Start date: 1 September 2024 Contract type: Permanent The Edge Academy 946 Bristol Road South Northfield Birmingham B31 2NL Telephone number: 0121 533 5858 As Lead Teacher of Science at The Edge Academy, you'll be at the forefront of our mission to inspire and educate the next generation. Your excellent subject knowledge and inspirational teaching style will motivate disengaged students to reach their potential. The Lead Teacher of Science is expected to implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support their designated curriculum area as appropriate. The successful candidate is also invited to play a key role on a strong senior leadership team and as part of a committed staff. You will work with students with varying abilities and different needs from KS3 up to GCSE level. You must be positive, resilient, friendly and hard working. Specific leadership roles to be decided depending on strengths of successful candidate. This role is challenging, rewarding and will allow the successful applicant to be creative with autonomy. You will have a degree level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status experience of effective management of a subject experience of sustained delivery of outstanding attainment and achievement Main Duties implement and deliver an appropriately relevant and differentiated Science curriculum to Ks3 and Ks4 be an active member of the SLT and assist the Principal in leading the school be able to undertake with confidence the usual responsibilities of a class teacher contribute to a safe and welcoming learning environment for students, particularly for those who may be vulnerable What we can offer the opportunity to join a supportive staff and work with challenging pupils to make a real difference training and support enabling career development to work, develop and contribute to a unique positive culture Wellbeing. Our staff satisfaction is excellent. Staff have access to a suite of wellbeing opportunities, such as all meals provided, not meeting for meeting’s sake, an employee assistance programme our staff speak positively to each other. If there is to be any developmental feedback, it is valid, polite, and non-judgemental our senior team pride themselves on being “visible” throughout the day. They support their team a determined commitment to move towards a ‘9-day fortnight’ work model for all staff from September 2024 The Edge Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the physical and emotional health and well-being of children and young people and expects all those involved with the Academy to share and deliver this commitment. If you would like to apply for this position, or require further information about this role, please contact: rachel.currietheedgeacademy.co.uk or visit the vacancies section of our website. 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. Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions. 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.