Head of Science

Teaching Vacancies; Colne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Colne Primet Academy is seeking a dynamic Head of Curriculum to lead curriculum design and delivery in your specialist subject area while taking on broader leadership responsibilities across the academy. You will oversee a team of teachers across multiple subjects and work with other subject leaders to deliver inspirational learning and strong progress.

The ideal candidate will have QTS, a degree in a relevant subject, and proven leadership and teaching experience, with thorough knowledge of the

Qualifications

• QTS and degree in a relevant subject area.
• Experience of leading others with demonstrated impact in a leadership role.
• Successful teaching experience in a relevant subject area.
• Thorough knowledge of the National Curriculum and GCSE specifications.
• Experience of working in partnership with parents/carers to facilitate effective links between home and school.

Responsibilities

• Lead curriculum design and delivery in your specialist subject area.
• Provide overall leadership across the suite of subjects.
• Lead a team of teachers across a range of subjects with support from other subject leaders.
• Strive for high quality teaching, learning and progress for all.

Skills

Leadership experience

Curriculum design

GCSE knowledge

Partnership with parents

Teaching experience

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Degree in a relevant subject area

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is an exciting opportunity for either an experienced curriculum / faculty leader interested in a new challenge or a creative and ambitious subject lead seeking further progression.

As a Head of Curriculum, this role will lead on the curriculum design and delivery in your specialist subject area, as well as having overall leadership responsibilities across the suite of subjects. In this role, you will lead a team of teachers across a range of subjects and be supported by other subject leaders, in providing inspirational curriculum experiences, high quality teaching and learning and high progress and attainment rates for all.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Qualified Teacher Status and a degree in a relevant subject area.
• Experience of leading others and evidence of demonstrating impact in a leadership role
• Successful teaching experience in a relevant subject area
• Thorough knowledge of the National Curriculum and GCSE specifications.
• Experience of working in partnership with parents/carers to facilitate effective links between home and school

What the school offers its staff

Now is a really exciting time to be joining Colne Primet Academy as we go through a period of rapid expansion, both in terms of staff and student numbers and with extensive new building and refurbishment work recently completed and opened from September 2024.

We currently have 875 students on roll from a diverse range of backgrounds, and the students numbers continue to grow up to our full capacity of 1050 over the next few years. Throughout the school, we have students who speak 23 different languages. Working with such a diverse community brings lots of opportunities for students to learn more about each other and themselves.

By joining the Primet family you will become part of a supportive and ambitious team. The core drive of being part of the Primet staff team is about wanting the best for our students, and to help them overcome any barriers to their success. Our aim here at Colne Primet Academy is to give each and every child the very best educational start in life. At all times, we guide, support and inspire.

We collaborate with our colleagues at West Craven High School as well as the three primary academies in our Trust family and have the support of the Pendle Education Trust core team for functions such as Finance, Facilities, Human Resources, Health and Safety, IT, Marketing and Governance.

We are proud of the positive atmosphere that exists within the Academy. Visitors very often comment on the calm and orderly surroundings and the warm, welcoming and friendly ethos we have created. We believe that high achievement comes as a result of a positive atmosphere, high expectations and mutual respect.

Our core values are based on the Primet Positives: Progressing, Respectful, Inclusive, Motivated, Expressive and Together. These values are embedded in everything we do throughout school, and we are very proud of what Colne Primet Academy stands for in its community – we hope you want to be a part of that too.

Commitment to safeguarding

https://www.pendleeducationtrust.co.uk/page/?title=Safeguarding+and+Child+Protection&pid=58