Teacher of Science/Biology

Teacher of Science/Biology

THIS IS A CATEGORY "E" POST.
Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers BEFORE the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise

Ref:

ST1900(e)

Full time

MPS: £24,373 - £35,971 per annum, depending on relevant teaching experience.

This school has Academy status and you will be employed by the Board of Trustees.

Gosforth Federated Academies

Gosforth Academy

Knightsbridge

Great North Road

Gosforth

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE3 2JH.

Required from September 2020.

Come to work in a thriving community. Gosforth Federated Academies is a multi-academy trust consisting of four schools (Gosforth Academy, Gosforth Junior High Academy, North Gosforth Academy and Jesmond Park Academy) committed to providing a superb education for pupils from Year 5 through to Year 13.

Gosforth Academy is a successful school which was rated ‘outstanding’ in its most recent Ofsted inspection. We are seeking a dynamic and industrious teacher of Science to join a successful department in an exciting phase of the Academy’s development.

The successful candidate will have the skills necessary to teach across key stages 3 and 4 and to offer Biology at A-level. The ability to offer more than one science subject at A level or to teach at any level in a subject area outside science will be an advantage. This is a superb opening for a teacher looking to develop in a highly skilled supportive environment.

What we need:

• An outstanding practitioner

• A passion for Science

• The ability to teach Science to GCSE and Biology at A Level

• Excellent organisational skills

• An ability to work effectively within a supportive team environment

• Consistently high expectations of students and yourself

• A commitment to fresh and exciting methods of delivering the curriculum.

• Excellent communication and ICT skills

We can offer you:

• An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals

• Enthusiastic and motivated students

• Excellent career development opportunities

• An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development

• A large, vibrant Sixth form

• A school with its community at heart

• Low cost membership of an on-site gym and excellent sports facilities

• An exciting programme of staff ‘well-being’ activities, from Football to Surfing!

This is an exceptional opportunity to make a difference. If you share our community’s ethos of progression, diversity and dynamism then we would be delighted to hear from you.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undergo enhanced DBS clearance.

As this post involves working with children, vulnerable adults or dealing with sensitive information, written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise.

Please email your application to hr@ga.newcastle.sch.uk or if you have any queries. Alternatively visit our Website www.gosforthacademy.org.uk

Closing date is 9:00am on Thursday 6 February 2020.

Permanent

Closing date:

6 February 2020