Salary: A remuneration package will be agreed upon appointment depending on qualifications and experience.
Closing Date: 2025-01-27
Location: Stourbridge - DY8 1QX
Type: Permanent - Full Time
Description:
Old Swinford Hospital seeks to appoint a knowledgeable and dedicated graduate teacher of Physics who can teach with equal passion, commitment and success from Year 7 to Year 13.
The post would suit equally a newly or recently qualified teacher (ECT/RQT) or a more experienced teacher seeking a new challenge.
Welcome to OSH
Old Swinford Hospital is one of the country’s leading state boarding schools. A large number of the School’s students are boarders who come from a wide range of backgrounds in the UK and also from the EU and overseas. A third of our pupils are day pupils, who usually go home after lessons, unless they are involved in sport or music, CCF or DofE. The School is now on an exciting journey to become fully co-educational by 2025.
OSH is calm place to work. It is inclusive, tolerant and welcoming. The atmosphere is supportive and orderly, and it is also very relaxed because for many of our pupils their school is also their home. Parents, pupils and staff are all on the same side and our pupils want to learn before going out into the wider world and making their own contribution to it.
We have recently had two very favourable Ofsted visits, one for boarding and one for curriculum. You can see these via our website. We enjoy a very good academic reputation and regularly feature in the lists of the most academically successful maintained schools. We pride ourselves on developing in our pupils a balance of academic achievement, character and resilience.
Our extensive extra-curricular programme contributes to our pupils becoming happy, healthy and interested young people, for whom sport, music, art, drama, outdoor pursuits feature in their everyday lives.
This position is a teaching one rather than a boarding one, so evening boarding duties are not expected from the successful candidate.
About the Science Department
The Science Department is a popular and well-established academic department at OSH. Physics follows the AQA specification at both GCSE and A Level.
Consisting of ten specialist teachers and two full time technicians, the department prepares pupils for double and triple award style qualifications at GCSE, as well as A Levels in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Its extra-curricular STEM club prepares pupils for local competitions and national Olympiads and the department enjoys putting on trips and visits to local and more distant places of interest.
Science is set from Year 9 and GCSE examination entries are determined at the end of Year 9. A Level science sets usually number around 14 students per set and OSH science students regularly go off to study engineering, medicine, biomedical and geosciences at undergraduate level.
The Science teachers have a high profile around the School. They contribute to School music, sport and, of course, STEM club. They act as tutors and heads of year for our pupils and can be seen supporting charity events, trips and visits beyond the Science curriculum.
If you found yourself in the OSH Science department, not only would your colleagues share your interest and enthusiasm for teaching academic and practical science, but you would encounter a diverse and interesting group of professional teachers.
Person Specification
* A can-do attitude and an enthusiasm for teaching young people;
* A belief that young people have potential and can achieve, despite any obstacles they may face;
* A graduate teacher with a keen academic interest in the subject from Year 7 to Year 13 and beyond;
* The willingness and ability to teach Physics at all age and ability levels within the school, up to and including A Level;
* The ability to work as part of a successful and supportive team;
* Interest in taking an active part in the development of the curriculum within the school;
* Interest in contributing to extra-curricular activities, including sport music, drama and the adventure curriculum;
* Flexibility and imagination in developing new ideas and resources, as well as adapting to curriculum changes;
* The ability to make a contribution to the wider School curriculum and the personal development of our pupils;
* Commitment to becoming a pro-active, reliable and supportive form tutor.
* Commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people.
General Job Specification and Conditions of Employment
The conditions of employment set out in the current School Teachers’ Pay and conditions Document will apply. The person appointed is responsible to the Subject Leader to carry out the duties and functions of a teacher in accordance with the Teaching Standards and the stated aims and objectives of the School and the Department.
The person appointed will:
* in consultation with the Subject Leader, plan, design and produce teaching materials and resources which are appropriate to age and ability;
* plan, deliver and review lessons which are appropriate to the age and ability of the students;
* assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of the students;
* manage the classroom and teaching equipment to create a supportive and positive learning environment;
* attend meetings, carry out administrative tasks and duties as specified;
* provide and facilitate the general progress and well-being of any individual student;
* implement the School policy with regard to registration, student absence, dress code and enforce School rules;
* participate in full staff and departmental meetings;
* be involved in the School Performance Appraisal process;
* establish individual active links with industry and business;
* to be an Academic Tutor to an assigned Tutor Group if required;
* to carry out a share of supervisory duties;
* participate in the promotion of the Department and School;
* Ensure effective communication with all colleagues;
* Undertake such other duties as the Headmaster or member of SLT may require.
Old Swinford Hospital welcomes applications for employment from all sectors of the community.
Suitability to Work with Children
Old Swinford Hospital is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants are required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The School reserves the right to close the job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
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