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Biology Teacher

Biology Teacher

Mander Portman Woodward

Kensington and Chelsea

Job type:
Part Time, Full Time, Maternity Cover
Start date:
ASAP or January - dates can be flexible for the right candidate.
Apply by:
1 October 2018

Job overview

Mander Portman Woodward (MPW) was founded in 1973 and is one of London’s best known independent colleges. Situated in South Kensington, the college is fully co-educational and accepts over 600 students each year. Students are prepared for GCSE, A level, university and Oxbridge Entrance. In the October 2013 ISI inspection report, the college was judged as excellent in all eight areas assessed.

MPW are looking to appoint an experienced A level teacher of Biology  to join this very successful and popular department at our London college for Maternity Cover with the potential for a permanent role in the next academic year. The successful applicant must have the ability to teach OCR A other boards up to GCSE would be beneficial also.  Whilst class sizes are small (maximum of 9) there is an expectation of high quality tutoring with ongoing assessment and feedback to students, as well as commitment and a passion for the subject.

If you feel this role suits your next career move and you wish to join our strong team, then consider this position at MPW.

Please see the Job Description attached for further information.

The college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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About Mander Portman Woodward

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+44 20 7835 1355

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Mander Portman Woodward London, commonly referred to as MPW, is one of a group of independent colleges providing GCSE and A-level education for 14- to 20-year-olds. The other mixed, non-denominational colleges are located in Birmingham and Cambridge.

The school was established in 1973 by Robert Woodward, Rodney Portman and Nicholas Mander, which is where MPW gets its name. In 2016, the group was sold by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Incorporated, a Los Angeles private equity firm, to the education firm Kaplan International.

Principal

Sally Powell

Values and Vision

Mander Portman Woodward believes in giving students as much personal attention as possible, and ensures that there are fewer than 10 students in every class. The college's mission is to work with students to turn their academic aspirations into reality.  It takes students from Year 10 and has a particularly strong reputation for its sixth-form provision. It has also forged partnerships with local higher education institutions, and considers pupil entrance to prestigious universities one of its key objectives.

Each Mander Portman Woodward student is allocated a director of studies, whose role is to monitor their general welfare and assist them in making informed choices about their next educational steps.

ISI report

“Students are very well educated and the college successfully fulfils its aims. The quality of the students’ academic achievement and progress throughout the college is excellent. The provision for and achievement of those students with SEND or EAL is excellent and the provision for able gifted and talented students is good. The academic curriculum is broad and flexible timetabling allows individual programmes of study to be developed.”

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