Teacher of Science

TEACHER OF SCIENCE

The successful candidate for this post:

• Is an outstanding practitioner, with the energy to inspire, motivate and challenge students
• Has a passion for learning and teaching in Science
• Has a positive, can-do attitude with colleagues and students
• Believes in the right of every student to fulfil their potential
• Has excellent interpersonal skills and is a real team player

In return, Goffs-Churchgate can offer you:

• The opportunity to be part of a popular, growing school, which has an excellent reputation in the local community
• New teaching facilities and a highly professional working environment
• A truly collaborative working environment
• A highly aspirant school, with students and staff equally committed to that agenda
• Outstanding career development, including opportunities across the Generations Multi Academy Trust

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain access to an exclusive range of benefits, including discounted nursery places, and a cash incentive employer referral scheme.

Please contact the HR department on 01992 624375, or by email at recruitment@generationsmat.herts.sch.uk for further details.

Closing date for applications: Friday 28th February 2025, 9:00am

Interviews will be held as soon as possible thereafter.

The Science Department at Goffs-Churchgate Academy

Do you want to be part of an ambitious and energetic department, where our vision is to ensure consistently high standards of teaching and learning for all students?

This post offers an exciting chance for a dedicated and outstanding Science teacher to join our committed team. The successful candidate will join an experienced team including a highly experienced Head of Department.

We are passionate about helping students to reach their potential in Science. Science is a popular subject at the school, and students are engaged in developing their understanding. As we are a small school, this role provides an opportunity to teach across all three subject disciplines of Science in brand new Science labs.

At Key Stage 3, we aim to capture students’ interest in Science, while developing essential skills and the foundation of knowledge required for success at Key Stage 4 and beyond. Our specialist technician provides excellent support to ensure that we can deliver a full range of exciting practical opportunities.

Many of our students go on to study Sciences at A-Level and beyond.

The Trust has a strong track record of nurturing and supporting new entrants to the profession and those at the start of their career, coupled with an equally strong track record of offering new opportunities and promotion. As such, this post would be equally suited to someone at the start of their career, or someone looking for further opportunities.

TRUST STAFF BENEFITS

Alongside our very strong focus on outstanding professional development and promotion opportunities, we also offer a range of benefits including:

Competitive base salary with a tailor-made development plan aimed at enhancing your future [earnings] potential through:

• High quality, personalised CPD
• Bespoke leadership development programmes
• Subsidies for Masters and Degree courses
• Secondment and shadowing opportunities
• As part of our Multi Academy Trust, “Generations”, potential to work across more than one school to develop career enhancing skills and knowledge
• Supported Nursery provision with Ashbourne at any of their nurseries in the Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, and Bedfordshire area:
• 15% discount for all Trust staff
• Term time only places are available
• A school day would be 9.00am – 3.00pm
• “Sundries” would be applied to a child taking up a funded only space (e.g. 30 hours funding only). This covers the cost of: meals, snacks, nursery resources and consumables
• All staff have access to a wide range of health and wellbeing resources which includes an Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.Life who offer a wide range of health and wellbeing resources, plus access to counselling for staff and their immediate family. The EAP service is accessible 24/7, 365 days a year and is a completely free and confidential service
• The MAT adheres to the STPCD for its teaching staff
• Cycle to work scheme
• Onsite car valeting at a reduced price for Trust staff
• Substantially discounted membership to Lifestyle Fitness’s state of the art purpose-built gym, at Goffs Academy

Access to a wide range of health and well-being resources including:

• New, professional and fit for purpose working environments
• Free use of a range of sports and leisure facilities including a fully equipped gym and swimming pool
• Occupational Health & counselling support
• Free flu jabs
• Subsidised social events
• Free tea, coffee and milk for staff

Additional financial incentives and tax efficient benefits, including:

• Exam marker payment of £400 plus 2 days' paid leave to do the marking (1st year)
• Payments for staff taking weekend sporting fixtures: staff paid £200 for leading a minimum of six Saturday fixtures plus 6 weekly training sessions
• A daily allowance of £50 for school trips taken over a weekend or any school holiday
• A £1,000 Employee Referral Scheme (i.e. finder’s fee) for any qualifying positions that you refer the successful candidate for: £500 on the person starting, and £500 if the person is still at the school 12 months later

Safeguarding

The Trust reserves the right to process applications as they are received, and early applications are encouraged. Previous applicants need not apply.

Generations Multi Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Further information is available on the school’s website.