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Teacher of Chemistry (temporary, fixed term)

Teacher of Chemistry (temporary, fixed term)

King's High School - Warwick

Warwickshire

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Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Maternity Cover
Apply by:
21 January 2022

Job overview

The Role:

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and innovative Teacher of Chemistry to join a vibrant and ambitious department in a thriving school. The role is a temporary maternity cover starting in June 2022. The precise teaching allocation for the role is flexible and we would be prepared to discuss this with the right candidate.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and people skills, a positive mindset and a forward-thinking approach to the teaching of Chemistry in every Key Stage.

The successful candidate will be able to teach Chemistry to a very high standard, inspiring a genuine interest in the subject, and contributing with enthusiasm to the busy co-curricular life of the department and school.

This is an excellent opportunity for an innovative practitioner to develop their skills and experience in a highly successful department. It is a particularly exciting time to be joining the school as we enjoy our superb new facilities at the Myton Road site.

The department enjoys excellent links to the schools within the Warwick Independent Schools Foundation and is extremely well resourced. The department consists of four teachers who work collaboratively to ensure the very highest standards of teaching and learning.

Job Description:

Reporting to the Head of Chemistry, the post holder is required:

• To plan, prepare and teach lessons as required by the department.

• To set homework and mark written work regularly and ensure that the correct procedures are followed.

• To set, supervise and mark school examinations and course work for public examinations.

• To assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of pupils and to communicate this information to parents via written reports and Parents’ Evenings.

• To review methods of teaching and programmes of work and participate in arrangements for further training and professional development.

• To contribute to departmental co-curricular activities.

• To keep records of attendance at lessons as required.

• To encourage as much use as possible of the school libraries and other resources.

• To invigilate and undertake administration associated with public examinations.

• To maintain good order and discipline among pupils and safeguard their health and safety.

• To attend Departmental, Year, Staff, Parents’ and Inset meetings.

• To attend assemblies and participate in the pastoral programme

• To provide cover for absent staff, especially within the department, and to carry out other duties as required.

• To adhere to school policy on safeguarding and update training as required.

• To ensure the safeguarding and well-being of children and young people at the school in accordance with school policies.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

Essential - A highly qualified graduate.

Desirable - Additional qualifications at a higher level.

Experience:

Essential 

- Outstanding classroom practitioner.

Desirable 

- Teaching at all levels to A-level and Oxbridge.

- Background of teaching with significant success.

Skills:

Essential

- Ability to communicate effectively, in clear English, with colleagues, pupils and parents, including in written reports.

- Effective behaviour management strategies.

- Differentiation.

- Ability to prioritise and make decisions.

- Excellent time management and organisational skills.

- Outstanding use of ICT in the classroom and to develop resources.

Knowledge:

Essential

- Genuine interest in the craft of teaching and knowledgeable about teaching and learning.

- Subject knowledge of the highest order.

- Understanding of the factors that influence girls’ learning.

Desirable

- Understanding of how to use Assessment for Learning to develop pupils into independent learners.

- Up to date knowledge of ISI requirements for subject departments.

Personal competencies and qualities:

Essential

A wholly professional attitude to include:

- Commitment to high standards and achievement and to raising these standards.

- Commitment to own professional development.

- Support for school aims and policies.

- Ability to cope with pressure/workload.

- Tact and discretion, loyalty, flexibility.

- Adaptability, confident and dependable.

- Soundness of judgement.

- Time management.

Desirable

- Demonstrate being articulate, presentable, cooperative, reliable, responsive with a “can do” attitude with good communication skills both on the phone and in person that allows effective communication at all levels.

- Creates good rapport with staff, parents and pupils.

- Ability to prioritise.

- Ability to organise self and work independently.

- Ability to listen.

- Ability to work in a team.

- Sense of humour.

Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults:

- A commitment to the safeguarding and wellbeing of children and young people at the school, in accordance with school’s policies.

- A willingness to adhere to the school’s policy on safeguarding and to undertake training as required.

Equal Opportunities:

- Understanding of the requirements of Equality and Diversity.

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About King's High School - Warwick

Since opening our doors in 1879, King’s High has been at the forefront of girls' education. 

We are proud to put each girl's aspirations and wellbeing at the heart of all we do, preparing them for a life of fulfilment and to be a force for good in the world. Our aim is for every girl to ‘aspire, achieve, enjoy’, and we are thrilled that now, in our world-class, state-of-the-art school, opened in September 2019, our girls have facilities which match their skills and ambition. 

As an academically selective school for girls, we are rightly proud of our excellent educational provision, which extends from the outstanding academic and extracurricular programmes to the expert pastoral care we offer.

Whilst our girls are united in being bright, inquisitive and purposeful, we delight in the unique qualities each brings to our independent GSA girls’ school, comprising around 600 pupils, aged 11 to 18 years.

Here at King's, every girl is celebrated for who she is, can explore and develop her interests, and gain confidence in herself and her abilities. She can also be assured that the whole school community is focused on realising her ambitions and dreams, whatever they may be.  This makes for a truly exciting educational journey.  Indeed, a glance at the destinations of our leavers pays testament to the girls' richly diverse interests and expertise.

One of the school's key aims is to prepare our girls for the fast-changing world of the 21st century. Through our engagement with the local and wider community, we instil in them a deep understanding of their roles as active and responsible global citizens: King's girls want to make a difference, and know how to do so.

Judged ‘Outstanding’ in its most recent ISI inspection report, King’s High has an enviable academic reputation, coupled with an unusually wide range of extracurricular activities. The school delivers an outstanding education to girls by offering them the best of all worlds; single-sex teaching in the classroom and, as part of the family of schools which make up the Warwick Independent Schools Foundation, a constantly evolving programme of collaborative and extracurricular activities with Warwick School and Warwick Preparatory School. 

The School aims to help each girl to develop as an individual in the heart of a caring and supportive community. Our School motto, “Spiritus Reget,” recognises the spirit of King’s. The standard of music, drama, sport and art is exceptionally high. We encourage and motivate each girl to discover and develop to the full the talents, interests and abilities that will play such an important part in ensuring that she is equipped to live a fulfilling life, at school and throughout her future. We aim to nurture independent, capable, confident and spirited young women, intellectually equipped to make a real contribution to 21st century life.

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