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  • Start date details

    Commencing: September 2025

  • Closing date

    13 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    1 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

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Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

Biology

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Salary Grade: Inner London Teachers’ Pay Scale

Additional allowances

plus a £5,641 TLR allowance per year (TLR 2.2)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, committed, enthusiastic and experienced Head of Biology to lead this successful department within the Science Cluster from September 2025.

The successful candidate have excellent subject knowledge, a proven record in teaching at all Key Stages including A Level and experience of curriculum development. In addition, they will be committed to working as part of a team and proactive in using IT to enhance teaching and learning. They will be able to develop new approaches to deliver an exciting, ambitious and challenging curriculum that stimulates students to achieve their best.

What the school offers its staff

Our school achieves excellent GCSE, BTEC and A level results with large numbers of students going on to university. The successful applicant will build on the successes of the Science cluster area and ensure that students continue to thrive in the subjects and are confidently prepared for the next stage of education.

Burntwood is a popular, highly successful, multi-cultural school.We put equality, safeguarding and inclusion at the heart of our ethos. Burntwood has a strong corporate identity characterised by our firm commitment to the UNICEF Convention on the Rights of the Child.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check.

Further details about the role

If this role is of interest to you, please read the application pack, available on our website: https://www.burntwoodschool.com/staff/current-vacancies/.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please select 'QUICK APPLY' on the TES recruitment website: Head of Biology, Wandsworth - Tes Jobs

CVs or any other form of application will not be accepted.

Should you require any other details please contact our HR team at recruitment@burntwoodschool.com

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 13th May 2025 at 1pm.

If you have not been called for interview by Friday 16th May 2025 you should assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

It is likely that interviews will take place on week commencing Monday 19th May 2025

Burntwood - An Academy for Girls
Burntwood Lane, London,
SW17 0AQ
Roll: 1,477 (Sixth Form 402)
Principal: Mrs Helen Shorrock BSc PGCE
Tel: 020 8946 6201
Email: info@burntwoodschool.com
Website: www.burntwoodschool.com

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@burntwoodschool.com

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About Burntwood School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1539 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Burntwood is a highly successful academy for girls. We are an 11-19 comprehensive school with 1500+ students, of whom 450 are in our mixed Sixth Form. The majority of our students progress to our Sixth Form and the vast majority then on to university and higher education.

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