Lead Teacher of Science

Contract: Full Time - Permanent

About Us

Oldbury Academy is a large secondary school, serving ca 1400 11-16 year olds and is part of the Stour Vale Academy Trust. Ofsted inspected our school in December 2021 and judged us to be ‘GOOD’ in all categories. Ofsted concluded that “pupils at this school receive a good education” and “it is well led and school leaders are committed to further improvements”.

Oldbury Academy is a happy and vibrant school where we aim to provide an excellent education for all pupils living in our community. We have friendly, committed and caring staff, all of whom endeavour to provide the finest educational experiences and a wide range of exciting opportunities for every child at our school.

The Role

We seek to appoint an outstanding classroom practitioner who is an enthusiastic, innovative and engaging teacher of science, who will make a substantial contribution to the further development of this ‘GOOD’ school. You will have the qualities to motivate and inspire our students, strong classroom management skills, and the ability to achieve the best possible outcomes for our students.

Our ideal candidate will:

Be an outstanding teacher with a proven record of raising achievement in Science

Have experience of teaching all three Science disciplines to at least GCSE level

Be able to support in the development of teaching, learning and staff development

Be a successful, highly organised leader

Have experience of leadership and be able to demonstrate the impact of this leadership

Have significant experience of coaching, observing teachers, providing feedback and delivering CPD to staff

Have experience of the PGCE/ECT frameworks and new teaching developments

Have experience in the transition work associated with transition from year 6 to year 7

Follow our evidence informed teaching and learning classroom routines

Follow our schemes of work for all teaching groups

Mark student work in accordance with the faculty marking policy

Have the highest expectation of student performance at an individual level

Maintain high standards of planning, organisation and administration

Contribute to the continual development of our Science Curriculum, engaging in professional discourse and wider reading to identify and address areas for improvement

What we can offer you:

Centralised resourcing, informed by Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction

A carefully considered marking policy with well-being in mind. This includes one marking window per half term and whole-class approaches to feedback

Self-marked, retrieval based Homework using the Seneca online platform

Tailored and subject-specific CPD to support with teaching outside of your specialism up to and including GCSE

A fully resourced practical programme of study, incorporated into the overall Science Scheme of Work

Working alongside a team of 11 fantastic science teachers and 2 technicians who are committed to accelerating attainment in Science

Teaching in groups set by ability, with the opportunity to deliver lessons to our growing cohort of separate science students

A bespoke KS3 curriculum, informed by the National Curriculum.

A KS4 programme following the Edexcel – Combined Science and Edexcel – Separate science syllabuses.

Additional Info

For an informal discussion please contact Mr Matt Baker (Head of Faculty) matthew.baker@oldburyacademy.org.uk

INTERVIEW DATE: TBC

Please see the supporting document ‘Applicant Info Pack' for more information regarding this position.

To apply for this post, please complete the application form and return to Miss Adele Wilden, either by post to Oldbury Academy, Pound Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8NE or by email to applications@oldburyacademy.org.uk

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

We are equally committed to ensuring that no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of their protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.