Teacher of Science
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- 9 Point Scale £24,018 - £39,725 including the upper pay range
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Fom January 2019
- Apply by:
- 14 October 2018
Job overview
We require a well-qualified teacher to teach Science at all Key Stages from January 2019. Applicants with specialisms in Biology, Chemistry and Physics are all welcome to apply, but the ability to teach all three through Key Stage 3 would be essential. The Science Faculty achieves excellent results at all levels. There is a very strong team of teachers with a supportive working atmosphere. Students are well-motivated and there is good support from parents. The Sciences are extremely popular A Level subjects and this would be an ideal opportunity to join our team. The School is expanding and is currently building three new state of the art Science laboratories.
The Hemel Hempstead School is a popular, over-subscribed school sited in pleasant grounds in the village of Boxmoor close to national rail and road links to London. An OfSTED inspection in May 2016 judged that the school continues to be good, stating: ‘The school’s values of ‘Responsibility, Respect and Relationships’ are at the heart of the atmosphere at The Hemel Hempstead School. You and your team prepare pupils to be courteous, considerate and capable young people, ready for the adult world’. There are 186 students in each of Years 7 – 11 and a thriving Sixth Form of more than 230 taking a range of A Level and BTEC qualifications.
Please send completed forms to Mrs S Cooper, PA to the Headteacher, The Hemel Hempstead School, Heath Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Herts HP1 1TX. Tel: 01442 390100, email: admin@hhs.herts.sch.uk by the closing date. Please note, if you have not been contacted within one week of the closing date you have not been shortlisted for interview. The Hemel Hempstead School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Closing date: 3.30 pm 15 October
Interview date: w/b 22 October 2018
All postholders are subject to a satisfactory DBS enhanced disclosure.
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About The Hemel Hempstead School
- The Hemel Hempstead School
- Heath Lane, Hemel Hempstead
- Hertfordshire
- HP1 1TX
- United Kingdom
The Hemel Hempstead School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form in Hertfordshire, serving students from the age of 11-18. The secondary school, situated in Hemel Hempstead has approximately 1,139 students, including 209 in the Sixth Form. It’s sixth form is part of Partnership – consisting of three secondary schools.
Formerly The Hemel Hempstead Grammar School, The Hemel Hempstead School opened in 1931, converting to a comprehensive school in 1971. In 2016, the school was identified as good by Ofsted.
Values and vision
The Hemel Hempstead School’s vision is to help students develop their academic ability and personal success in a nurturing and inclusive learning environment. The Hertfordshire secondary school works to provide a broad learning curriculum for students to develop a lifelong love for learning. The school fosters the values of responsibility, respect and good relationships and works to nurture student’s self-confidence, self-discipline, critical thinking and perseverance. Community is at the heart of the school and students are encouraged to contribute positively to society and become engaged and active citizens. The Hemel Hempstead School wishes for students to leave hold strong moral values and to be fully prepared for the world of work.
Ofsted
“The subjects on offer, the extra-curricular clubs, the specialist performance facilities and the visits programme, give pupils lots of chances to find a new skill or develop a passion for an area of their learning. Pupils, staff and parents talk about the excellent school productions and the significant numbers of pupils involved.”
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