Head of Science

Salary: Negotiable + AET Wellbeing Cash Plan + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Additional AET Benefits

Relocation package for the right candidate dependent on experience

April 2024 or September 2024 Start

Full and part-time considered for the right candidate.

Are you a dynamic and highly motivated classroom practitioner, and an excellent Scientist with a proven record of raising attainment?

This role offers an excellent opportunity for a knowledgeable, thoughtful and reflective teacher to lead a successful Science Department. You must be able to demonstrate talent, interpersonal skills and a range of teaching strategies required to motivate pupils and other colleagues in the Department.

Overview and career development recruitment incentives:

• We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Science teacher and future leader who will join us as our new Head of Science and strategically lead the Science department.
• This is the perfect role for candidates who want to gain further middle leadership experience and have aspirations to move onto SLT in The future.
• Teachers still in the earlier stages of their career are welcome to apply. If you are good enough you will be appointed. We want to employ top quality staff with leadership aspirations.
• We advise you to come in and speak with the Head of School to discuss the above and shape the next stage of your career.

Tamworth Enterprise College is a Secondary School based in Staffordshire, which is within easy commuting distance of Birmingham and Derby. We are on a journey to rapidly improve the quality of teaching and learning across the school, to impact positively on student outcomes.

“Every teacher needs to improve, not because they are not good enough, but because they can be even better”

Closing date: Friday 2nd February 2024

Interviews will be held week commencing 5th February 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s.

If you are excited by this role and believe you have the values, vision, and expertise to meet this challenge, then please contact Mervish Hussain on .

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.