Physics Teacher
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Buckinghamshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 6 February 2023
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a well qualified and passionate Physics teacher who would like to work with students who are all eager to learn and challenge themselves, to join our high performing department. The successful candidate would be confident to teach Physics through to A Level and Science at KS3.
The Department
STEM at Borlase is a vibrant, exciting faculty with specialists in their subjects teaching across the curriculum. Physics is very popular at A-Level with many students choosing to study Physics or Engineering at University. Our GCSE and A level results are excellent with 35* A* and 87% A*/B at A level, and 32% Grade 9 and 87% Grade 7-9 at GCSE in 2022.
The physics department is a friendly and hardworking team, dedicated to developing our own teaching practices and inspiring an enthusiasm for our subject in the students we teach.
Everyone in the department and STEM faculty support each other and continuously share ideas to deliver outstanding lessons. A dedicated Physics technician supports the teaching of Physics in three specialist laboratories.
At KS3, all students follow an accelerated two-year science curriculum which has been designed to enthuse young people about science. Our students are taught how to work scientifically, and significant emphasis is placed on practical work that promotes investigation and independent inquiry. At KS4, all students work towards the triple science GCSE following the Edexcel (9-1) specification. Teachers enrich the students’ learning beyond the specification throughout the three year course. Academic results in Physics are excellent and every year a number of students study Physics-based degrees at university.
There are many opportunities for students to go above and beyond the curriculum, ranging from competitions and projects to conferences and subject-based lectures. Sixth-form students lead the school’s Physics Society and Engineering Society, supported by our STEM coordinator. A large number of students complete a CREST award or a science- based Extended Project Qualification. Older students are also actively involved in mentoring students in younger years.
For an application form please visit www.swbgs.com and click on Vacancies.
Closing date: 9am, Monday 6 February 2023
Early applications encouraged as they will be considered upon arrival.
Applications submitted via email should be sent to Mrs Anna Summerfield, HR Manager at asummerfield@swbgs.com
The school is fully committed to the DfE guidance on Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education and all candidates for the post will therefore be subject to vetting procedures following Buckinghamshire Council’s guidance and the Trust’s Safer Recruitment Policy.
All shortlisted candidates will be will be subject to an online search as part of the safer recruitment process.
Attached documents
About Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
- Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
- West Street, Marlow
- Buckinghamshire
- SL7 2BR
- United Kingdom
About Sir William Borlase's Grammar School:
Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school in the attractive Thames-side town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Founded in 1624 and still based on the original site, we are proud of our heritage as we approach our 400th birthday and excited to be inspiring and empowering the aspirations of our students today. Borlase is forward-looking; in 2019 we were awarded World Class School status from High Performance Learning for our innovative practice and received a government grant of over £2million to develop further our excellent facilities. We have a motivated staff of subject specialists who enjoy sharing their expertise with committed and engaged students. As a Teaching School, we have a particular strength in developing our teachers through a research-engaged professional development programme.
Headteacher
Ed Goodall.
Vision and Values
Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School is committed to being an inspirational learning environment for students and staff, empowering young people to fulfil their aspirations and ambitions; supporting them in developing the confidence to shape their own futures and in so doing, the future of the world around them.
Our values today are captured in the school motto, adopted by those early scholars back in 1624. Te Digna Sequere - Follow things Worthy - is a principle that underpins the distinctive ethos of the school. It reminds us all that we should have a clear moral purpose behind the choices we make; that we should value all individuals within a supportive community and that we have the potential to use our different talents to make a positive difference at Borlase and beyond.
The Borlase Curriculum provides a breadth and depth of academic learning and cultural experience to excite and extend all our students. It is rich in knowledge and in opportunities to develop creativity, instilling a life-long enthusiasm for learning. Our curriculum is delivered by passionate, specialist teachers who encourage aspiration, intellectual curiosity and the exploration of their subject disciplines inside and beyond the classroom, as independent thinkers and learners. It includes a broad range of super and extra-curricular opportunities which ignite and extend students' interests, enthusiasm and skills across a wide range of endeavours including those linked to academic subjects, to sports, the arts, engineering, AI, public speaking, creative writing, entrepreneurism and so much more.
Ofsted
"This is an outstanding school. The headteacher and senior leadership team have the very highest of expectations and have developed an inspirational learning culture which is embraced by both staff and students. Teaching and achievement are of the very highest quality and students take responsibility for their own learning.”
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