Chemistry Teacher
Grey Court School
Richmond upon Thames
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- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 23 May 2022
Job overview
Teacher of Chemistry – Key Stage 3-5
September 2022 start
Pay: Main pay scale
Grey Court is a vibrant, successful, and well-established school situated on an impressive site
close to the River Thames and Richmond Park. Rated outstanding in all areas, we continue with
our ambitious vision for both staff and students. Come and join us!
About the role
The Science Faculty currently offers a wide range of opportunities at Key Stage 3, 4 and 5. We
run both separate and combined science options at GCSE. Our results at GCSE level are
significantly and consistently above the national average. At KS5 we run a successful
chemistry course with results in the top 25% of the country. We have also introduced an
Applied Science course at KS5 with opportunities for teaching a more vocational style of
chemistry.
At Key Stage 5, the chemistry department has developed a strong relationship with Kingston
University allowing the students the opportunity to try NMR and Mass spectroscopy first
hand whilst synthesising compounds such as paracetamol. We also have an array of
extracurricular activities for all year groups and we are looking for a candidate who has the
initiative and motivation to get involved and even lead on such opportunities.
Chemistry, and Science in general, is a very popular and thriving subject at Grey Court School.
This vacancy provides an excellent opportunity to work within the well-resourced, state of
the art laboratories in a dynamic and highly successful school. With a relatively new 6th Form,
this is an exciting time to be part of the continuing development of strong Key Stage 5
teaching at Grey Court.
About you
We are seeking to appoint a highly qualified, motivated and innovative teacher of chemistry
who will inspire our young people. The post would be suitable for a newly qualified or
experienced teacher with good qualifications and a degree in chemistry (or a related field).
The successful candidate should set high standards of teaching and learning and have strong
skills in differentiating lessons for different abilities. The Science Faculty is a highly
collaborative department and would welcome an applicant with strong interpersonal and
communications skills.
About us
Grey Court is committed to recruiting the very best teachers and support staff to benefit
student experience in the classroom. We are an Ofsted rated outstanding school offering a
comprehensive range of GCSEs, A levels and BTEC level 3 diplomas. We serve a diverse
community and ensure we bring out the best in each student, be that through following
vocational or academic pathways.
Grey Court is part of the Every Child, Every Day multi academy trust which is made up of three
local secondary schools. We are based in the London borough of Richmond, with good public
transport links and close to the river Thames and Richmond Park.
As a training school we value the continuous development of our staff and offer a full range of
professional training opportunities including masters qualifications, the outstanding teacher
programme and national leadership programmes. We also have a structured support
programme for early career teachers (ECTs).
Grey Court is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The school fully recognises its responsibilities
for safeguarding and child protection. All staff are required to undergo pre-employment
checks, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check, before starting work
at Grey Court.
Closing date: 23 May 2022, midday
Interview date: TBC
For more information about Grey Court School please visit our website. For an informal
discussion please contact Ms Amy Moran, Head of Science on 020 8948 1173 ext 407 or
email amoran@greycourt.org.uk
We reserve the right to close the advert early should an appropriate candidate be identified
Attached documents
About Grey Court School
Grey Court is a popular, thriving and well established oversubscribed secondary school, situated in Ham, Richmond having 1,600 students on record.
Grey Court School is a mixed secondary school serving pupils between the ages of 11-18. Furthermore our Grey Court sixth form provides an outstanding post 16 education which includes A levels and vocational qualifications at BTEC level 3. Our results are consistently amongst the best in state schools in London. Each year we help students secure places at the top universities in the UK, including Oxbridge and other Russell Group universities. We consistently outperform local and national schools in terms of our results, with nearly 50% of all GCSE grades awarded at 7-9 and 38% of all A Levels at A*/ A.
Situated on 22 acres of tree lined grounds, our first class sports facilities include immaculately maintained football and rugby pitches, two sports halls and access to Ham tennis club with its own clubhouse.
Grey Court School was established in 1956 and converted to academy status in 2012. This London secondary school has been rated as outstanding in all areas in March 2013, then in January 2018 and now once again in February 2024.
Headteacher
Mr. Christopher Rhodes
Values and vision
Grey Court School’s main vision is to support and nurture students so that they have the confidence to achieve to a high level regardless of the challenges they may face. The Ham secondary school wants to work in a solid partnership, where staff and parents unite to ensure that students are supported both at school and at home, and are taught the values of honesty, self-reliance and responsibility. It is important to Grey Court School that students are presented with a varied curriculum and it provides facilities to appeal to all. Grey Court School holds a specialist status in Science, Maths and Computing, along with a Sports England accreditation, Healthy Schools status and Artsmark Gold.
Ofsted
Following our latest Ofsted inspection in February 2024 Ofsted concluded that Grey Court “is a school where all pupils flourish and are kept happy and safe”, and that "all pupils experience a high quality of education". This built on the platform of excellence established when our school was judged as outstanding in all categories initially in March 2013 and then again in January 2018.
View Grey Court School’s latest Ofsted report
Teacher Training
Grey Court provides a comprehensive professional development programme for trainee, early career and established teachers. This is further enhanced through our membership of the Wandle Teaching School Hub; an alliance of schools in the London boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth, formed to provide ongoing development for teachers at every stage of their career.
Early Career Teachers
We work closely with the Institute of Education and the Wandle Teaching School Hub to provide a two year training programme for early career teachers (ECTs). This highly structured, in-house programme involves close mentoring, support and encouragement of new teachers, and exceeds the statutory standards of the DfE’s early career framework. Many of our ECTs go on to build successful careers at Grey Court.
Ongoing Teacher Training
We actively encourage staff to continue their professional development. This could be through courses provided by the Wandle Teaching School hub, through our in-house training and learning sessions, or through more formal routes such as the national professional qualifications.
Initial Teacher Training
As part of the Grey Court teaching alliance we co-ordinate placements for trainee teachers in schools across south west London and Surrey. Each year we work closely with universities and the Department for Education (DfE) to place post graduate (PGCE) and School Direct applicants either in our own, or in other local schools.
Training School
As a training school we value the continuous development of our staff and offer a full range of professional training opportunities including in-house and cross-MAT CPD and national leadership programmes.
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