Teacher of Physics
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Bury Grammar School
Bury
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 22 January 2020
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint, from September 2020, an inspiring, committed and enthusiastic Teacher of Physics. The successful candidate will be an outstanding teacher, passionate about their subject, and must be willing to contribute to the wider life of the school.
The Faculty
The Physics department is part of the highly successful Science Faculty at Bury Grammar School. The Head of Faculty line manages the Heads of Biology, Chemistry and Physics along with a dedicated team of specialist technicians. Pupils are taught the sciences as separate disciplines, by subject specialists in dedicated laboratories from Years 7 – 13 and opt for the Combined or Separate Science route at the end of Year 8. The Science Faculty run a popular and diverse academic enrichment programme. All three sciences are popular choices at A-Level and have had great success over recent years in terms of medical, veterinary, engineering and other competitive university courses.
The Department
The Physics Department at BGS consists of four supportive and enthusiastic members of staff, as well as two dedicated and experienced technicians (one full-time). Successful and popular, the department has achieved consistently excellent academic results at both GCSE and A-level, as well as recent Oxbridge success. At KS4 the department follow the AQA specifications with the three disciplines taught separately whichever route is taken; pupils are given the choice between pursuing Combined Science (Trilogy) or three Separate sciences. The AQA specification is also followed at Advanced Level and in Year 13 recent option topics delivered include Astrophysics and Turning Points in Physics. The department is based in specialist laboratories equipped with up-to-date ICT facilities occupying part of the Girls’ Senior School and is extremely well-resourced for practical experiments and demonstrations. In addition to engaging work within the classroom, a wide range of enrichment opportunities including clubs, trips and competitions are provided in order to fulfil the department’s main aims which are to stimulate pupils’ curiosity, interest and enjoyment in the subject.
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About Bury Grammar School
Bury Grammar School is situated in the heart of Bury, Lancashire and is widely recognised as one of the top independent schools in the North West of England. Currently there are over 1270 girls and boys on roll.
Our School is a family of independent, selective, day schools for girls and boys aged 3 to 18, which combine a strong tradition of academic excellence with the best in modern educational practice. The School has a long and rich history of excellence extending back 450 years and our staff, pupils and alumni are proud of the School’s long-standing traditions. Our modern, inclusive School community welcomes students and staff from different faiths and cultures. It is the blend of the School’s traditions along with our modern ethos that is a source of great enrichment for the whole community and is what makes the School so special.
Every one of our pupils benefits enormously from belonging both to a small school, where they are known and nurtured as an individual, while at the same time being part of our BGS family of Schools which is able to offer a huge variety of educational experiences and an excellent learning environment. Through our unique blend of single-sex education from ages 7-16 and co-education in our Pre-School, Infant School and Sixth Form, we offer the ‘best of both worlds’ for our pupils at every stage of their educational journey. Our vibrant and rigorous curriculum is designed to engage and challenge our pupils whilst fostering an intellectual curiosity, which translates into impressive academic performance.
The School is led by our Principal, Jo Anderson, who is supported by a strong and dynamic senior management team and dedicated Board of Governors. We are a member of the Girls’ School Association (GSA) and the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) and have been rated ‘excellent’ by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.
One of our key strategic objectives is to maintain, recruit, nurture and develop first class teaching and support staff. You can be sure that as an employer we are focused on creating an outstanding workplace for all our staff so that we can attract, retain and engage talented individuals who have a desire to transform the lives of others.
A successful education is very much about team work and every member of staff at Bury Grammar School recognises that together we have the opportunity to change our pupils’ lives. Whether this is part of our fantastic catering team who provide our pupils with nutritious meals, our dedicated estates team who maintain our beautiful grounds or as a member of our inspiring teaching staff, everyone has an important part to play.
Join BGS and make a difference.
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