Full-Time Teaching Post – Chemistry (GCSE & Sixth Form) along with whole-school STEM
Westbourne School
Penarth, Cardiff
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ideally February 2020, 20th April latest
- Apply by:
- 30 November 2019
Job overview
Westbourne is a 2-18 independent school in Penarth, ranked #1 in the UK for the last 5 years running, in the Daily Telegraph smaller schools league tables and with an excellent ESTYN report in every category. We offer GCSEs and the International Baccalaureate (IB) in the sixth form. Average class sizes at IB are currently 8-10 students, and at GCSE about 16-18.
This is an incredible opportunity for an academic Chemistry teacher to challenge able students and be challenged themselves in an environment where students are happy at school and want to work hard at all times. The successful candidate will join a school currently celebrating its best year of success in its 120-year history – with fantastic external results.
The Role
You will be responsible primarily for teaching Chemistry up to higher level to our IB students, and the ideal candidate will also have some experience of delivering STEM.
A proven track record of teaching Chemistry at both GCSE & Sixth Form is a compulsory requirement of the successful candidate – ideally, experience teaching the IB would be preferred.
The successful candidate will also be expected to take responsibility for both Maths and Science areas of the curriculum, working closely with staff members of the faculty. The integration of STEM throughout the school will be an additional responsibility of the role, so further experience in this area would be preferable.
You should be a qualified teacher and have a passion for both teaching and learning. Additional responsibilities will be as a pastoral form tutor and to undertake a full teaching timetable, including planning, assessment, revision and parents’ evenings.
To apply, please send a CV and covering letter to gerardgriffiths@westbourneschool.com before 30/11/2019.
About Westbourne School
- Westbourne School
- 4 Hickman Road, Penarth
- South Glamorgan
- CF64 2AJ
- United Kingdom
Aims of the School
- To maintain a stable, caring and happy school community in which children are able to develop sound relationships with one another and with their teachers; to enable them to work together with enthusiasm and mutual respect.
- To give each child a broad based education leading to good academic qualifications and to teach them how to work and develop the skills necessary for later life.
- To encourage all round character development in terms of understanding, thinking for oneself, problem solving, decision making and taking initiative.
- To inculcate sound moral and ethical principles and an awareness of the needs of others.
- To enable pupils to achieve at least 5 GCSE passes grades A* - C.
Westbourne School History
Westbourne School was opened in 1895 at Ebenezer House in Westbourne Road. The present school dates its founding from 1896 when Miss Caroline Ferris became headmistress and named it: 'Westbourne House Preparatory School for Boys'. In 1901 the school moved to 13 Stanwell Road.
The adjoining building, 4 Hickman Road, was purchased in 1975 and the two buildings developed into Westbourne Senior School. Developments since 1975 have seen the school open a college for years 9-11, the acquisition of St. Alma's Girls' school at Victoria Road, after which the school became co-educational. The Victoria Road site now houses Westbourne Nursery and Junior school. Continuing improvements and the broadening of the school curriculum have seen an increase in pupil and staff numbers. Recent re-organisation in the school has led to a unification of identity into one school and the school continues to flourish, building on and adding to the achievements of the past
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