Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Broad way, Pelsall, Walsall WS4 1BW
Telephone: 01922 685777
Web: https://www.scacademy.co.uk/

“Outcomes, Values, Choices”

Job Title: Curriculum Leader of Science

Salary Scale & Point: MPS/UPS  + TLR 1C (£15706)

Contracted Hours: Full time

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is an exciting and dynamic place to work. We are an oversubscribed secondary academy with approximately 1400 students on roll at Key Stages 3-5.  Our core drivers of Outcomes, Values and Choices are at the heart of our daily actions and interactions and we pride ourselves on building strong relationships based on mutual respect, at all levels. 

We are looking to recruit a Curriculum Leader of Science to:

• Be accountable for the learning and achievement of all students following Science programmes within the academy.
• To provide high quality leadership and management for Science education within the academy.

As part of your wider duties and responsibilities, you are required to promote and actively support the Academy’s responsibilities towards safeguarding.

The science department at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is a welcoming, dynamic team of dedicated teachers. Our departmental staff have excellent working relationships with each other and a history of supporting and working with ITT providers.  We strive to ensure that all of students have the scientific knowledge and skills to access their chosen future destinations by offering a broad, well sequenced curriculum from KS3 to KS5.  This is a supportive environment in which to work, and the team are always looking to enhance their skills, creativity and competencies in the teaching and learning of science.

 Employee benefits at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy:

·         Cycle to work scheme

·         Car benefit scheme

·         Access to extensive lifestyle savings

·         Free access to onsite gym

·         Free onsite parking

·         Free lunch for staff on duty

·         Employee health & wellbeing initiatives

·         Extensive CPD & networking opportunities for all staff

·         OAT People Strategy

·         Free 24/7 confidential counselling service

·         Generous pension scheme

·         Strong focus on internal promotion

·         Successful ECT support programme

 Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details.

This position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check and suitable references for the successful applicant.

The deadline for applications is 4pm on Friday 3rd May 2024.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

 The academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The academy’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy can be found here: Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy