Lead Teacher of Chemistry for September 2025
Matthew Arnold School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9JE17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1 September 2025
Closing date
8 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Chemistry
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £38,034.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (Actual) TLR2a of £3,214 pa
Lead Teacher of Chemistry for September 2025 job summary
Lead Teacher of Chemistry
About The Role
Following the recent science restructure, we are looking for a Lead Teacher of Chemistry within the Science Department on a permanent basis, which is associated with a TLR2a of £3,214 pa.
Please be advised that the specific details of the roles could be subject to change depending on the needs of the department.
The School
Matthew Arnold School, on Oxford’s outskirts, is an inclusive, oversubscribed 11-18 community school with over 1,300 students from urban and rural areas. Known for high achievement and increasing progress among disadvantaged students, the school emphasises personalised outcomes and staff development. Part of the Acer Trust, it collaborates with other Trust schools to enhance teaching and learning.
General Duties:
Assist the Curriculum Leader and lead on the teaching of chemistry
monitor teaching across chemistry groups and ensure that PAG standards are met and required procedures are upheld.
contribute to developing and sustaining the best inclusive and challenging teaching and learning experiences for all students with a specific focus on the progress of any identified priority students in chemistry:
take responsibility for developing subject knowledge including specifications as appropriate.
contribute to a range of extra-curricular activities relevant to chemistry
Liaise with other departments over relevant links to the STEM curriculum
Lead on the science department contribution to whole school enrichment programme, including enrichment days where required
Teaching Duties:
Teach Chemistry across KS3-KS5 and manage a tutor group
Follow Teachers' Standards, including setting high expectations, planning structured lessons, and adapting teaching
Supporting activities and events to promote chemistry more generally within the school’s external partnerships (e.g. OCL and Acer Trust (secondary partnerships)
Specific Contributions:
Develop chemistry schemes of work and resources
Participate in extra-curricular initiatives and promote Chemistry through partnerships
General Expectations:
Adhere to school policies and support performance reviews
Safeguard student welfare and comply with health and safety regulations
How to Apply:
Please complete the application for on My New Term. If you have any further questions please contact Jeremiah at hrwest@acertrust.org.uk .
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 are not accepted.
About Matthew Arnold School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1285 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Matthew Arnold School website (opens in new tab)
Matthew Arnold is a popular and successful school on the edge of Oxford with an excellent local reputation. We are focussed on improving outcomes for every student and are committed to staff development to support this.
The school is part of the Acer Trust family of schools so there is opportunity to share expertise and experiences and enjoy professional development with more than one school. Our induction programmes give strong support to NQTs.
We offer defined-benefit public sector pension schemes (Teachers Pension, Local Government Pension Scheme), a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme, good bus links, car and cycle parking.
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