Lead Practitioner of Science
3 weeks ago
**PAXMAN ACADEMY**
**LEAD PRACTITIONER OF SCIENCE**
**Pay Range: Leadership Pay Scale L4 - L8 (£50,807 - £56,082)**
**Start Date: 1st September 2024**
**The Role**
We are seeking an exceptional practitioner who is committed to raising standards for students to join our established Science department as a Lead Practitioner.
We believe that every child matters and by working collaboratively we can transform lives and **Build Bright Futures.** Paxman Academy opened to Year 7 students in September 2019 and is a co-educational, fully comprehensive 11-16 Academy with a PAN of 180. It is a heavily oversubscribed school which is held in high regard in the community. Our recent Ofsted inspection (Feb 24) rated our school as Good.
**Visits to the Academy are welcomed.**
**Some of your key responsibilities will include**:
- To improve student outcomes and engagement by ensuring high quality teaching and learning is consistent across the Science faculty and the wider school.
- To drive whole school Teaching and Learning developments as a central part of the wider Teaching and Learning team.
- To have in-depth knowledge of recent academic research in teaching and learning.
- To have the skills and enthusiasm to make a significant contribution to our commitment to continued improvements in evidence-based teaching and learning strategies.
- To work with the leadership team to develop appropriate CPD strategies to enable teaching within the Faculty, and across the school, to become consistently excellent.
- Model outstanding, innovative and evidence-based pedagogical practice.
- Develop and implement teaching and learning strategies throughout the faculty which raise the quality of teaching and learning of all staff and therefore raise student standards and progress.
- Research and evaluate innovative curricular practices including leading edge technology for learning and draw on research outcomes and other sources of external evidence to inform own practice and that of colleagues.
- Develop high quality teaching materials and schemes of learning throughout the faculty to support outstanding teaching.
- Drive the effective use and development of IT to support and enhance teaching and learning at individual and departmental level.
(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).
**We're looking for you if you have**:
- Demonstrable experience of high-quality teaching and learning;
- Demonstrable experience of improving student outcomes;
- Demonstrable experience of effective performance management and quality improvement within a school environment;
- Knowledge of the National Curriculum and OFSTED Framework regarding effective leadership, management and self-evaluation;
- Knowledge and understanding of strategies to raise standards and achievement of students.
**Why work for The Sigma Trust, Paxman Academy?**
We can offer you:
- A Competitive Salary
- Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
- Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
- Employee Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Perkbox, Cycle to Work Scheme and Discounted Gym Membership at selected local gyms
**Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.**
**Additional Information**:
**To Apply**
- **Closing date**: Midnight, Sunday 19th May 2024
- **Interviews** will take place during the week beginning Monday 20th May 2024
The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision ‘To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts’, where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.
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