Teacher of Chemistry
Holland Park School, London, W8 7AF10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
15 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of year or phase
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Chemistry
Working pattern
- Full time: 37.5 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS - UPS
Additional allowances
Additional TLR Allowance of £12,038 (TLR1c) for Head of Year responsibility may be available in addition to this role.
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Teacher of Chemistry to Holland Park School. As a member of our dynamic science department, you will raise the attainment of our students through your excellent pedagogy and subject knowledge.
We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic colleague who is committed to ensuring all students meet or exceed their academic attainment level. You are an excellent classroom practitioner with an understanding of good teaching and how children learn with experience of teaching A Level Chemistry. Your enthusiasm for science will be evident in your lessons and you will enjoy working collaboratively with the team as well as independently.
What the school offers its staff
Competitive salary
At least eight INSET days per year
Enhanced contributory local government pension scheme
Enhanced occupational sick pay, protecting you and your family
Competitive and enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits
Over 250 employee exclusive benefits through our partners Perkbox, including access to wellbeing resources, discounted cinema tickets, holidays and gym memberships, car leasing and Cycle2work schemes
Flexible working opportunities
We are committed to providing excellent education so all the young people we serve are able to make a success of their lives. To deliver this we aim to attract, retain, develop and reward outstanding teaching and support staff, and we believe that flexible working has a key role to play in achieving this.
Here at United Learning, we value the dedication, professionalism and hard work of our teachers, support staff and school leaders, and strongly believe that everyone should be able to do their job without sacrificing a family life or compromising their well-being. We are committed to encouraging and enabling flexible working opportunities throughout our schools wherever possible and will support employees seeking to work more flexibly.
Additional TLR Allowance of £12,038 (TLR1c) for Head of Year responsibility may be available in addition to this role.
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
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About Holland Park School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1269 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Holland Park School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- carmen.townsend@unitedlearning.org.uk
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