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Teacher of Chemistry

Teacher of Chemistry

Gordon's School

Near Woking in Surrey

Salary:
Competitive Salary
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2021
Apply by:
3 February 2021

Job overview

Teacher of Chemistry

Competitive Salary

Required for September 2021

Possible single accommodation available
Possible TLRs
Outstanding NQT Programme

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GORDON’S SCHOOL

West End, Woking, Surrey, GU24 9PT

Tel:  01276 858084

Head Teacher:   Mr Andrew Moss
Head Teacher's PA:  Mrs Jacqui George
Email:   jgeorge@gordons.school

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This is an exciting opportunity to teach GCSE and A Level Chemistry and lower school Science at one of the most successful schools in England.

We seek an enthusiastic graduate. High energy levels and good inter-personal skills will be essential. There are a potential TLR opportunities for a suitably experienced colleague. The position is also suitable for a NQT.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply, we are not registered to sponsor work permits.

Set in a beautiful 50-acre Surrey site, the School enjoys excellent facilities and an aspirational learning environment. Recognised by HM Chief Inspector of Schools as one of England’s finest non-selective schools, Gordon’s has circa 900 students including 270 residential boarders and a thriving sixth form.

Massively over-subscribed, Gordon’s size ensures that every pupil is well known and nurtured as an individual. The School has a very strong emphasis on academic standards, self-discipline and traditional values and aims to be much more than just outstanding examination results, providing abundant opportunities outside the classroom and exceptional pastoral care.

We offer:

Attractive and spacious campus, within easy reach of London & M3/M4,
Well-resourced facilities,
Complimentary lunch,
A shorter academic year than most schools,
Free access to the on-site fitness centre,
Generous support for professional development,
Outstanding staff: professional, supportive and committed,
Exceptional students,
Possible single accommodation.

In 2020, the percentage of students achieving five or more GCSE grades A* to C, including English and mathematics, was 87%. The A*-C pass rate at A-Level was 97%, with 87% of the grades A* to B. These results rank Gordon's amongst the top non-selective schools in England for progress and attainment.

Massively over-subscribed, Gordon’s size ensures that every pupil is well known and nurtured as an individual. The School has a very strong emphasis on academic standards, self-discipline and traditional values and aims to be much more than just outstanding examination results, providing abundant opportunities outside the classroom and exceptional pastoral care.

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For further details visit the vacancies page on our website

Closing date for applications:  Wednesday 3rd February at 10am
Interviews:  w/c 8th February

To apply: Complete the application form below and email it to jgeorge@gordons.school with a covering letter

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“Gordon’s is an outstanding school in every respect.”  OFSTED

Gordon’s is a Boarding and Day School and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children - applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate screening including a DBS check

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About Gordon's School

Gordon’s is a non-selective, co-ed, 11-18 school of circa 1000 students.  Unusually for a state school it offers residential boarding facilities to 280 students. Founded in 1885, its historical links with General Charles Gordon have shaped the ethos and sense of tradition that is present within the school today.

Gordon’s places a strong emphasis on standards, academic success and high expectations. Great importance is placed on the quality of teaching in the classroom because of the belief that schools are first and foremost centres for learning.

In the sixth form there are over 350 students taking BTEC and A Level courses.  There are five residential boarding houses and six day boarding houses for students. This allows for a high level of care and individual support, excellent staff/student relationships, backed by a structured learning and teaching environment, with high standards of courtesy and self-discipline.

In the school there is a wide variety of sporting and co-curricular activities. Daily over forty clubs offer a range from traditional games, rock-climbing and horse riding to tap dancing, music and drama. The Combined Cadet Force and The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme are particularly popular and successful. One unusual feature is the marching Pipes and Drums band, which plays at ceremonial occasions at school and for outside events, when the students wear their ‘blues’ - a form of military uniform featuring the Gordon’s tartan.

School facilities are excellent and include over fifty acres of playing fields, a state-of-the art fitness centre, sports hub including all-weather pitches and coffee shop, and refurbished music and drama block.

The school is situated in fifty acres of Surrey parkland a few miles from the M25, M3 and M4 motorways. Day boarders come mainly from the local villages of West End, Chobham and Lightwater.  Residential boarders come for all parts of the United Kingdom and around ten percent from overseas.

The Ofsted Inspection of November 2014 reported, “Gordon’s is an outstanding school in every respect”.  Ofsted inspected 27 areas, 26 of which were given grade 1. In particular: -

“Teaching and learning are outstanding”
“The curriculum provision is outstanding”
“Standards are outstandingly high in national tests and GCSE”
“The effectiveness and efficiency of the boarding is outstanding”
“The quality of care provided by the school for the pupils is exceptional”
“Leadership and management are outstanding”

All of this is a tremendous testimony to the hard work and commitment of both students and staff – and is part of the reason why Gordon’s is the most over-subscribed state school in Surrey with over five applications for every place.

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