Teacher of Science

Job Title:            Teacher of Science

Location:           Corby Technical School

Salary:                MPS/UPS

Start date:        January 2025

About the Role

We wish to appoint a dedicated and inspirational Science teacher to play a key role in our Outstanding School. You will be joining a team of strong and enthusiastic Science teachers and technicians who are committed to delivering a high quality, lively, interesting curriculum to challenge and inspire all our students. We are a well-resourced and dynamic Science department supported by two Science technicians. Science is extremely popular at both Key Stage 4 and A level, and our students’ commitment to their studies is reflected in our excellent outcomes.

Our students come from all walks of life, and we want our staffing body to be reflective of the communities we work within. Brooke Weston Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, nationality, culture, age, disability, marital status or socio-economic backgrounds. We encourage and welcome applications from minority groups and foster a work environment that’s inclusive as well as diverse, where people can be themselves.

 About Corby Technical School and the Teacher of Science role

This is a brilliant opportunity to work in a dynamic Science department with a supportive and experienced team in a vibrant and successful school community with many opportunities to develop in the future. Science at CTS consists of the delivery of KS3 through KS5. This includes combined and separate sciences at GCSE and OCR Biology A and OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technicals.

At Corby Technical School we are motivated by:

•            Supporting our students to become the most employable students they can be and promoting lifelong learning

•            Providing our students with an ambitious and balanced curriculum, teaching core knowledge to secure foundations to enable excellent progress

•            Enhancing learning by providing opportunities for students to develop their character and cultural awareness

•            Teaching the core British values, encouraging students to become moral and confident contributors to society

•            Inspiring students to be resilient and motivated learners

We strive to embed an excitement and love for Science in all our students. With a curriculum built on developing substantive knowledge and embedding disciplinary knowledge; we look forward to broadening our students’ experiences both in and outside of the lab.

About Brooke Weston Trust

Our Trust was formed more than 25 years ago with a simple and clear mission – to transform educational performance in all of our communities. Working in some of the most challenging contexts, we improve our students’ achievements by making long term commitments to the community and championing new approaches to improve the life chances for young people.

Our members of staff are essential to realising this vision, and a happy, motivated and supported team will deliver the best possible experiences for our young people.

We place great emphasis on creating a supportive and collaborative working environment in all our schools, where all staff can share best practice through our colleague networks. Brooke Weston staff get access to first class professional development through our Ambition Hub, which is also home to the Northamptonshire Teaching School.

As part of the Brooke Weston Trust, you have fantastic opportunities to: 

·        Work with a subject network of five secondary academies to discuss and share curriculum and teaching ideas.

·        Make links with colleagues in our five Primary academies, to develop a shared knowledge of a curriculum that works from EYFS up to Year 13.

·        Develop your leadership through our Leadership Academy, learning from established leaders from across the Trust.

·        Have access to the Northamptonshire Teaching School Hub, that is based at Brooke Weston Academy 

·        Get free breakfast, lunch, tea and coffee through our inhouse catering. All Trust staff benefit from this. 

·        BWT employees can get 20% off the cost of childcare with access to our Trust schools extended provisions and wrap-around care facilities.

·        All staff are able to participate in a Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme. 

How to Apply

If having read the advertisement, job description and person specification, you are motivated to apply for this position at Corby Technical School these are your next steps:

Please apply via the link below.

Safer Recruitment

Care and respect for others are the values that lie at the heart of our Trust. The Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. It expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts require proof of identity and as the role is working with children and young people this will also be subject to an enhanced disclosures barring service check. In line with safer recruitment requirements, individuals shortlisted for a role in school will have online checks conducted on their name across social media platforms and google.

A copy of the Trust Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found here - Safeguarding and Child Protection

The Trusts position on the recruitment of Ex-Offenders can be found under section 7 of the Trust SCR, Safer Recruitment and Staff Files Policy - Safer Recruitment and Staff Files Policy