Head of Chemistry

Head of Chemistry

TLR 2B - £4,542

 Required for September 2017 

1. Do you really believe that non-selective schools can provide as high quality an education as any other school in the country?
2. Are you passionate about high quality teaching?
3. Do you want to work in a school where they ask every day ‘what is the best way to do this?’?
4. Is your own teaching outstanding, and do you have the skills and knowledge to help others develop their teaching?
5. Are you resilient, imaginative, thoughtful, conscientious and determined?
6. Do you treat staff and students the way that you expect to be treated yourself?
7. Are you continuously on the lookout for examples of outstanding practice which your institution can learn from?

An exceptional school: Our vision is a world class education for young people in Newham. Lister is a large 11-16 comprehensive school at the heart of its community. Our November 2013 Ofsted report spoke of the school’s ‘consistent focus on raising the quality of teaching and developing a culture of learning and high aspirations across the school’. Recognised as one of the most improved schools in the country (DfE, January 2014) this is reflected in our sustained drive to become an Outstanding school with our Progress 8 at +0.54 and 5(A*-C) including English & Maths at 65%, the sixth consecutive year this has increased.

The school benefits from a range of external partnerships including becoming the first partner school in the Music in Secondary Schools Trust, supported by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Music Foundation and the Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, and working in collaboration with Highbury Grove School in Islington.

A positive impact: Our students are courteous, motivated and have high aspirations. You would be working in a school where 61% of students are identified as Pupil Premium and around 60% with EAL, where staff are committed to addressing educational disadvantage.

Opportunity for further impact:  In 2016, 98.2% of GCSE Chemistry students at Lister achieved expected progress and 70.9% achieved better than expected progress, providing our students with access to the best colleges. 84.4% of students in GCSE Additional Science made expected progress and 47.4% made better than expected progress.

The chance to develop: work alongside and lead colleagues with high expectations, engage with a broad range of exceptional CPD tailored to your own professional development as a subject leader. Subject specific CPD includes working alongside the Institute of Physics, Physics factory and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Work in a team that provides real potential for career progression.

As part of our continued focus to further develop impact on student progress we are seeking to appoint a passionate Head of Chemistry to join our dedicated Science team. If you think you have the potential to work as an outstanding Science teacher and Head of Chemistry, in a high performing team then an application form can be downloaded directly from the TES website or Lister’s website:  http://www.lister.newham.sch.uk/vacancies/teaching-vacancies/ or by contacting Jackie Young (HR Manager) on 020 8471 3311.  Completed applications must be returned to the school at the above address, or by email to: jobs@lister.newham.sch.uk

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  This appointment will be conditional on successful pre-employment and enhanced DBS checks.

Letters of application are required by 9.00am on Wednesday 1st March 2017.

Interviews:  Friday 3rd March 2017 subject to applications.

We will acknowledge receipt of all application forms. If you do not receive acknowledgement, please do not assume that your Application Form has been received. We will only be contacting those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process.