Lead Practitioner

**Salary**:
L4-L7

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:
Easter 2025

9 December 2024

**Job overview**:
**Lead Practitioner - Science**
- Easter Start_

Leadership Pay Scale Points 4 - 7 (£53,601 - 57,830)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic, motivated and able Lead Practitioner to join our Science department. We are looking for an outstanding Lead Practitioner to inspire, guide and advise on best practice in the academy. To work within the teaching and learning team and in conjunction with the Assistant Headteacher - Teaching & Learning, support whole school improvement.
- An outstanding Teacher of Science who can promote and enhance the quality of Science teaching and learning across all key stages and work collaboratively to achieve ‘outstanding’ teaching and learning across the whole school.
- Able to inspire pupils of all abilities within Science to achieve their highest potential.
- Committed to delivering consistently outstanding teaching and ability to share your practice with others in a constructive and collaborative manner.
- Contribute to the strategic development of the department by implementing new initiatives, and monitoring and reporting on key outcomes.
- Able to share practice with others in a constructive and collaborative manner both in Science and across whole school.

You will be:

- An outstanding practitioner.
- Inspirational, motivated and dedicated to being the best you can be.
- Passionate about Science and the education of young people and committed to achieving the best for pupils.
- Be creative, enthusiastic and engaging and able to challenge pupils.
- Supportive of the Academy’s ethos/values at all times both within the Academy and the wider community.
- Able to provide an active contribution to the wider part of Academy life.

Crofton Academy, part of Castleford Academy Trust, is an 11-16 mixed comprehensive of over 1,000 pupils offering a broad and balanced curriculum. Our expectations are high and this is reflected in our very successful academic record. The Academy was inspected in July 2023 and was awarded **‘Good’** in all categories and inspectors praised the Academy for its significant transformation. The inspection commended the Academy’s improvements in pupil behaviour, the wide range of clubs and societies available, its well-structured approaches to teaching, and the high-quality professional development that staff receive.

We value and develop our staff by attracting and retaining high quality teachers, supporting them to achieve their best and create opportunities for professional growth and development. The leadership and staff are incredibly proud of the Academy’s achievements and we welcome you to visit our school for a tour to see us in action.
- For any enquiries, please contact Kim

Hinchcliffe at

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**About **Crofton Academy**:
**Crofton Academy**
- High Street, Crofton, Wakefield- West Yorkshire- WF4 1NF- United Kingdom+44 1924 862985

Crofton Academy, part of Castleford Academy Trust, is an 11-16 mixed comprehensive of over 1,000 pupils offering a broad and balanced curriculum. Our expectations are high and this is reflected in our very successful academic record. The Academy was inspected in July 2023 and was awarded **‘Good’** in all categories and inspectors praised the Academy for its significant transformation. The inspection commended the Academy’s improvements in pupil behaviour, the wide range of clubs and societies available, its well-structured approaches to teaching, and the high-quality professional development that staff receive.