding teaching and learning
- have excellent subject knowledge
- be inspiring, dynamic and passionate
- promote Sandringham’s ethos and values
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement:
Sandringham School is committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates and encourage those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics, to apply.
Sandringham School is part of the Ambition Education Trust (AET), formerly named as the Alban Academies Trust before merging with the ATLAS Multi-Academy Trust. The school leads the Alban Teaching School Hub and is also a designated Computing Hub. In joining Sandringham School, you will also be joining the AET. The Trust is a close community of ten schools within Hertfordshire, five of which are Secondary schools and five are Primary schools. As part of the AET we are able to maximise the opportunities for personal, professional and career development. To learn more about the Trust please visit https://www.ambitioneducationtrust.org/home
Application deadline : 9am on Monday, 23rd September 2024
Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
Full details, including the job description, are available from our website https://sandringham.herts.sch.uk/vacancies/. Application via our school's online application platform is preferred (please click "Apply Now" on the job vacancy that shows on our website via the above link), but application via TES is accepted. Should you be interested in working with us and would like to discuss the role for more details, please do not hesitate to contact Lukey Lee, HR Administrator at 01727 799560, or by email appointments@sandringham.aetrust.uk. School address: Sandringham School, The Ridgeway, St Albans, AL4 9NX.
Sandringham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and references. We are strongly committed to promoting equality of opportunity and the elimination of unlawful discrimination. Please note that this post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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About Sandringham School
Sandringham is a highly popular and oversubscribed school with an excellent reputation both locally and nationally. Over the past years we have been graded Outstanding by Ofsted at every visit to the school. We have been in the 100 top performing non-selective state schools in England for the past 6 years, and are one of the first to gain 'World Class Schools' status. Each year our examination results demonstrate high performance at all levels. Our value added is very high placing the school in the top percentile rankings of all schools nationally. Saying this, there is still plenty of room for improvement and we are working hard to continue to raise standards wherever possible. We support all areas of the curriculum and, in addition, have a strong focus on STEM subjects and the Arts. We also hold International School status and encourage work on an international basis.
Sandringham School is a member of the Alban Academies Trust, together with Verulam School, Ridgeway Academy, Wheatfield’s Junior School and Wheatfield’s Infants’ and Nursery School. We work in a multi-academy trust to share best practice, deliver joint training, promote the highest of expectations and raise achievement for all students. Our motto is ‘Educational Excellence for Everyone’. The trust offers significant opportunities for career development of staff at all levels within our organisation.
Sandringham also co-ordinates the Alban Federation which is a School Centred Initial Teacher Training Provider. As part of the AAT we offer an enhanced induction programme for all our NQTS. This programme begins at the beginning of July with our 3 week summer induction programme, which attracts an attendance payment of £2,000 and a contract on the main pay scale from 1st September. Support is provided by subject and senior leader mentors and we offer subject specific as well as general training through ATSA and Herts for Learning events. Please see the attached document for further information. We are also a National Teaching School and run the Alban Teaching School Alliance with Sir John Lawes School in Harpenden and STAGS in St Albans, offering significant CPD opportunities for staff across a large number of schools. All our teaching staff are provided with a laptop and iPad and as our own admitting authority our admissions criteria now includes a children of staff rule.
We deliver a blended learning environment with every student able to use their own tablet device in the classroom. One of our most important and well-established networks is the BeauSandVer Consortium that provides high-quality post-16 education across Beaumont, Sandringham and Verulam Schools. We are an eight form entry school with 1482 students including over 380 in the Sixth Form.
We take every opportunity to develop the campus and are proud of the resources and facilities available to all the young people and staff at Sandringham and have invested over £10m in recent developments.
Staff morale at Sandringham is very high, shored up by an excellent working environment. Central to everything that happens at Sandringham are its students. With our direct and simple mission statement: ‘Everybody can be Somebody’ staff have sought to ensure that every young person feels valued and listened to. We pride ourselves in developing staff and providing significant opportunities for leadership and promotion. It is a really exciting and enjoyable place to work.
Additional information can be found on our website.
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