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Teacher of Biology

Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 2NH

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• Job start date

  1 September 2021

• Closing date

  1 February 2021 at 10am

• Date listed

  27 January 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Biology
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,714 up to £41,604

Teacher of Biology job summary

Apply to join our talented teaching team in the Biology Department where together, we offer the 'Vesey Experience' to our inspirational students. Biology is taught by subject specialists from Year 7 through to Year 13 and is a popular subject at A' level.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check, Identity, Right to Work, Prohibition Order, Section 128 check, pre-placement medical and verification of qualification checks are requirements for this post. An online search will be carried out as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

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About Bishop Vesey's Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1347 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Bishop Vesey's Grammar School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@bishopveseys.bham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01212505400
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Together we offer the “Vesey Experience”: Inspirational teaching and outstanding learning academic excellence, a spirit of enquiry and curiosity. Enrichment opportunities building leadership, independence and resilience. A warm, outward-looking community, celebrating diversity and supporting others. We seek to nourish and develop global citizens, who are well-equipped for life beyond BVGS.



Founded in 1527, Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School has the mission to provide inspiration and excellence to able boys and girls from Birmingham and across the Midlands. We are one of the leading state schools nationally.



We seek to build on the talents of our students so that they become scholars with a deep knowledge, understanding and life-long enthusiasm for our challenging academic curriculum, which includes the prestigious Mandarin Excellence Programme.



At ‘A’ level, standards have been consistently high over the last 7 years with on average 82% of the grades being attained at A*-B and around 70% of students going to study at Russell Group universities. We have an excellent record of Oxbridge and Ivy League success with 33 offers to these world-class institutions in the last three years (2017-2019).

Attainment at GCSE is rising with, in 2019, 73% of all grades at Grade 7 or better (the modal grade for Year 11 was a grade 9), and progress is outstanding.



Our School also opens doors by offering, from Year 7 upwards, all students the opportunity to learn a new musical instrument and take up new sports. Our Vesey family benefits from a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities from debating, drama, music and chess to rowing, rugby, hockey, cricket and netball. Our music and sport provision frequently achieve national recognition.

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