Head of Science

Salary: Negotiable + AET Wellbeing Cash Plan + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Additional AET Benefits) relocation package for the right candidate dependent on experience

Hours: Full-time and part-time positions are considered for the right candidates, Permanent

Start Date: September 2024

Are you a dynamic and highly motivated classroom practitioner and an excellent scientist with a proven record of increasing attainment?

This role offers an excellent opportunity for a knowledgeable, thoughtful, and reflective teacher to lead a successful Science Department. You must demonstrate talent, interpersonal skills, and a range of teaching strategies to motivate pupils and other colleagues in the Department.

Tamworth Enterprise College Science Department believes in a knowledge-rich curriculum and an ethos of developing and sharing best practices to encourage high standards across the academy. We seek to appoint a well-qualified, motivated, and enthusiastic Head of the department who is ambitious for all students. You will join our hard-working team of professionals dedicated to ensuring students reach their potential. We believe in delivering a curriculum to encourage student progress and high expectations for all ability levels.

Overview and Career Development Recruitment Incentives:

• This is the perfect role for candidates who want to gain further middle leadership experience and aspire to move onto SLT.
• Teachers still in the early stages of their careers are welcome to apply. If you are good enough, you will be appointed. We want to employ top-quality staff with leadership aspirations.
• We advise you to come in and speak with the Head of School to discuss the above and shape the next stage of your career.

Tamworth Enterprise College is a Secondary School in Staffordshire, within easy commuting distance of Birmingham and Derby. We are on a journey to rapidly improve the quality of teaching and learning across the school, which will positively impact student outcomes.

"Every teacher needs to improve, not because they are not good enough, but because they can be even better."

If you are excited by this role and believe you have the values, vision, and expertise to meet this challenge, then please contact Mervish Hussain at to arrange a visit before making your application.

Closing date: Monday 13th May 2024

We reserve the right to close 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.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV's. Apply today.

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.