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  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    15 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    8 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher
  • Other leadership roles

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Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

Science

Working pattern

Full time: 8.30am-3.30pm plus directed time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

LS 3-5 (£52,301 - £54,939)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an enthusiastic and inspiring teacher with the skills, confidence, creativity and energy to make a positive impact on the lives of our students?

We are seeking to appoint a Lead Practitioner of Science to join our highly successful Science department. We offer Physics, Chemistry and Biology to our students from KS3 to A level. The successful applicant will be able to teach one of the Sciences to A level and the others to GCSE. If you are a teacher with excellent subject knowledge and strong teaching skills, if you can build positive relationships with staff and all learners and you are committed to raising the attainment of your students then please send your application to us.

As a teacher of Science, you will be responsible for assessing students against learning outcomes and ensuring all groups of students make progress. You will be able to ensure that all groups of students at all key stages are appropriately challenged and supported to achieve their very best. You will be committed to maintaining and improving our high-quality provision.

St Bernard's High School is a Catholic girls’ school from Years 7-11 with a co-educational Sixth Form. Our school is ranked one of the top schools in Southend, and we are in the top 20% of schools across the country for our progress with students and our outcomes. We offer our students an environment where they can excel academically, personally and spiritually. It is a warm and welcoming school where our Catholic values underpin our day-to-day life.

What the school offers its staff

All new staff are supported within the positive ethos of this happy and high performing school, and to this end all staff complete an applicable induction training programme. The community at St Bernard’s welcome applications from teachers of all faiths or none.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@stbernards.southend.sch.uk

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About St Bernard's High School

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
999 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Phone number
01702 343583

St Bernard's High School is a bi-grammar girls school from Years 7-11 with a mixed Sixth Form. Our school is ranked one of the top schools in Southend, and we are in the top 20% of schools across the country for our progress with students and our outcomes. We offer our students an environment where they can excel academically, personally and spiritually. It is a warm and welcoming school where our Catholic values underpin our day to day life.

Arranging a visit to St Bernard's High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@stbernards.southend.sch.uk.

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