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Teacher of Science

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
BORDESLEY GREEN GIRLS' SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM, Bordesley Green Road, Nechells, Birmingham, B9 4TR
Salary
MPR/UPR
Closing date
20 May 2019

Job Details

BORDESLEY GREEN GIRLS' SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM

Bordesley Green Road, Nechells, Birmingham, B9 4TR

Telephone Number: 0121 464 1881 - Email Address: apotter@bordgrng.bham.sch.uk

Job Start Date: 01 September 2019

The BGGS Science Department are the proud winners of the TES Science Team of the Year Award 2016. We are a stable, strong and welcoming team of Science specialists.

Bordesley Green Girls’ School and Sixth Form is a high achieving, oversubscribed girls’ community school on the eastern side of the City of Birmingham. We are an inclusive, multi-cultural comprehensive school with a four form entry, 1,000 students of 11- 18 years on roll including 360 in the Sixth Form. The Governing Body is currently looking to appoint a Teacher of Science to join our department of Science specialists in September 2019 and to teach Science across Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and the Sixth Form. We particularly welcome

applications from graduates of Biomedical Sciences or other disciplines which combine aspects of biological and chemical sciences. The department has a strong reputation for success with students making outstanding levels of progress in Science and has an exceptional track record of examination success, curriculum design and developments in teaching and learning.

The successful candidate will:

• Have excellent interpersonal skills

• Be an outstanding teacher who inspires colleagues and students

• Have the energy, drive and commitment to make a real contribution to whole school

• Be confident in teaching across the Science Curriculum up to GCSE level

• Experience of teaching A Level Science would be an advantage, however is not essential

• Suitable for NQT’s

The BGGS Science department is an outstanding team: pupils make outstanding progress in the full range of Key Stage 4 courses and in A Levels Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Our Sixth Form is very popular with a large and thriving Science team.

We were honoured that BGGS was invited to be the only UK school exhibiting at the 2015 Royal Society Summer Exhibition. Our Year 12 Physicists showcased the HiSparc cosmic ray detection project which we run every year in association with the University of Birmingham and the Institute of Physics. Our initiatives include the CLIL ‘European curriculum’ scheme: we teach some KS3 Science through the medium of French. Ongoing development of teaching and learning is a perpetual focus of our team, and the school as a whole. We are a supportive and collegiate team, striving to achieve the very best outcome for all our students. It is these proud achievements which lead us to be named as TES Science Team of The Year in 2016. Our School has met the stringent criteria for World Class Schools Status, which demonstrates that we are providing our students with the best possible life chances ensuring they are prepared to thrive in the 21st Century.

We are happy to arrange tours of the School for interested applicants. Please contact the HR mailbox to arrange this.

Closing Date: 20/05/2019, 12 noon

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 22 May 2019.

Further details and an application pack are available on our website at: www.bordgrng.bham.sch.uk . Please email completed application forms to HR@bordgrng.bham.sch.uk  by the closing date If you have not heard from the school within 10 working days of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been shortlisted for interview on this occasion.

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.

 

Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.

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Birmingham
West Midlands
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United Kingdom

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