Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Trafford
£32,916 - £51,048 per year
Salary:
MPS / UPS + TLR 2B(ii) currently £6,809
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 January 2026
Apply by:
6 October 2025
Job overview
Second in Science
MPS / UPS + TLR 2B(ii) - £6,809
Start Date: 1st January 2026
Closing Date for Applications: Monday 6th October 2025, 9:00am
We are an 11-18 Catholic School with 1,600 pupils on roll, including the Sixth Form. GCSE and A level results have been consistently excellent over several years and we are determined to make ourselves an exceptional educational provider. Our school is highly popular with parents/carers, and we are oversubscribed every year.
We require a highly effective, inspirational Second in Science to support the Head of Science to lead, manage and develop the department to maximise achievement and progress. You should be passionate about teaching and results and able to demonstrate the experience and leadership qualities necessary.
We are looking for someone who's teaching strength is Physics.
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and ambitious person to develop their career in a forward-thinking school with high standards of achievement and care.
We offer:
* A supportive and committed school family
* A school with a desire to continuously improve
* Highly motivated and talented staff with a strong team ethic
* Ambitious and hardworking pupils
Main purpose of the post:
* To support the Head of Science in leading, managing and developing the department, maximising achievement, and progress in Science.
To work alongside the Head of department and additional TLR holders to develop the catholic life of the school.
Key duties and responsibilities:
* To lead the pupil achievement and progress in a given key stage.
* To assist the Head of Subject in leading, managing and developing the department including:
* curriculum provision & development
* quality control systems
* data management
* communications
* departmental resources
* To deliver INSET and CPD sessions as required
* To lead extra-curricular activities
* To deputise for the Head of department in their absence
Teaching
* To teach, pupils according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of all class work and coursework carried out by pupils
* To assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of pupils and to keep such records as are required.
* To provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups of pupils.
* To ensure a high quality learning experience for pupils.
* To prepare and update subject materials.
* To use a variety of delivery methods that will stimulate learning appropriate to pupil needs and demands of the curriculum.
* To maintain discipline in accordance with the School procedures, and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and home learning.
* To undertake assessment of pupils as requested by external examination bodies, curriculum areas and School procedures.
To liaise with the SENDCO and the form tutor over SEND pupils, modifying teaching accordingly.
Form Tutor
* To support pupils in all aspects of their school life and in preparation for their adult life
* To develop an understanding and knowledge of each pupil as an individual
* To enable pupils to play an active role in all aspects of the tutorial and PSHE programme
* To undertake administrative-related tasks
Duties
* To undertake duties before school and at breaktimes, on a rota basis.
* To play a full part in the life of the school, to support its mission and ethos
* To follow and support school policies reflecting the school's commitment to high achievement and effective teaching and learning.
* To play a major role as a middle leader, in whole school improvement.
* To contribute to the maintenance of the school's ethos by expecting high standards from all the pupils in both lessons and social times.
* To ensure all duties and responsibilities are discharged in accordance with the school's health and safety at work policy.
* To promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people you are responsible for or come into contact with.
* To participate in the school's performance management scheme, ensuring that performance standards and targets are met within the agreed timescale.
* To undertake other reasonable tasks as directed by the Headteacher.
Review:
This job description is subject to annual review and / or change at other times in response to identified needs. It is expected that the post holder will undertake additional duties, as required, and in agreement with their line manager, to operate in a flexible environment
Recruiter contact:
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About Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Urban Road, Altrincham
Cheshire
WA15 8HT
United Kingdom
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College is a highly popular, over-subscribed school for Catholic parents in South Manchester. The school is a vibrant family community, inclusive and proud of the achievements of all our pupils. We have 1600 pupils on roll, including 220 students in the Sixth Form.
We are proud of our strong Catholic ethos and mission which daily supports the work and achievements of the school. The aims of the school are contained in the Mission Statement which places a strong emphasis on aspiration and family ethos. Our school seeks to offer both an excellent 21stcentury education and an educational experience that upholds traditional catholic values.
Our school motto is Inspiring People Changing Lives. Over the last three years, the school has performed well against national averages and very well against similar schools at both GCSE and A Level. The proportion of pupils attending university from our Sixth Form is 96% with destinations including Cambridge, Durham, and Russell Group Universities. The remaining students enter apprenticeships and employment.
We have designed a curriculum that is equitable for all pupils. The curriculum is broad and balanced. All pupils have equal access to all subjects at key stage 3, and key stage 4.
Prayer and liturgy are an important part of our school and at least six times a year we hold school masses celebrated by one of our local priests, which allows our school to get together to celebrate its Catholic identity. Our Catholic life is also sustained by our weekly Friday Mass for pupils and parents and our Wednesday Prayer Group.
In a denominational inspection, dated June 2019, the school was judged outstanding for its provision for Religious Education and Catholic Life, which includes Spiritual, Moral, Social, and Cultural Development (SMSC).
We are an experienced legacy Teaching School providing support to other schools, we have an agreement with bright Futures, based at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, to lead the ECT Framework across 4 Greater Manchester authorities. The agreement includes delivery of NPQ in Senior Leadership and NPQ in Leading Learning across the hub.
Every teaching post is an important one for the future of our school and the successful candidate will be somebody with a high work ethic and unstinting commitment to our children. We want somebody with a strong ambition to develop their own career but, above all they want to make a significant and long-lasting impression on the future lives of our pupils.
Mrs Clare Hogg
Headteacher
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