Teacher of Biology/Applied Science
We are looking to recruit a talented and enthusiastic person to join our highly successful and inclusive Sixth Form College. The successful candidate will be a committed, inspirational and dynamic individual with a passion for teaching.
Biology is part of our Faculty for Science, Social Science and Care. The college offers a wide range of courses in this area including A level Biology, T Level Health, Level 3 Applied Science and Health and Social Care, Access to HE and Level 2 Applied Science.This role would involve teaching across Level 3 and Level 2 provision in the faculty. The faculty has dedicated teaching and specialist spaces including laboratories and a mock hospital ward. The faculty also supports a range of extra-curricular activity to enrich the taught curriculum.
Itchen College is a thriving Sixth Form College with a broad curriculum offer to meet the needs of the local community. The college is situated in pleasant surroundings to the east of Southampton with excellent local transport links. Ofsted inspected the college in September 2024, grading overall provision as Outstanding with Outstanding Quality of Education, Outstanding Behaviour and Attitudes, Outstanding Leadership and Management, Outstanding Education Programmes for Young People and Outstanding Provision for Learners with High Needs.
The college is committed to supporting staff wellbeing and professional development. The college has an excellent in house CPD programme for all teaching and support staff including a dedicated programme for Early Career Teachers. The college also has close links with the Southampton Education Forum, the Wessex Group and the SFCA, including subject groups and CPD opportunities at all levels.The college offers a wide range of benefits for staff, including free parking, an onsite nursery, TPS pensions, an Employee Assistance Programme and free use of the college gym.
We welcome applications from ECTs and experienced teachers from Sixth Form Colleges, Schools and FE Colleges
For more information and to apply, please visit www.itchen.ac.uk
Closing date: Monday 20th January 2025Interview date: Friday 24th January 2025
Please note that CVs will not be accepted as an alternative form of application. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date.
Itchen Sixth Form College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.