Lead Practitioner of Science

Job Description

ST HELENA SCHOOL

LEAD PRACTITIONER OF SCIENCE

Pay Range: Leadership Pay Scale L4 - L8 (£50,807 - £56,082 p.a)

Start Date: 1st September 2024

Full time and part time applications will be considered

The Role

We are seeking an exceptional practitioner who is committed to raising standards for students to join our established Science department as a Lead Practitioner.

The Lead Practitioner role is part of a wider leadership structure that moves the school forward. Lead Practitioners are part of our extended whole school leadership team working on faculty and whole school initiatives. Our recent Ofsted inspection (Jan 24) graded leadership as outstanding, and our middle leaders play a pivotal role in this achievement.

Visits to the School are welcomed.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• To improve student outcomes and engagement by ensuring high quality teaching and learning is consistent across the Science faculty and the wider school.
• To drive whole school Teaching and Learning developments as a central part of the wider Teaching and Learning team.
• To have in-depth knowledge of recent academic research in teaching and learning.
• To have the skills and enthusiasm to make a significant contribution to our commitment to continued improvements in evidence-based teaching and learning strategies.
• To work with the leadership team to develop appropriate CPD strategies to enable teaching within the Faculty, and across the school, to become consistently excellent.
• Model outstanding, innovative and evidence-based pedagogical practice.
• Develop and implement teaching and learning strategies throughout the faculty which raise the quality of teaching and learning of all staff and therefore raise student standards and progress.
• Research and evaluate innovative curricular practices including leading edge technology for learning and draw on research outcomes and other sources of external evidence to inform own practice and that of colleagues.
• Develop high quality teaching materials and schemes of learning throughout the faculty to support outstanding teaching.
• Drive the effective use and development of IT to support and enhance teaching and learning at individual and departmental level.

(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).

We're looking for you if you have:

• Demonstrable experience of high quality teaching and learning
• Demonstrable experience of improving student outcomes
• Demonstrable experience of effective performance management and quality improvement within a school environment
• Knowledge of the National Curriculum and OFSTED Framework regarding effective leadership, management and self-evaluation
• Knowledge and understanding of strategies to raise standards and achievement of students

Why work for The Sigma Trust, St Helena School?

We can offer you:

• A Competitive Salary
• Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
• Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
• Employee Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Perkbox, Cycle to Work Scheme and Discounted Gym Membership at selected local gyms

Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.

Additional Information:

For additional information about the Trust and this school, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk

To Apply

To apply for this post, please follow the URL link provided below:

https://careers.sigmatrust.org.uk/Apply/U2l34576nbWEgQXBwbGljYXRpb24gRm9ybSBOb3ZlbWJlciAyMDIzfDQxfDU1MjMzOXwxfHxGYWxzZXwyMTIyfDMwNjY0MTF8MA%3d%3d?i=iPqSwImJt%2bI%3d

Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CV's and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.

• Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 19th May 2024
• Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 20th May 2024

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision 'To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts', where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.

Information about the School

St Helena School, part of the Sigma Trust, is a highly-regarded 11-16 co-educational Academy, recognised as Good by Ofsted in 2014 and now on a journey to Outstanding. Located on 17 acres in historic Colchester, the school has a fine blend of traditional and modern facilities and opened a £2.5m new Science block in 2015, and a £2.5m all weather pitch facility in February 2016.

On 1 September 2016, the school joined The Sigma Trust, a partnership of schools with The Stanway School, The Thomas Lord Audley School, Clacton County High School, Monkwick Junior School and Monkwick Infants School and Nursery. Working in collaboration with all the schools within The Sigma Trust, St Helena has developed and enhanced its development of outstanding professional practice.

Safeguarding The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.