Chemistry Teacher
Yavneh College, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1HL16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
4 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
19 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Chemistry
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Competitive
What skills and experience we're looking for
We require a well-qualified teacher of science (chemistry preferred) to join our friendly, vibrant and highly successful Science Department. We can offer well developed schemes of learning that are well resourced but fully support a teachers’ ability to tailor their lessons to match their own style and the needs of the students.
What the school offers its staff
- Dedicated weekly CPD
- Access to professional development qualifications (NPQH, NPQSL)
- No graded or high stakes lesson observations
- No expectations to produce lesson plans or a ‘show’ lesson
- No internal moderation of KS4/KS5 end of year/mock exams
- Reports to parents use statement banks
- Late starts after Parents Evening
- Early finish Fridays
- Paid lunch duties
- Priority place for children of permanent staff (after 2 years service)
- Free tea and coffee
- Open door policy
- Annual Wellbeing Day
- Annual Staff Survey
- Staff clubs – football, art, cookery
- Staff social events
- Free use of Sports Facilities and equipment (weeknights)
- Staff Wellbeing Group
- Nominated Staff Star of the Week
- Annual Flu jab
- Personal deliveries accepted in school (i.e Amazon)
- Local Discounts available
Further details about the role
The department is well staffed and is one of the largest in the school.
All of the members of the Science Department are qualified science teachers. The Science department is housed in seven modern, purpose built labs with 9 members of staff, supported by four technicians in a spacious well designed prep room. Every lab is equipped with an interactive whiteboard and the school has a ‘bring your own device’ policy that means al students have a laptop or tablet for every lesson.
Practicals are done routinely within the science department and as a result the pupils develop good lab skills and techniques. Pupils work in pairs or threes for the majority of practicals in KS3 and KS4. At A level the students, where possible, work independently so that they are able to develop the more advanced practical skills required to become proficient and show competencies.
The KS3 curriculum aims to stimulate pupils’ interest in the natural world. To build upon every child’s natural curiosity and develop their ability to question how and why natural phenomena exist. Our aim is that every pupil understands the relationship between humans and natural phenomena including in the fields of medicine, technology and environment. We aim to equip every pupil with the skills and knowledge they will require in their everyday lives and future scientific study.
At KS4 pupils study either single sciences or combined science. Pupils studying combined science receive 11 hours teaching in a two week cycle, single sciences receive 15 hours. We follow the AQA GCSE science specification. Every pupil has a log-in to Kerboodle and all its’ resources.
Science A Levels are popular at Yavneh College. Year 12 and 13 students follow the AQA specifications and results are always outstanding.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding children. All postholders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
About Yavneh College
- School type
- Academy, Jewish, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1075 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Yavneh College website
- Email address
- pa@yavnehcollege.org
- Phone number
- 0208 736 5580
Yavneh College is a high performing co-ed comprehensive academy with state-of-the-art facilities for 1000 pupils aged 11-18. The school achieves impressive GCSE and A Level results, has a vibrant and eclectic enrichment provision and an enviable reputation for pastoral care. Located in Elstree and Borehamwood and only a 30-minute train journey from central London, it is a great place to live and work.
Arranging a visit to Yavneh College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email pa@yavnehcollege.org.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Teacher or Lead Practitioner of Science
Harris Academy Rainham
Lambs Lane South, Rainham, Essex, RM13 9XD
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Hertfordshire