Head of Science

Based at Eden Park High School

Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.

We want the very best for all our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative, and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.

Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.

In joining Eden Park High School and the family of schools within E21C you will gain access to an unparalleled level of support and development in a forward-thinking school and trust.

We are seeking an appoint an enthusiastic, forward thinking, and experienced classroom practitioner with strong subject knowledge and experience to the post of Head of Science at Eden Park High School. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of exceptional teaching across all key stages and the ability to make positive student connections by guiding and encouraging students of all abilities to realise their aspirations.

The ideal candidate will maintain rigorous high expectations for staff and students alike. They will also be similarly passionate about their own learning and engagement with continuous professional development, recognising that meaningful learning is much more than what happens in the classroom alone and the importance of enriching the curriculum through meaningful contributions towards our broad extra-curricular provision.

You will have the opportunity to work with a talented team of like-minded leaders, teachers and a strong central team, all working together to build sustainable excellence in our schools.

The successful candidate will:

•                     Join a forward-looking, high achieving school.

•                     A school that offers a genuine opportunity for meaningful career development.

•                     A positive and supportive department of enthusiastic and motivated teachers, including TLR holders.

•                     Contribute to wider improvement of the school and trust.

•                     Excellent career opportunities within the trust

•                     Be driven and committed to your students.

•                     An excellent practitioner who is willing to challenge and be challenged.

*We reserve the right to this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. 

Education for the 21st Century is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Education for the 21st Century is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.