BSix is a comprehensive sixth form college set up to raise the aspirations and achievement of young people in the East End of London. Our professional development programme, 'a university for teachers', was granted a Beacon Award by the AoC in 2010. Since then the College has won three London Education Partnership Awards; three LSIS awards for student voice; and three TES FE awards including 'Outstanding Provider of the Year' in 2011. Ofsted has rated the overall effectiveness of the College as 'Good'. We have recently been awarded Investors in People Gold and Investors in Diversity status. Our strategic ambition is to become 'Outstanding', not just in Ofsted terms, but in everything we do. As you can gather, BSix is an interesting and exciting place to work and study. We are looking for acommitted, enthusiastic teacher in the following subject: Biology To teach Biology on BTEC, GCSE and A Level courses Teaching salaries offered: 25,121 - 35,074 and with PSP37,694 - 40,294. All salaries are inclusive of London weighting. To apply please click on the green button or for further details please download a pack from http://www.bsix.ac.uk/staff/vacancies.htm. Alternatively you can email Human Resources at askhr@bsix.ac.uk Please email us your completed … Continue reading →

DECATUR Biology major Jessica Kerr is gaining ground on an environmental enigma unique to the Midwest. The Millikin University junior is doing it by growing a garden project atop the Leighty-Tabor Science Center, thereby restoring part of the land taken out of production by the building, standing as it does on some of the richest soil on the planet. But because the Midwest is also home to some of the world's greatest weather extremes, often only amplified by elevation, her challenge is to discover which plants will survive and the minimum amount of soil (a special, lightweight medium) needed to produce acceptable results. Sedums are supposed to be the ones that take to roof life the best, so it's kind of a bummer ours didn't come out like we expected, Kerr said. As you can see, the Vera Jameson is dead, and the Angelina's nowhere to be seen. We're not so sure the pigeons didn't have something to do with that, biology Professor Judy Parrish quickly added. That disappointment aside, Kerr's research project is already producing data in the form of a paper she just completed as Leighty Scholar and will continue to do so as her James Millikin Scholar … Continue reading →