Teacher of Science - Maternity Cover

Full time maternity cover commencing November 2024 - MPS

Do you have what it takes to make a difference and help others succeed?

Do you believe you can inspire the leaders, innovators and thinkers of tomorrow?

Do you want to join a team of committed educators, continually striving to deliver the best teaching and learning to young people in a culture of research based learning and development with strong values to support your professional development?

If so, joining LHA might just be the best career move you ever make.

At Lostock Hall Academy we are committed to providing our students with the education and the personal development they need to reach their goals. Through a Growth Mindset approach, we promote a can do attitude to learning, with guided pathways into further and higher education and ultimately, to the career that they want to pursue.

This post is an excellent opportunity to join and support a dedicated, innovative and growing community in pursuit of achievement for all. To build on recent growth and success, Lostock Hall Academy is seeking to appoint an ‘outstanding’ teacher of Science to join a highly successful team of experienced Science teachers.

If you possess a genuine passion for Science alongside a capacity to share this effectively with students of all ages this is the job for you.

The successful candidate will:

·      Be confident in teaching the AQA GCSE syllabus

·      Have outstanding subject knowledge in Science

·      Be an excellent classroom practitioner

·      Have experience in teaching KS3 Science to a high level of excellence

·      Have experience in teaching AQA GCSE Combined Science to a high level of excellence

·      Be an active member of the Science team and wider ‘STEM Faculty’

·      Have experience of achieving more than expected progress with students

·      Be fastidious, analytical and proactive in using assessment data to inform teaching

·      Believe in the potential and growth of all students

·      Be passionate about teaching and learning and willing to innovate strategies to secure progress for all

You will be expected to assist with producing, implementing and reviewing the department’s scheme of work making valuable contributions to the curriculum in order to provide a well-co-ordinated and differentiated programme of study.

We are also looking for someone to contribute significantly to worlds cultural capital through field trips, clubs, departmental societies and other means.

Lostock Hall Academy is first and foremost a happy school. Students enjoy lessons and the relationships between staff and students are excellent, this has been frequently noted by visitors and is mentioned as a strength of the school in the recent Ofsted report. Students behave well and have a good attitude to learning in the classroom.

Lostock Hall Academy is a wonderful school to work at, where you can be part of a very supportive team. Teachers and support staff here worked extremely hard in the best interests of all the students.

We like to develop the potential in all our staff, so CPD is offered and encouraged. Being a small school allows us to easily share best practice and our experienced members of staff gain satisfaction from passing on knowledge to ITT students.

If you’re an excellent classroom practitioner who is passionate about teaching and learning, then we would like to hear from you.

Closing date for applications: Monday 7th October 9am

Interviews: 9th October 2024

If you require any further information please contact Mrs Hall m.hall@lostockhallacademy.org

Lostock Hall Academy is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and vulnerable people; therefore all posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and the receipt of satisfactory references.