Biddenham is an 11-19, oversubscribed school that, as we expand, is entering the next phase of its development. Due to our popularity, and as part of our £4.5 million building programme, we need to grow and strengthen our already high performing staff team who, by 2025, will be working with 1500 students.
To start in
September 2024, we are looking to appoint an engaging Head of Law and
Criminology to lead this ever popular A level subject.
Law and Criminology are
taught as part of our Post 16 curriculum and are held with high regard across
the school. The subjects have consistently high numbers of students every year,
have an excellent track record of results and a significant proportion of
students go on to study related subjects at university or as part of a degree
level apprenticeship. We currently deliver OCR A Level Law and WJEC Criminology.
We aim to give
students an understanding of legal methods, improve their powers of reasoning,
develop analytical skills and solve problems by applying legal rules. The
department does this by using both excellent classroom teaching and engagement beyond
the classroom. The learning is enhanced
by visits to Parliament, Central Law Courts (including the Supreme Court) as
well as talks from our Alumni and mock trial competitions.
The successful candidate will
join a school that is at the heart of the community it serves and has been
making a transformative difference to the current and future lives of its
students. The candidate will be expected to be an excellent classroom teacher
and be able to demonstrate enthusiasm and passion for the subject. They will
also be expected to demonstrate excellent leadership and organisational skills.
You will join a wider dedicated team of
teachers and staff at an exciting time of growth and expansion for the school.
We are committed to providing access to technology for all by providing
chromebooks to all of our students and staff and developing innovative blended
learning approaches to teaching.
This
opportunity is for a great teacher and form tutor who has strong interpersonal
skills and a passion for making a difference to young peoples’ lives.
As a school we
offer:
A diverse workplace,
Chromebooks for all classroom staff and students,
Exceptional professional development and career progression,
A supportive environment for
ECTs allowing them to thrive,
Positive working
relationships at all levels (with a healthy dose of humour!),
A supportive leadership team,
A genuine focus on staff
wellbeing with an employee support resource,
Cycle to work scheme for all
staff.
This is an opportunity to
join a school at an exciting point in its history and be a key player in its
future.
Biddenham - ‘Opening Minds -
Transforming Lives’.
This vacancy will
close when a suitable candidate has been appointed and without further notice.
Biddenham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, children’s barred list check, references and social media checks.
Julie Shepherd
01234 342521
hr@biddenham.beds.sch.uk