Teacher of Chemistry
Streatham and Clapham High School
Lambeth
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive plus benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required from September 2017
- Apply by:
- 5 June 2017
Job overview
The role
The Head Master of Streatham and Clapham High School is seeking an enthusiastic and well-qualified Teacher of Chemistry to teach Chemistry across the age range, including GCSE and A Level.
You will have a passion for teaching, the ability to inspire girls to outperform expectations, and contribute energetically and enthusiastically to the curricular and co-curricular life of this ambitious and high-achieving school.
The Department
The Science Department is staffed by the Head of Science/Head of Physics, Head of Biology, Head of Chemistry, and a number of specialist Science Teachers and Science Technicians. All staff play an active role in the development of engaging resources and furthering the participation in and enjoyment of science from Year 7 to Year 13.
The Department has seven modern laboratories, with two specialising in each science discipline and a state-of-the-art laboratory specific to sixth-form teaching. Pupils in Years 7 and 8 follow the Collins programme of study for Key Stage 3, which is completed by the end of Year 8. Year 9 pupils begin the AQA Science curriculum and are placed in sets according to their ability. Most students study Triple- Award Science with a small number studying the Trilogy course. Sixth-form students follow the A Level AQA specification for Chemistry and Physics; Biology students follow the OCR specification.
The Department is very well equipped with textbooks, modern equipment and ICT resources to support study at all levels of the curriculum. The Department is also supported by three subject- specific laboratory technicians.
Why Streatham and Clapham High School
Streatham & Clapham High School is a highly successful, academically selective independent day school, located in a delightfully tranquil and leafy oasis of south London. It is in the top tier of UK schools in terms of its A Level and GCSE results and, owing to its innovative and forward-looking ethos, has recently been deemed ‘the most talked about school in south London’.
Benefits and how to apply:
If you are passionate about teaching Chemistry we would be delighted to hear from you. In return, we can offer you a range of benefits including:
• A competitive salary and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Reduced BUPA subscription
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• Free school lunches
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
Details of how to apply may be obtained by clicking apply or by contacting hr@schs.gdst.net (tel. 020 8677 8400).
Closing date: noon, Tuesday 6th June 2017.
Interviews: Tuesday 13th June 2017.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
About Streatham and Clapham High School
- Streatham and Clapham High School
- 42 Abbotswood Road, Streatham
- London
- SW16 1AW
- United Kingdom
Streatham & Clapham High School (SCHS) is a highly successful independent, academically selective school for girls aged 3-18. It offers an inspiring, enlightened and rigorously challenging education in a lively, vibrant and warmly supportive environment. We celebrate diversity and draw strength from our rich social and cultural mix. SCHS pupils achieve examination results which place the school in the top tier of UK independent schools at GCSE and A Level.
This reflects the school’s belief that all pupils should be inspired to outperform expectations on a daily basis. The pursuit of excellence is thus our defining feature. Along the way, our pupils learn the beauty of reason, the allure of the aesthetic, and the vitality of the physical. They are empowered to navigate the landscape of the human spirit and to achieve beyond the realms of expectation.
The Prep School (3-11) and Senior School (11-18) occupy separate sites. The Senior School inhabits a four-acre site in a delightfully tranquil and leafy oasis of south London. Pupils benefit from first-class facilities, including ICT suites, music and music technology suites, a recital hall, technology workshops, a full-size indoor sports hall, dance and art studios, and sports pitches and tennis courts. Major investment in exciting development and refurbishment plans includes a new Sixth Form Centre and a Creative Arts Centre.
SCHS is abuzz with activity. Pupils regularly put on ambitious drama productions. The school has four choirs, a full orchestra and a variety of chamber-music groups. Its pupils participate in a legion of sporting activities, in which they achieve great success. SCHS’s Gymnastics teams, for instance, were the best in England in the 2012 National Gymnastics Competition. However, pupils attain success across the spectrum of activity, from achieving outstanding results in public-speaking competitions, to winning prizes for the crash-testing of vehicles at Imperial College; from gaining awards for eco-action and sustainability, to trekking across the Atlas Mountains in Morocco or to the base camp of Mount Everest.
We are convinced that intrinsic to our pupils’ success are our expert and alert pastoral systems. The warmly supportive environment and the school’s family ethos enable all pupils to be known, valued and nurtured as individuals. This helps them to make outstanding progress, both academically and in their personal development.
SCHS has a vibrant, purposeful and happy culture with a focus on supporting all pupils to achieve beyond their potential.
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