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Teacher of Science with Chemistry Specialism

Teacher of Science with Chemistry Specialism

Wallington County Grammar School

Wallington, Surrey

Salary:
MPS or UPS (Outer London) – “Golden Hello” considered for the right candidate who is considering, or in the early stages, of a career in teaching.
Job type:
Full Time, Temporary
Start date:
January 2019
Apply by:
19 November 2018

Job overview

January - July 2019 (option to extend if agreeable to both parties).

This is your opportunity to join a dynamic Science Subject Area where there is a high demand from students and a strong record of success. Based in one of the top achieving grammar schools in the country, with commendably high ‘Value Added’, it offers you the potential to develop your own career in a school offering excellent CPD. WCGS blends the best of tradition with the cutting edge of curriculum developments. Opportunities of working within Folio Trust schools are very rewarding and include shared, cross phase CPD, as well as opportunities for career sabbaticals and promotion.  

Applications are welcomed from experienced and newly qualified teachers.

For the successful candidate, this is your chance to:

• Experience working at an outstanding school; 

• Teach high-achieving students at KS4 and A Level;

• Work within a highly motivated and exciting Science Department which encourages students to achieve their full potential;

• Work within a School which challenges and supports professional development through a programme of Continuing Professional Development which has received a Quality Mark for Excellence.  

Advantages include: 

• A highly motivated Senior Leadership Team who wish to see Science flourish within the School;

• Working with students who respond well to inspirational and motivational teaching creating memorable teaching and learning experiences;

• A school which has Value Added scores which are consistently in the top 2% nationally;

• Working within a school where GCSE results are always in the top 50 state schools in the country;

• A strong House System which aims to include all students. 

For further information please contact:

Mr David Jones, Acting Deputy Headteacher, at djones2@suttonmail.org

Email queries will be answered intermittently over the School summer holiday.

Application packs are available from the School website at https://wcgsacademytrust.fluencycms.co.uk/Opportunities 

Please return your completed Application Form electronically to personnel@wcgs.org.uk as soon as you are ready but no later than the closing date. Please be aware that part of the application form requires a statement which will act as a letter of application to the Head of School. Please note CVs will not be considered.

We welcome visits to the School. Please email Jo Johnson at personnel@wcgs.org.uk to make an appointment.

Closing Date: Noon, 19th November 2018

We reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date should there be a suitable candidate and therefore encourage that applications should be submitted as soon as possible. 

Folio Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The recruitment process will include an enhanced DBS check, medical screening, confirmation of right to work in the UK and all other pre-employment checks in line with safer recruitment requirements.

Attached documents

About Wallington County Grammar School

Welcome

Wallington County Grammar School is one of the most successful schools in the country. Our motto is Per Ardua ad Summa, Through Difficulties to the Heights, which our exceptional students exemplify each and every day. Their success and that of our staff has been recognised by Ofsted, grading the school ‘outstanding’ in all areas, and more recently by the Secretary of State for Education who presented the school with the 2019 Evening Standard Award for School Achievement. This success is born from a strong set of values centred around compassion for one another, commitment to all we do, courage in facing life’s many challenges and creativity to succeed in a global 21st century society.

We are a highly selective school, admitting 150 young men from across London and the South East into Year 7 and admitting young women into the Sixth Form. We have a well balanced, academic curriculum centred around developing scholarship and creativity which, when combined with innovative and forward thinking pedagogy, makes Wallington County Grammar School an extremely stimulating place to work.

Advantages of joining our exceptional team of staff include:

  • working with highly intelligent and committed young men and women;
  • the ability to teach your subject to the highest possible levels in secondary education, preparing students for undergraduate study at the best universities in the world;
  • opportunities for rapid promotion both within the school and the wider Folio Trust;
  • a firm commitment to staff wellbeing and work life balance;
  • amenities and benefits including priority entry for children of staff; onsite parking; Ride to Work Scheme; Employee Assistance Programme and a School gym;
  • a leafy setting on the edge of the beautiful Beddington Park with outer London pay and easy access to both central London and the Surrey countryside;
  • the highly advantageous teacher pension scheme based on average earnings rather than a money purchase model;
  • access to a Charter Marked CPD programme (Silver Status) that includes nine INSET days a year and a commitment to subject specific professional learning;
  • a superb graduate programme through Teacher Apprenticeship and Schools Direct routes;
  • a commitment to teacher training by leading the Borough’s Science School Centred Teacher Training.

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