We are seeking to appoint a well qualified, enthusiastic and energetic Teacher of Science at

Northallerton School & Sixth Form College. The department has a strong track record of results but also promotes enrichment and engagement to try and develop real enjoyment of learning in our students. The ideal candidate will be focused on delivering high quality teaching and learning in Science and have a passion for working with young people. The successful applicant will be expected to teach all aspects of Science at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. The ability to teach Chemistry at Key Stage 5 would be desirable but not essential.

The main focus of the Subject Teacher’s role is fostering the learning and progress of the pupils in their care. This involves being an effective teacher of pupils as well as of the subject. Quality of preparation, resourcing, planning, subject expertise, teaching skill, pace, challenge, proactive classroom management, effective marking and assessment, high expectations, and positive personal relationships are all central to providing the conditions within which pupils’ personal skills, abilities, understanding, learning and progress can be developed.

Information about the Science Faculty

We have moved to a newly refurbished building and site in September 2021. In January 2022 our school was judged to be Good in all areas in our most recent Ofsted inspection. We are an ambitious school and are passionate about the education of our students, continuous professional development of all staff and developing our strong partnership with parents and the wider Community. The students attending NSSFC are fantastic. We are a comprehensive school where students are keen to learn and do well. Our policies and support systems ensure high expectations of behaviour and academic success.

Staff development at all levels is important. A varied CPD programme is provided and tailored to personal needs. You will receive support from your team, your line manager and all colleagues within school.

The successful applicant will be expected to teach a variety of Key Stage 3 and 4 classes.

Members of the faculty form a strong and cohesive team. A marked feature of this is the

willingness of staff to share resources and experiences, which provides a very supportive

framework for teaching. Electronic schemes of work and lesson plans have been developed by the team and have been widely praised. New members to the team would be expected to contribute fully to the everyday workings of the faculty.

The Team

We have two dedicated science technicians who superbly manage the equipment and the

resourcing of the department. We have two specialist science higher level learning support

assistants who support lessons and learning across the curriculum. The teaching team includes 12 science teachers, with a balanced blend of biologists, chemists and physicists. The science team is friendly, supportive and works collaboratively to deliver the very best education we can to the students we teach.

Facilities

From September 2021, the school moved to a new site within Northallerton. The site provides state of the art learning facilities including an enhanced digital learning environment, new and fully refurbished teaching spaces, large open plan learning resource centre and a newly built sixth form centre for our rapidly expanding sixth form.

All the classrooms are equipped with a computer, an interactive whiteboard and a data projector. Large computer rooms are available to book.

Key Stages 3 and 4

In KS3 we have written schemes of learning based on the National Curriculum that prepare

students for the AQA specification at GCSE. In year 9 we begin to deliver content that is common to both combined science and triple science, to allow students to choose their options during year 9.

At KS4 we also use AQA specifications, offering the Trilogy pathway to the majority of students. Triple Science is offered when students select their GCSE options and has consistently been a popular option in comparison to other option subjects.

Key Stage 5/Post-16

We have a broad offering of courses at Key Stage 5 with AQA Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Psychology and OCR Cambridge Technicals Applied Science. The science courses are popular amongst our sixth form with the majority of students choosing to study one or more science courses.

For an informal chat about the role please contact Mr C Brown, Head of Science, on

[email protected].

About the Trust

Areté Learning Trust currently has 11 schools and educates over 7,000 young people in and

around North Yorkshire from ages 2-18. Our learners are at the heart of everything we do.

At Areté Learning Trust we work together and collaborate to ensure that all of our learners and our staff team have the chance to reach their potential.

Our Trust is committed to promoting:

• Health, happiness and wellbeing

• A safe, disciplined and supportive environment

• A love of learning through a passionate and committed approach

• High standards and expectations

• Integrity, kindness and good manners

• Respect for individuality and difference

• Collaborative working to secure excellence

To realise our aspiration for every child to be the best they can be, we need to ensure that as a Trust we are ‘Striving for Excellence’.

Why work for us?

We want everyone who works within ALT to feel valued and see how their work fits into the bigger picture.

We seek employees who are prepared to take personal responsibility and constantly challenge the norm to improve performance.

In return, we are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all staff.

Areté Learning Trust is committed to being the ‘Employer of Choice’.

Essentially this means that we want our schools and our central team to be great places to work.

We want our staff development opportunities to be first class and we want to enable staff who are ambitious to grow their careers with us. To give our learners the best education and opportunities we are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best people in all areas of our organisation.

Regardless of role, we seek staff who:

• Have high expectations of themselves and the people they work with.

• Are committed to our Trust values.

• Show initiative and are responsive to change.

• Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others.

• Are creative in their approach to problem solving.

• Are able to influence effectively, whatever their role.

• Are team players.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds; for more information, please refer to our

recruitment and selection policy statement (https://www.arete.uk/careers). If you are ready for the next step in your career and you feel that your skill set makes you a good fit for this very exciting opportunity, then we look forward to receiving your application.

All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application, this can be found by visiting the link above. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

Closing date: 24.02.2025

The Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks. Online searches may be done as part of due diligence checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions, we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

North Yorkshire Council are committed to the health and safety of our employees and of others including the general public. It has a responsibility to ensure employees who hold a position that is deemed to be safety critical as it requires the performance of duties which are directly related to the safe operation or security of a facility, piece of equipment or vehicle, handling of chemicals or work at height or in confined spaces and which, if not performed properly, could result in a serious safety risk or environmental hazard to employees, a facility or the general public , do not attend work whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals offered employment with North Yorkshire Council will be subject to the Workplace Substance Misuse policy. For safety critical roles as detailed above, random alcohol and drug testing may take place during the course of employment.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk*