Lead Practitioner

Norbury High School for Girls, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 8BT

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  19/01/2025 or sooner if restricted by the teacher resignation date

• Closing date

  10 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  29 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £65,967.00 - £67,507.00 Annually (Actual)

Lead Practitioner job summary

We are looking for an exceptional teacher to join us in January as a maternity cover while our Lead Practitioner takes maternity leave. You will work with our Head of Science to continue to advance the department, striving to achieve rapid progress and attain the high academic expectations of our school. The role sits within our Extended Leadership Team and therefore offers the opportunity for career development through additional whole school responsibility and involvement.

Teaching Science from Years 7 to 13, you will be an enthusiastic and dynamic teacher, able to lead with assurance and provide clarity on teaching, pedagogy and innovation within Science. You will be a passionate individual, strongly motivated to make yourself an active part of this diverse community.

If you are a qualified teacher who possesses excellent leadership and coaching skills gained in a management role (e.g., as a Deputy Head of Department), and have experience of teaching Chemistry to A level and able to teach Biology to KS4, we would love to hear from you.

If you would like to arrange a visit please contact Debbi McCardie, HR Manager on 020 8679 0062.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Norbury High is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people. As part of our safeguarding commitment, appointment to any post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, medical clearance and a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as well as evidence of the right to live and work in the United Kingdom.

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 Norbury High School for Girls

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1173 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Norbury High School for Girls website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/norbury-high-school-for-girls

The school is part of the Manor Trust, a multi academy trust comprising Norbury High and Kensington Avenue Primary school - the trust was formed in February 2019. We are located in Croydon, South London.
We are a fully inclusive school that is dedicated to both supporting and challenging all members of our diverse community and to develop the potential in all our students, no matter what their starting point.
Pastoral care is also of the highest importance and we are committed to providing the best possible learning environment to develop confident, independent learners. We provide an ambitious and broad curriculum and ensure that students have opportunities outside the classroom to develop and inspire them, including a wide range of extracurricular activities.

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