Teacher of Science
Lord Williams's School
Thame, Oxfordshire
- £31,650 - £49,084 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Teachers Main/Upper Pay Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 6 May 2025
Job overview
We wish to appoint a well-qualified, enthusiastic and committed Teacher of Science. This is an excellent opportunity to join a large, supportive Science Faculty in one of Oxfordshire's largest and most successful schools.
The Science Faculty
Most teachers work mainly on one site, but have a programme which includes teaching across the whole school. The faculty structure is currently:
Head of Faculty
Second in Faculty
Key Stage 3 Co-ordinator
Key Stage 4 Co-ordinator
Team Leaders in Biology, Chemistry and Physics
Subject Leader in Psychology at Key Stage 5
Subject Leader in Health and Social Care at Key Stage 5
There are fifteen laboratories, six at the Lower School and ten at the Upper School. Four of the laboratories at Upper School have been replaced as part of a newly completed £1.3M building project. The level of equipment and resources is good.
Teaching Programme
At Key Stage 3 students are taught in balanced tutor groups by one science teacher. The schemes of work have been written by the staff and are based around the National Curriculum. There is continuing development with an emphasis on providing a well differentiated curriculum for students. Faculty staff also use classroom strategies to promote assessment for learning.
At Key Stage 4 there is some setting by attainment but most classes are mixed ability; each group is taught by two teachers, whose specialisms are complementary. All students follow AQA GCSE Trilogy Science. Last summer 81% of our students achieved a grade 4 or higher and 21% achieved a grade 7 or higher.
The Science faculty offers A Level courses in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology and Health and Social Care (Cambridge Nationals). Within the Sixth Form, Psychology and Biology consistently prove to be one of the most popular subject choices. Student performance is good with most students achieving on or above target.
At all levels we aim to meet the needs of all students. The co-operative teamwork of the staff in sharing expertise and ideas plays a major part in our efforts to achieve this.
Attached documents
About Lord Williams's School
Lord Williams’s School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational, 11-18 academy with sixth form, situated in Thame in Oxfordshire. The school, which has over 2,000 students on its roll, is managed by the Thame Partnership Academy Trust and the school governors.
The school was founded in 1559 by Lord Williams of Thame. In 1971, Lord Williams's Grammar School was combined with the Wenman School on Towersey Road to form a comprehensive co-educational school. Today it is a split-site school, with Years 7-9 on a Lower School site and Years 10-13 on an Upper School site.
Headteacher
Mr Neil Dimbleby
Values and vision
Lord Williams’s School’s aim is the pursuit of excellence for all. It strives to develop individual potential and cherishes the vitality of communal life.
The secondary school aims to provide a rich, diverse and challenging education through excellent teaching and learning. It seeks to develop lively and enquiring minds, healthy lifestyles and free spirits, and looks to generate confidence, purpose, self-esteem and outstanding achievement. The school also encourages generosity, respect and care for others and for the environment. It aims to bring together students, parents, staff and the community as partners in learning.
Ofsted report
“Pupils are proud to attend this school. Staff have high expectations for pupils. Pupils get off to a flying start at the lower school... In the popular sixth-form, students study a wide range of academic and vocational courses.
"Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum that prepares pupils for life beyond school... Teachers have strong subject knowledge. They use this to enthuse and inspire pupils in lessons and beyond.”
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