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CHEMISTRY TEACHER

The Tiffin Girls' School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 5PL

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• Job start date

  1 September 2020

• Closing date

  24 February 2020 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 February 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Chemistry
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £28,355 to £44,541
• Additional allowances:

  All of our employees enjoy a range of benefits, with some specific benefits for teaching staff:

  • Two week October half term ; • Free tea and coffee in the staffroom with regular ‘treat days’ eg Fruit Friday ; • Pleasant working environment on the outskirts of the busy town of Kingston upon Thames with easy access to London and the surrounding Surrey countryside ; • Free on-site parking ; • Cycle to Work Scheme (salary sacrifice scheme) ; • Childcare vouchers (salary sacrifice scheme) ; • Enhanced maternity benefits and consideration given to flexible working where possible ; • Free at the point of use counselling ; • Free lunch and refreshments on Inset days ; • A busy Staff Association who arrange social event ; ; Teaching Staff benefits:

  • Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme ; • Generous Teaching & Learning Responsibility allowances to recognise positions of responsibility ; • The opportunity to participate in a wide range of working parties to enhance and influence working practices and pedagogy irrespective of your experience ; • A structured CPD programme with elements of selective CPD so that you can tailor your personal development to meet your needs

CHEMISTRY TEACHER job summary

CHEMISTRY TEACHER
MPS/UPR (Outer London)
Required from September 2020
Full time permanent contract

Would you like to use your Chemistry skills and knowledge teaching highly motivated students? We’re looking to appoint a teacher of Chemistry who would relish the opportunity to work with our articulate and diligent student body. The school greatly values the contribution that the study of Chemistry brings to its curriculum offer and to the all-round development of the students, helping them flourish as global citizens.

Chemistry is an extremely popular A level choice. Students enjoy undertaking the challenge of competitions such as Salters and the Chemistry Olympiad, and many go on to use their Chemistry at top universities.

Newly qualified teachers are very welcome to apply - we support the development of new teachers through an excellent NQT training programme and the Chemistry department is very supportive in its approach.

Candidates suitable for the role will:
• Have a strong academic background
• Be hardworking and keen to learn
• Ideally be confident in teaching Chemistry to A level to high achieving students, however, new teachers will be supported in developing the knowledge necessary for teaching to A level over a period of time
• be an excellent classroom practitioner, who is prepared to engage with evidence based research in their teaching
• contribute to an extensive and thriving extracurricular programme
• have the ability to communicate effectively with staff, students and parents

We can offer:

• the opportunity to join a highly successful Chemistry department with a wide range of experience and expertise
• a stimulating and creative environment in a school where extra curricular activities flourish and teachers are encouraged to introduce new and innovative activities
• a CPD provision tailored to your needs focusing on areas of research and development
• a supportive environment where the work-life balance of teachers is proactively supported
• numerous other benefits (please see our attached information pack)

The Tiffin Girls’ School is ideally situated just fifteen minutes’ walk from Kingston upon Thames town centre and mainline station (Zone 6). For further information about our school please see our web site on www.tiffingirls.org Please apply using the downloadable application form on this page or available on our website, or contact the school office. Please note that CV’s will not be accepted.

Early applications are encouraged as the school reserves the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.

Closing date: 9am Monday 24 February
Interviews: Friday 28 February

The Tiffin Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share and support this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to both a full employment history and child protection check, and will also be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (criminal record) check.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Tiffin Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share and support this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to both a full employment history and child protection check, and will also be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (criminal record) check.

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About The Tiffin Girls' School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1232 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Tiffin Girls' School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@tiffingirls.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-tiffin-girls-school (opens in new tab)

The Tiffin Girls’ School, a selective state school and stand-alone Academy, is a vibrant and happy community where the students take centre stage. The school is currently home to 1,235 students, aged between 11 and 18, and is now into its 143rd year. The school is a six form entry selective school, with 180 students in each year group and over 340 in the Sixth Form.
The school prides itself on encouraging students to aspire to do the best in everything they do, whether that be: academic excellence, a passion and enthusiasm for the creative and performing arts, sporting prowess, or student leadership. A broad and challenging curriculum sits alongside a stimulating and rewarding range of extracurricular activities, many of which are student-led, and these elements of school life combine to develop inquisitive, confident, dynamic and successful young people ready for their future lives as global citizens.

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