Teacher of Chemistry
Forest School
London, E17 3PY
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 24 February 2020
Job overview
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The Chemistry department at Forest School aims to inspire in students a sense of wonder about the world, to enable them to use deductive reasoning skills in problem-solving situations, to develop the core knowledge that will help them make sense of and question everyday phenomena and to use investigative skills to link theory with reality.
With this in mind, we seek to appoint an outstanding Chemistry Teacher. You will be required to teach the Department’s curriculum at any of the three key stages offered by the School.
The Science faculty at Forest School occupies a central place in the academic life of the School. The subject is very popular with pupils, with five sets in each year group at A Level.
In Y9 pupils study Biology, Chemistry and Physics separately. In Y10 and Y11 a flexible curriculum allows pupils to continue their IGCSE Science by either taking Double Award Science or a minimum of two separate sciences from Biology, Chemistry and Physics. All routes can lead to A level study.
Closing date for applications 24th February 2020.
Interviews will take place week commencing 2nd March 2020.
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis so early applications are encouraged. The School reserves the right to make an appointment at any stage.
To apply for this job please click on the quick apply button.
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About Forest School
Forest is an outstanding all-round School, well known for its friendly, welcoming ethos, and full of 1450 bright sparky pupils aged 4-18. We are lucky to be located in this part of North East London, allowing us to attract pupils from a diverse range of social and ethnic backgrounds who share in being academically ambitious, but are grounded, engaging and very loyal to the School. Described by the Good Schools Guide as a ‘powerhouse with a heart’ and enjoying a reputation for strong expert teaching and learning, Forest pupils are encouraged to find success on all fronts through the breadth of the opportunities on offer to them.
We aim to develop the whole pupil through our distinct educational provision which gives equal weight to academic, co-curricular and pastoral strands of school life. To this end, Forest promotes all-round educational excellence, recognising that advancement to higher education or the world of work requires top academic grades but keen to develop a sense of service in the pupils and an awareness of their responsibilities to other people, as well as themselves. Forest is recognised as a school that is always evolving, self-evaluating and planning strategically for its future, while valuing its heritage and its location, all of which makes our community a stimulating one to work in for our 150+ teachers and 100+ non-teaching staff.
For full details about working at Forest School please visit our website www.forest.org.uk
Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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