Head of Science

Beths Grammar School, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1NE

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  24 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £37,870.00 - £56,154.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS Outer London + TLR1M

Head of Science job summary

The Science Department pride themselves on their collegiate ethos and professionalism. The department is housed in the Science block with ten purpose-built teaching laboratories, and two preparation rooms. Each laboratory is equipped with a personal computer and an interactive whiteboard. There is a Head of Science, Subject Leaders for each science as well as a KS3 coordinator.

All students do separate award Biology, Chemistry and Physics at GCSE and there are large number of students choosing to study sciences at A-Level. Many students go on to study science, engineering, medicine, veterinary medicine and dentistry after A levels.

The science staff are highly motivated, employing a variety of teaching pedagogies and providing many opportunities for sharing good practice. There are many informal meetings in addition to the formal departmental meetings, thus ensuring effective communication and consistency of delivery across all Key Stages. The department continues to achieve excellent results in each of the three subjects at both GCSE and A-Level.

We are seeking an ambitious, inspiring, and highly effective leader to join our school as Head of Science. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate educator to lead curriculum development, drive academic excellence, and shape the future of science education within a dynamic secondary school environment.

WHY JOIN THE BETHS COMMUNITY?

• 24/7 Employee Wellbeing Support Programmer (free & confidential)
• Personal equipment including dedicated laptop
• Teacher’s Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Use of school gym
• Access to staff social events
• CPD programme for staff development, helping you to progress and deepen your career, skillset and passion
• A good commuter location, situated between London and Kent

APPOINTMENT PROCESS

Applications should reach the school by 9am 24th April.

We prefer electronic submissions and application forms can be found on the school website, no CVs please. We intend to interview week commencing 27th April. Please note that we reserve the right to close any advert before the advertised closing date should a sufficient response have been received. Therefore, please ensure that you complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Beths Grammar School does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and professional values.

We at Beths Grammar School are committed to practice which protects children from harm. Safeguarding and the promotion of a child’s welfare covers all aspects of the child’s life and Beths Grammar School is committed to ensuring that all its actions in respect for a child are compatible with this aim. All positions are subject to a DBS enhanced disclosure check. Applicants must complete the school application form and in line with ‘keeping children safe in education’ and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Beths Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1664 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Beths Grammar School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beths-grammar-school

Set in acres of pleasant grounds, Beths Grammar School is located within easy commuting distance of both central London and Kent, offering the advantages of a diverse and forward-thinking community within a haven of green space. The mainline railway station is less than ten minutes’ walk away; while for road users, there is a junction on the A2 close by (two of the three school fields run alongside the A2). Many staff choose to live close to the school, or in neighbouring boroughs, and the borough of Bexley has a wealth of high performing schools
and good quality housing stock at competitive prices.

Beths is an academic institution that fosters an ethos in which working hard and wanting to achieve are the norm:
where it’s cool to be clever and successful. This is as true for the staff as for the students. We are ambitious for the young people in our care and seek to help them secure the very best outcomes of which they are capable.
As a selective school, the staff have the privilege of educating and working with intellectually able young people;
and the students have the privilege of being in an environment in which progress in learning can be rapid, and
subjects explored in real depth.

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