Lead Practitioner of Science

As a now oversubscribed Catholic secondary school, St Joseph's Catholic Academy is keen to appoint an aspiring middle leader as our new Lead Practitioner for Science to join our thriving Science Department. This is an additional role to our Science team, to support in implementing the departmental and school development plans. As a Lead Practitioner at St Joseph's, you will have a pivotal role in working as part of the Leadership team within the department to continually improve the quality of teaching, subject knowledge and outcomes within all three Science disciplines across Keys Stages 3 and 4, and Key Stage 5, as appropriate.

Our Lead Practitioners also work as part of the wider Teaching & Learning Team to continuously improve outcomes for students of all abilities through leading on a key whole school initiative.

Demonstrable experience of delivering impactful interventions and supporting wider school departments to proactively engage with these initiatives is key to this role, including delivering CPD to staff and managing workload and wellbeing of others. We are welcoming applications from scientists of any discipline.

What type of person are we looking for? We are looking for an individual who is adaptable, flexible and able to improve teaching standards and outcomes for all students through developing positive professional relationships with a diverse range of students and staff.

What the school offers its staff In order to recruit and retain the best possible candidates St Joseph's offers a range of enhancements for staff including:

• Ample free parking on site
• Access to school fitness facilities
• A supportive environment where work/life balance issues are considered carefully
• Opportunities to contribute to wider school activities