Senior Science Technician

Prudhoe Community High School is a 13-19 High School with approximately 720 students  on roll including approximately 200 Sixth Form. Examination results are excellent at both GCSE and Sixth Form. In 2022 our P8 was +0.11 for Year 11 and our value added measure for post-16 results is consistently higher than the national average. Progress for SEND students was +0.4. We We have an environment set up to support learning for all students with new Fitness Suite, 3G pitches, Engineering, Learning Resource Centre and many more outstanding facilities across the school. 

We moved to a new school building with excellent facilities in 2016. In 2023, the school merged with The 3 Rivers Trust to become part of The Cheviot Learning Trust with 2  high schools, 5 middle schools and 10 first schools.

Required as soon as possible a Senior Technician responsible for the organisation and management of the Science Department’s technician service in school. The successful candidate will be required to work within the Health and Safety guidelines of CLEAPSS and HSE. 

We are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and  young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for an interview, you will be required  to disclose all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date  of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history  during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure  information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service  before your appointment is confirmed. This role will include Regulated Activities and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure is required for this post. Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to an online search and may be asked to clarify or expand on information sourced, at interview.

Further information and an application form can be downloaded from this site or by email request to c.collings@pchs.cheviotlt.co.uk. The closing date for completed applications is 12 noon on Wednesday 20 September 2023. Applications received after this date will not be considered.