Head of Science Faculty

**Salary**: MPR/UPR + TLR1B **Job type**: Full Time, Permanent **Start date**: 01/09/2025 20 March 2025 **Job overview**: **Head of Science Faculty** **Permanent Post** **Full Time (1.0 fte) - Teachers Pay Scale (MPR/UPR)** **Plus Additional Allowance: TLR1B £12,036** **Required to commence 1st September 2025** Ulverston Victoria High School is a happy and thriving 11-18 school and sixth form and is at the heart of the community in the picturesque South Lakeland market town of Ulverston. An exceptional school, which is defined equally by its high academic achievements and its warmth and inclusivity, our students and their teachers work hard, seek to achieve the very highest standards in all they do and are respectful of each other and of their community. The Governing Body is seeking to appoint, with effect from 1st September 2025, an outstanding, motivated and inspirational individual to lead our high performing Science Faculty. The post holder will be responsible for the line management of the Science Faculty whilst leading, developing and taking responsibility for the performance of the faculty staff. The Science Faculty is a dynamic and vibrant place to be with a team of 16 enthusiastic and committed teachers and 5 technicians. This is a great opportunity for an exceptional and dynamic lead practitioner to play a pivotal role in a high performing department. **Shortlisting**:Friday 21st March** **Interviews will be held on**:Monday 31st March** Please see the introduction and applicant guidance notes, view the person specification and department information on our website for further details. **Ulverston Victoria High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, in line with statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education, Revised September 2024, and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment.** **All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of employment vetting checks including an enhanced check through the Disclosure and Barring Service, online vetting check, Teacher Prohibition Checks through the Teacher Regulation Agency, suitable references, Proof of Right to Work in the UK, pre-employment health check and professional qualifications.** **About**Ulverston Victoria High School**: **Ulverston Victoria High School** - Springfield Road, Ulverston - Cumbria - LA12 0EB - United Kingdom +44 1229 483900 **“As an exceptional school we give children the confidence, skills and security to be the authors of their own life stories, whilst sustaining our core values and moving forward dynamically and collaboratively to become a school of national and international repute”.** Ulverston Victoria High School is an exceptional school which is defined equally by its high academic achievements and its warmth and inclusivity. Our students and their teachers work hard, seek to achieve the very highest standards in all they do and are respectful of each other and of their community. "A wealth of opportunities for pupils enabling them to achieve well across the highly challenging, rich and engaging curriculum" - HMI Ofsted, October 2018. UVHS is a brilliant place to be a student or teacher. There is a dynamic, caring atmosphere that pervades the whole school and a real desire to inspire and achieve.