Teacher of Science - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Birmingham City Council
Description
Start date: 1 September 2024
Contract type: Permanent
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Institute Road
Birmingham
B14 7EG
Telephone number:
NOR 1,245 including 241 in Sixth Form
An excellent opportunity has arisen to join a very successful and forward-thinking Science Department within a high performing school.
Applicants will have had experience of teaching across the ability range at KS3 and KS4 and must be passionate, well organised, and hardworking, with high expectations of students and colleagues. Successful candidates will be given the opportunity to develop teaching resources and other assessment materials. ECTs are welcome to apply.
Bishop Challoner Catholic College is a highly successful, heavily over-subscribed mixed 11-19 Catholic comprehensive school in the South of Birmingham. We were designated one of the first 100 Teaching Schools in the country and we are also a lead school for the Central Maths Hub, the Central Midland Science Learning Partnership, the Schools Sports Partnership and the Birmingham and Central Midlands Computing Hub. The school has recently been designated as a Microsoft Showcase School in recognition of its excellence in innovation and the effective use of technology. From September 2024 we will be launching our SCITT which will recruit and train the next generation of inspirational teachers. This is a measure of the high achievements of the school and its excellence in training and developing staff.
Bishop Challoner Catholic College provides a clear and structured professional growth model for teachers. We offer the Best Practice Network training programme for ECTs, supplemented by carefully designed in-school training. All teachers take part in a choice of CPD Pathways which run throughout the year, led by Lead Teachers to develop understanding of research and practice in an area of your choice. Our Performance Management process is characterised by a focus on Professional Growth, using the process to identify and map out a long-term career plan, so you can be confident that you are getting the support to develop professionally in a way that supports your personal goals.
We provide a first class INSET programme at Bishop Challoner Catholic College, which supports the professional development of teachers at all stages in their careers. All teachers have access to professional shadowing opportunities, coaching, innovations CPD, and are encouraged to take up CPD opportunities through our designations. This might include training through our Maths Hub, Science Learning Partnership, or Computing Hub, or to complete an NPQ with our Training School.
Bishop Challoner Catholic College is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It has policies and procedures to ensure that this occurs.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early. We value and respect every individual's unique contribution and we celebrate diversity. Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.
Interviews will be held the week beginning Monday 29 April 2024.
Contact for more details or to discuss your application.
For an application pack, please visit our website or contact Louise Furlong, Safeguarding and Recruitment Administrator on Please note that we do not accept CV's and that all applications must be on the CES support application form.
Email completed applications to Louise Furlong at: by the closing date.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.