Science Teacher Ideally With A Specialism Of Physics Fulltime

Job Description

Pay:MPS StartDate: January 2021 Whywork for Trinity School Sevenoaks:

Weare a Christian school with a strong vision, values and leadership

Westrive to place staff and students at the centre of everything we do

Wewill prioritise your development and help you achieve your careeraspirations

Ourstudents are exceptionally well behaved, polite and teachers are able toteach

Wedeliver a broad curriculum across all 3 Key Stages with opportunity forteachers to teach in all departments up to Key Stage 5

Weare a growing school and have additional responsibility points available forthe right candidates and timetable release time for additional responsibilities

Weare only interested in employing exceptional staff because we believe that ourstudents deserve nothing less. If you are successful, we will recognise this inyour remuneration package

Thereis ample on-site staff parking and designated staff work rooms

Goodtravel links to London (35 mins by train), M25 (10 mins) and we are located inthe heart of rural Sevenoaks

Scienceand specifically Physics is a popular subject at Trinity School. Uptake at Alevel has been encouraging in our first two years in the sixth form, with bothpleasing sizes of groups and excellent student performance. At GCSE studentsstudy Biology, Chemistry and Physics with some students taking separate examsand others taking combined science. Wesent two of our students to study medicine in our first year. There are also anumber of students pursuing Engineering at Oxbridge next year, a number of Aand A* grades anticipated both this year and next. There is a culture ofambitious students who are driven to succeed picking science. Thedepartment is at an exciting stage with the ideal candidate able to contributeto the team developing resources. Trinity is an exciting place to teach withmotivated students and a supportive body of parents, there are highexpectations of students and staff. Youwill be committed to the development and progress of students, able tofacilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with theopportunity to achieve their individual potential and you will be the sort ofperson who enjoys a collaborative team working style, relishes a challenge andis resilient. The right candidate will either have 2 - 3 years experience ofteaching at least GCSE with a proven track record of success or you will berecently new to teaching or keen to change career direction and move intoteaching. Pleaseinclude a personal statement with your application of no more than one side ofA4 as to why you would be suited to working at Trinity School. In the personalstatement, please outline the impact that you have had on student outcomes aswell as through clubs and activities that you have led and participated in.Weare recruiting as applicants apply therefore an appointment may be made beforethe close date. Ourschool and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting thewelfare of students. The successful applicant will be subject to a fullDisclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure and checks regarding proof ofID, medical clearance and the right to work in the UK. Toapply our application pack can be found on the schools website via the buttonbelow. Please advise in your application of your specialism. ClosingDate: 15/10/2020 at 23:45 Interviews:October 2020 Informationabout the school Trinityis a growing, non-denominational Christian free school based in Sevenoaks,Kent. We are a single academy trust which operates under the sponsorship of 30local churches in the Sevenoaks area. Trinity was founded in 2013 by acommitted group of local people, many of whom are governors of the school. Wemoved into our state-of-the-art building in September 2016 with years 7,8,9 and10 (470 students). At full capacity we will accommodate 790 - 840 students,including our new Sixth Form, which opened in September 2018. We are a 11-18,non-selective, mixed school with four forms of entry and we attract many pupilswho reach the standard to pass the 11 Plus. Half the intake have a faithreference. Parents,staff and students describe the school as a truly special place to work, teachand learn. The culture is supportive, challenging and every member of theTrinity team has high standards and expectations and strives for excellence inevery aspect of school life. Ourvision and values permeate everything we do and this is demonstrated by ourextremely well-behaved students right through to our flourishing co-curricularprogramme. High quality teaching, coupled with outstanding pastoral care,ensures that our students have every opportunity to fulfil their potential.Teachersare well supported and developed through our CPD programme. Our state-of-the-artbuilding has excellent, spacious facilities, well-resourced classrooms anddesignated staff work rooms. There is ample on-site staff parking, and a stafffree duty lunch. Asa Christian school, we promote the Trinity Way in all we do: Truth, Excellence,Love, Leadership and Service. We believe that in doing so, students are wellplaced to grow into confident, outward focused individuals who live rewardingand purposeful lives. We hold unswervingly to a belief that every Trinitystudent should receive an education for life in all its fullness;. Studentsat Key Stage 3 follow a broad, balanced curriculum and are allocated extra timefor English and Maths. Our focus on these subjects, together with our rigorousattention to individual student performance, helps students to achieve thehighest possible grades so that all of our students have the opportunity totake the English Baccalaureate at Key Stage 4. AtKey Stage 4 we offer a personalised curriculum, working together with studentsand parents, to ensure that students are following a Key Stage 4 programme ofstudy that is wholly appropriate to their needs. The option blocks at Key Stage4 are intended to facilitate this and all students are encouraged to considertaking the English Baccalaureate. The curriculum allows students to progress atthe appropriate rate in all subject areas. Weare delighted to have opened our new Sixth Form in September 2018, with thecapacity