Teacher of Physics
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BP21 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
6 March 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 February 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Physics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Physics Department at Westcliff High School for Boys (WHSB) has been a high performing Department for many years. We have had consistently outstanding results in GCSE and Advanced Level Physics. The Department has grown considerably over recent years and currently runs five groups at Advanced Level. Currently there are 65 students studying Physics in Year 12 and 35 studying Physics in Year 13. At GCSE, 185 pupils study the AQA GCSE Physics course.
The Physics Department also plays an important role in the extra-curricular life of the School. The Department offers a variety of additional clubs which pupils can attend, aimed at assisting those in need of support or extending the more able. We have a particularly effective mentoring scheme, in which Year 12 and Year 13 students mentor younger pupils. Students in Year 13 also sit the Physics Olympiad organised by the British Physics Olympiad (BPhO), and are often awarded gold medals. Further to this, we offer our students the opportunity to visit CERN in Geneva to see the Large Hadron Collider, and to Sizewell B to see inside a nuclear power station.
This post would be suitable for Early Career Teachers or a more experienced teacher. Equally we would be pleased to have applications from Physics/Engineering graduates who are interested in teaching.
What the school offers its staff
The Physics Department occupies four laboratories. Two for Lower and Middle-School pupils within the Science building, and two for A-Level students in the Sixth Form Building. The Science building has undergone a considerable refurbishment and now offers the most up-to-date facilities and an attractive teaching environment. On a practical level, the Physics Department is well stocked and resourced.
CURRICULUM
In the Lower School (Years 7-9) syllabus in Physics, pupils learn about the fundamentals of forces and energy. In Year 8 pupils apply what they have learned to contexts such as electricity and magnetism. In Year 9, pupils study waves and space physics, as well as more advanced mechanics topics.
The AQA Physics GCSE curriculum follows on from the work that has been completed in the Lower School, both consolidating parts of it that have previously been covered to GCSE Level but also extending other parts so pupils can access the GCSE ‘9’ grade.
In the Sixth Form, students can choose to study AQA Advanced Level Physics if they attained a Level 7, 8 or 9 in GCSE Physics.
At all divisions in Physics, the Department devotes time to the development of examination technique and regularly assesses students so they are best placed to succeed in Public Examinations.
The Physics Department also has a long-standing association with the University of Cambridge involving the delivery of ‘Isaac Science’.
Further information about the job
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 Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1292 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Westcliff High School for Boys Academy website
- Email address
- vacancies@whsb.essex.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01702 475443
Westcliff High School for Boys is an Outstanding Academy Grammar School located in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.
At WHSB we continue to hold dear our values and traditions whilst fostering academic excellence and a dynamism which allow us to provide a twenty-first century world class education.
Our record of outstanding success is reflected in our outstanding A Level and GCSE results and we are committed to providing the highest standards in all aspects of our provision for pupils.
We currently have around 870 boys on roll in Years 7 to 11, and 330 students in our mixed Sixth Form.
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