Central Foundation Boys' School
Islington
Salary: Main/Upper Pay Scale + TLR available
Job type: Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
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NOR: 1150
Salary: Main/Upper Pay Scale + TLR available
Hours: Part-time/Full-time
Start date: September 2024
Position: BIOLOGY TEACHER (TLR available)
Central Foundation is located on the Old Street Silicon Roundabout and at the heart of the Tech City, which offers a range of amazing opportunities for our students. We are seeking to appoint an outstanding teacher of Biology to join our high performing Science faculty. The position will be suitable for both a newly qualified and a more experienced teacher who is looking to take on more responsibility within a department. A TLR is available for a candidate who is looking to take on more responsibility within the department.
About Central Foundation:
Located on the Old Street Silicon Roundabout and at the heart of the Tech City, the School is a high performing comprehensive. In 2023, our Progress 8 was 0.55. The student outcomes within the faculty have been consistently outstanding. Biology is delivered at KS5 and is very popular among the 6th form students.
We offer a broad curriculum with a focus on academic subjects as well as vocational education. Our extra-curricular provision supports the student experience in the classroom. Sport, Music, Drama, Art, Coding, Debating, or Cooking are very popular with our students who over the years have developed their talents and skills in many subject areas.
The School has a strong sense of community and a diverse student body.
Benefits we offer:
1. Inner London Weighting Allowance
2. Opportunities for promotion, including an award of a TLR for taking on additional responsibilities within a department or across the school
3. Coaching programme to support professional development (replacing the three performance management lesson observations a year)
4. Designated team to support new colleagues and ECTs
5. Workload-friendly assessment policy
6. Centralised teaching resources significantly reducing the teacher’s workload and supporting collaboration within the departments
7. Generous allocation of preparation and marking time
8. Centralised detention system
9. Administrative support with certain departmental tasks
10. Travel loans
11. Cycle scheme
12. Free on-site pilates classes
13. Gym membership scheme
14. Free gym facilities on site available before and after school
15. Childcare vouchers scheme
16. Pension scheme
17. On-site car park (limited spaces) and cycle storage
18. Great location with Old Street (1 min away on foot), Liverpool Street (10 min) and Moorgate (10 min) stations nearby
The successful candidate will be required to comply with safeguarding responsibilities as set out in the job description.
This post will involve working with children in a regulated activity. All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.
Please download an application pack from the TES website or contact the school on 02072533741.
Applications should be sent to the school address FAO HR Manager or emailed to:
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