Teacher of Biology
Latymer Upper School
Hammersmith and Fulham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive pay scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020 / January 2021
- Apply by:
- 6 July 2020
Job overview
We have an opportunity for an inspirational Teacher of Biology seeking to play a key role in this outstanding department. The successful candidate will demonstrate an intellectual passion for the subject at all levels together with ambition to improve their pedagogical practice.
The Biology Department currently has the use of 5 well-equipped laboratories in a large multi-million pound science centre that was opened in September 2010. The department also has a dedicated preparation room, a greenhouse and an ecological study area with a rooftop pond.
The Department enjoys a high level of success in public examinations and a large number of A level leavers carry on to study Biology-related degrees at universities and medical schools.
All Latymer staff contribute generously to the extra-curricular life of the School. Latymer Upper School has its own competitive pay scale.
To apply, discover more about the role and our attractive staff benefits package, please visit our dedicated recruitment website: https://latymer.ciphr-irecruit.com
Further information about Latymer Upper School is available on www.latymer-upper.org
The closing date for applications: 9am Wednesday 22 July 2020
Suitable candidates will be shortlisted and are likely to be interviewed before the closing date. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. You are therefore encouraged to make an early application.
With the current closure of school sites across the country, shortlisted candidates will have an initial interview with the Head of Department and member of SMT. A further interview will be arranged for those candidates proceeding to the final stage. All interviews are likely to be remote and candidates will be asked to prepare and talk through lesson plans in place of a practical observation.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and two satisfactory references.
About Latymer Upper School
Latymer Upper School is first and foremost a 'learning school', vibrant, global in perspective, innovative in its teaching and learning and combining the best of the traditional and the modern. A high value is placed on scholarship in both pupils and staff and the School prides itself on the excellence of its teaching and pastoral care, its academic achievements and its exciting and innovative curriculum.
Newcomers are often surprised by the size of the site on which Latymer Upper resides, little realising on first glimpse that the School stretches from the gothic gates on King Street in Hammersmith, to Latymer's Boat House on the banks of the River Thames.
Latymer Upper School’s ethos is as strong today as it was almost 400 years ago when The Latymer Foundation at Hammersmith came into being. Our story starts in 1624 when a prosperous lawyer, Edward Latymer, left part of his wealth for the clothing and education of “eight poore boyes” from Hammersmith.
Edward Latymer's vision was to offer his wards a life-changing education that would equip them to flourish in the wider world. This vision remains firmly at the heart of the School - although we now teach rather more than those original eight Hammersmith boys. The Latymer of today consists of a vibrant, co-educational student body of 1,200 girls and boys from all over West London and beyond, and a further 167 pupils at Latymer Prep.
Latymer Upper is a happy school, where the well-being of our pupils is central to all that we aim to achieve, both in and out of the classroom. Our priority is to ensure our students are equipped with the knowledge and strategies required to live healthy, safe and balanced lives. We believe that our school should help pupils become well-rounded young people, comfortable in themselves and in the company of others, whatever their differences. There are no typical Latymer Upper pupils, but we do encourage values such as politeness and helpfulness, and seek to instill a genuine sense of social responsibility.
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