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Teacher of Science, KS3-5

Teacher of Science, KS3-5

Thomas More Catholic School

Purley, Surrey

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Required as soon as possible or Easter 2018
Apply by:
14 December 2017

Job overview

2017 Results 66% 4+ Basic GCSEs

This is an exciting time to join the school where positive change is taking place. HMI said Thomas More Catholic School:

  • Are making significant changes
  • Are taking effective action
  • Changes are sustainable because of new school systems, robust lines of accountability and the scope for leaders to champion their areas of responsibility


Part of our mission is to provide excellent quality teaching and learning. We are seeking to ensure that teaching and learning is of the highest quality; rigorous, challenging, differentiated and engaging. We aim for educational excellence in all areas.

Our aim is to ensure all our pupils are scientifically literate and can make well informed choices on the complex issues they will face, both today and in the future. If you are a hardworking teacher who is interested in learning and teaching and making a difference to students’ lives through Science, we welcome your application.

The right candidate will have passion in delivering lessons in innovative ways to engage the students through a variety of different mediums, schemes of work and energy.

Note you do not need to be Catholic to apply.

For more information about the school, please visit www.tmore.org.uk To apply, please return your completed application form, recruitment monitoring form and disclosure form to the school via email: recruitment@tmore.org.uk

Please apply as soon as possible as we review all applications upon receipt and we reserve the right to close the advert if a suitable candidate is appointed. 

The Governors of Thomas More Catholic School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The appointment is subject to the normal pre-employment clearances (e.g. satisfactory references, medical clearance and a satisfactory outcome to your Enhanced DBS Disclosure).

SSAT Network Member | Erasmus+ and International Schools Award Holder

Executive Headteacher: Mrs R Holden | Head of School: Ms J Okokon

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About Thomas More Catholic School

"I am very pleased, very proud and very happy to share the news with you that we are now an Ofsted rated Good School!

This is thrilling, well deserved and a wonderful testament to the hard work of everyone in our community.

It is a triumph of vision, commitment and perseverance in the things that really matter."

Mr N. Walters, Headteacher


Welcome to Thomas More Catholic School 

We are proud of our dynamic and vibrant school community. Our aim for our pupils is that they should learn about themselves , as they prepare for the challenges of the 21st Century, within a firm and secure Catholic faith foundation. We achieve this in a number of ways, both in and outside of the classroom. 

This is a school that seeks to develop academic, spiritual, sporting and creative opportunities for all pupils housed in an atmospheric Victorian building but supported by large grounds and our own brand new sports hall, swimming pool, and state of the art Design and Technology facilities and Science Laboratories.


Mission Statement 

TO CARE for, respect and value all people and our environment 

TO LEARN that justice and love are the foundations of our Faith. To make these the guiding principles of our community in its commitment to academic excellence and personal integrity 

TO ACHIEVE beyond our expectation, creating challenging opportunities which take us all confidently into the 21st Century. It is our aim that all members of the school community should: 

  • Actively encourage and expect the highest standard of teaching and learning for every child. 
  • Work in partnership with parents and the community including local parishes, effectively deploying resources; 
  • Care for others while taking full responsibility for achieving excellence. 


About our School 

Thomas More Catholic School exists to provide an academic, spiritual, sporting, creative and inclusive education for all of the children who attend our school. The school is underpinned by gospel values such as love, faith, charity and hope and the greatest of these is always love – of Jesus Christ our Lord, of one another and oneself. The school is attended by children between the ages of 11 and 19 years. A school and orphanage was opened on this site in 1868 with the Catholic Church opening the school as we now know it in 1962. We have about 850 children on roll. 

Thomas More Catholic School is set on an extensive site with an atmospheric older building and extensive grounds which are used for our sporting activities. Our facilities are hired by the local community in the evenings and weekends (the swimming pool and sports hall are used by local swimming clubs and sports clubs) and our football pitches are hired for Sunday morning football. We also share the grounds with one of our feeder primary schools, Margaret Roper Primary School.


School Ethos and Values 

At Thomas More Catholic School we feel that young children learn best when: 

  • The quality of relationships is good and children are happy and secure. 
  • They know they are respected and valued for who they are. 
  • The best quality teachers, material and resources are employed. 
  • Teaching is purposeful and focused, meeting individual needs. 
  • Teachers and parents work in partnership and mutual support. 
  • Learning is underpinned by strong gospel and Catholic values. 
  • Learning is set within a framework of good behaviour 
  • Expectations and standards are high in order to achieve excellence. 
  • They have many and varied opportunities to explore academic, sporting, spiritual and creative skills and abilities concepts, knowledge and skills are taught within meaningful contexts. 
  • Learning is enjoyable because it includes first hand, creative and practical experiences, within a stimulating environment. 
  • They have opportunities to collaborate with others. 
  • They are encouraged to investigate and think for themselves, becoming independent learners 
  • They are enabled to be supported in their faith journey 
  • When they acknowledge that God is present in their lives 
  • They take responsibility for their learning outcomes. 


At Thomas More Catholic School we aim to foster a caring community in which each individual is valued for who they are and we celebrate each child’s strengths. We encourage mutual respect regardless of race, religion or ability. Children are given opportunities to take on roles of responsibility within the school community and the expectations increase through the key stage. 

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