Head of Physics
Channing School
Highgate
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- Expired
- Salary:
- Channing pay scale (MP1-UP3) + Channing allowance + Management allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 13 April 2023
Job overview
Required September 2023
We seek to appoint a well-qualified and enthusiastic Head of Physics to join our Science department. The Head of Physics will play a crucial roles in leading the members of their departments, setting high professional standards in all aspects of work. The Head of Department should aim to create a department in which all members of staff feel valued and encouraged to do their jobs to the best of their abilities. Awarded ‘Excellent’ in all areas inspected by ISI in 2022, Channing School is summed up by its vision, ‘Girls Enjoying Success’.
The Science Department consists of 9 full-time and 2 part-time members of teaching staff supported by three technicians. There are nine laboratories situated over four floors.
Teaching is based on the National Curriculum Orders for Science Knowledge and scientific skills are developed progressively throughout the years. The Science Curriculum is developed as follows:
- Years 7-8 An integrated course based on topic modules in class groups of approximately 24 pupils. Emphasis is placed on development of practical skills.
- Years 9 -11 The IGCSE Edexcel Triple Award or Double award syllabus is followed. The content is taught by subject specialists.
- Years 12/13 Physics (Pearson), Chemistry (AQA) and Biology (AQA) are offered at A level.
The successful candidate will be a graduate of a good university, able to demonstrate excellent subject knowledge, high academic standards and an ability to enthuse pupils of all ages. A teaching qualification is essential as are experience and understanding of the UK education system.
Further information about the role can be found in the information pack below.
Deadline for applications: Thursday 13 April
Interviews: Friday 21 April
Channing School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To assist in this, the school follows a formal recruitment procedure for the employment of all staff which adheres to the recommendations of the Department for Education (DfE) in "Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education" and the school’s Child Protection Policy. A copy of this procedure is available on request.
Subject to statutory provisions, no applicant will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of a protected characteristic. Ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.
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About Channing School
The School
Awarded ‘Excellent’ in all areas inspected by ISI in 2022, Channing School is summed up by its vision, ‘Girls Enjoying Success’.
Girls at Channing enjoy academic success from a tailored educational programme that encourages confidence, independent thinking and provides girls with life skills to take on the next stage of their education as thoughtful, responsive, socially aware adults, prepared for the challenges of the world today.
Founded in 1885 by Unitarian sisters Emily and Matilda Sharpe, supported by Reverend Robert Spears, Channing School, named after notable American Unitarian William Ellery Channing, has been known as a successful, happy community. Remaining true to our Unitarian foundation, the School is an inclusive community that values the individual skills, spiritual beliefs, achievements and contribution of all members of the school community.
Academic achievement
Academic results are excellent – GCSE and A Level results consistently place us amongst the top-performing schools in the UK and London. Virtually all our sixth formers go on to HIgher Education, some after a gap year. Girls also excel in a very wide range of co-curricular and extra curricular activities, and especially in Music, Drama, Sport and Art.
Community spirit
The Head and members of staff know every girl personally and as an individual. We have a strong family tradition and an enthusiastic and supportive parents' association. The atmosphere is calm, focussed and purposeful. We set high standards emphasising concern and respect for the needs of others. A major feature of the school is the huge diversity of the extracurricular activities on offer to pupils and it is expected that all staff will contribute to this side of the life of the school. Opportunities exist for involvement in cultural, dramatic, sporting and intellectual pursuits and we like staff to assist in areas where they have a genuine interest and enthusiasm.
Exceptional setting
The school is in an attractive part of Highgate, with convenient transport links by road and underground. Visitors are often surprised at how light, green and open our site is. We have preserved the character of the older buildings, but completely refurbished and redesigned them to provide bright and spacious teaching rooms. Our ambitious £13m building programme, completed in 2017, has provided us with excellent dining facilities, a Music School, a new Sixth Form Centre, Sports Hall with fitness suite and a state-of-the-art Performing Arts Centre.
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