Head of Science - Full-time

Meopham School, Meopham

• Ref:KCC886-4004-234T
• Posted:03/04/2019
• Pay:MPS/UPS with TLR1c and Sal enh
• Start Date:Aug 2019
• App Close Date:26/04/2019 at 12:00
• Interviews:W/C 6th May 2019

Advert

Head of Science

Salary: Dependent upon experience

TLR1c and salary enhancement available

Start Date: July / August 2019

Closing Date: 26th April 2019 (12 noon)

Interview Date: W/C 6th May 2019

Are you an aspiring Director of Science? Do you have the talent and drive to join the Senior Leadership Team as an Assistant Headteacher in one year?   Are you currently an experienced Science teacher with a TLR and are now ambitious for your next leadership step? 

We are seeking a passionate, creative and dynamic Head of Science.  Our current Director of Science is an outstanding leader who is looking to coach and mentor a successor for their role.  You would initially be the operational Head of Science, with the view to being promoted to Director of Science (Assistant Headteacher) at the end of your first year. 

This position offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn from exceptional practitioners.  Our Science team is innovative, collaborative and phenomenally successful.  Do you have what it takes to lead this department into the future?

Meopham School students are focused, engaged and are ambitious to succeed.

We are incredibly fortunate to be housed in a brand new £14 million building.  This offers an inspiring state-of-the-art learning environment, but with the benefit of traditional classroom spaces. Our science laboratories are the envy of all who visit!

Our students are wonderful ambassadors for us, both in school and beyond.  Our staff work in partnership with students, parents and each other to create a supportive, energising and inspiring climate for success.  Our reputation in the community is second-to-none. 

Meopham School is unique in that it has all the benefits of being a small school with a distinct identity, yet has the advantages of working as part of a larger Trust.  Despite its size, Meopham School has an ambitious vision.  We are involved in extensive outreach work across schools in Kent, both within the Trust and beyond.  This means that we can offer you an invigorating professional environment in which to grow.  The opportunities are genuinely endless.

Meopham School is the highest performing non-selective school in Kent

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.

Recruitment information is also available at www.swaleacademiestrust.org.uk

Please note that we cannot accept CVs without an application form.  Applicants should also include a covering letter detailing how they meet the person specification.

Swale Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

For information about the role or school please contact:

Trish Flynn – tf@meopham.kent.sch.uk

01474 814646

Applications to be sent to:

Trust HR Team – hr@swale.at

01795 426091 option 3

Trust Principal: Mr J Whitcombe MA

Headteacher: Mrs S Dickinson BA (Hons) NPQH

Information about the school

We are an 11-18 school located in the beautiful village of Meopham, taking students from the surrounding villages and also from Gravesend, which is close by via public transport. We are very proud to be able to offer these young people a dynamic and forward-thinking school that embraces modernity, whilst also providing the tranquility and natural beauty of a traditional village setting. We believe that all young people - regardless of background - should be able to benefit from an education in such a setting.

As part of Swale Academies Trust, we benefit from a collaborative network of nine secondary schools in Kent and East Sussex, and as such, there are a range of professional development and further career progression opportunities available, including the full range of National Professional Qualifications.

We’re a supportive, friendly, approachable team who all work together because we all believe in the same thing: that our job, as educators, is to make the world - and its future - a better place. If you believe in the same thing too, then we warmly welcome you to come and take a look at what our school has to offer.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Recruitment Team
• Address:Swale Academies Trust, Ashdown House, Johnson Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1JS
• Telephone: 01795 426091 option
• Email: recruitment@swale.at

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Letter to applicant
• Job description and Person Specification