Teacher of Science

Tes is supporting the appointment of a Teacher of Science at a secondary school based in Greenwich.

Joining this school team is a superb opportunity for an ambitious and motivated teacher who wants to make a lasting difference to the communities they serve. This role is suitable for trainee teachers, NQTs and mainscale teachers. There is a possibility for a TLR to be added for the right candidate. 

How is this school different?

• They benefit accordingly from outstanding networking and career opportunities and first-class CPD. 
• Staff wellbeing is one of their main priorities. They provide breakfast for staff each morning, lunch for early careers staff and have a 6pm/weekend work-related communication curfew to ensure staff can maintain a work/life balance. They do not do knee jerk reactions, fads or last-minute deadlines. Their systems and processes for communication, marking and feedback and assessment are streamlined and the approaches they take are research led and based on the needs of local context. 
• This is a small school model (600 scholars aged 11-16) because they believe that their close-knit community provides the optimum conditions for success.  
• Behaviour for learning is exceptional so teachers can focus their time on the things that matter – planning and delivering brilliant lessons for their scholars. 
• This is a strict no excuses, no mobile phone school.  
• Their curriculum is traditional and academic, and they do not take shortcuts to boost their position in school league tables – they do not, for example, offer equivalencies such as Btecs or Vcerts.
• They put high-quality teaching at the heart of what they do. They are committed to providing staff with weekly high-quality training. They run coaching for staff who want to see rapid progress in their discipline. Live coaching and current best practice in the field of education is central to their approach. 
• They don’t grade individual lessons or ask for lesson plans.
• Their scholars enjoy a compulsory co-curricular program on a Wednesday afternoon which includes a strong focus on community volunteering and they facilitate 12 drop-down days per academic year ensuring scholars benefit from a range of life-enriching experiences. 

If you are ready to add further value to this high performing Science department and to work alongside a brilliant school leadership team, then you will find this job extremely rewarding. 

Alignment with the school’s vision, values and approach to education is essential. 

The Role and the Department 

Science provision at the school is very strong and the curriculum allocation for science is generous. Scholars select their GCSE option subjects at the end of Year 9 and Triple Science is a popular choice with approximately 50% of scholars selecting this over the combined award. The first class and fully equipped Science classrooms offer the ideal environment for scholars to thrive and fulfil their potential. 

The department specific Progress 8 score has consistently been +0.5 over the past 3 years with over 40% of scholars going on to achieve the top grade 7-9 category.        

You will assist the Head of Science with the planning of departmental schemes of work, tracking of scholar progress and planning of extra-curricular opportunities.

Tes Recruitment Services (UK) represent Schools and Academies across the globe, supporting them to secure a great teacher/leader for every role. 

To learn more about this role please email managedrecruit@tes.com for an information pack that includes school name, role specifics and context. 

Please include REF: MM1651182 in the email subject line.