Teacher of Physics

West Hatch High School, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5BT

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2026 or September 2026

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Physics
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: TBD

What skills and experience we're looking for

Teaching

• Have a secure and up to date knowledge and understanding of the concepts and skills necessary to teach specialist subjects.
• Plan to achieve progression in pupils learning in line with agreed expectations on targets.
• Set homework, mark and assess in line with school policies. Engage with school-wide learning initiatives.
• Ensure that high quality teaching and learning takes place in all allocated classes.
• Mark, assess, record and report on pupil achievement and maintain records as stated in the schools policy. Maintain accurate records and use assessment data to monitor progress, targets and take action (e.g. SEN, Gifted & Talented, praise and track under achievement).
• Contribute to the development of Schemes of Learning, School and Team policies as requested.
• Maintain a purposeful, orderly classroom environment including neat storage, learning centred display and by employing a range of behaviour management strategies. Monitor targets for pupils on report.
• Undertake specific duties within the Team as agreed with your line manager.
• Attend and contribute positively to meetings and professional development activities.
• Promote and contribute where possible to the school’s extra-curricular programme.
• Meet deadlines for reports, marking, submission of coursework and other assignments.
• Prepare pupils for examinations and take part in standardisation or moderating exercises as require by the Team or examination boards.
• Contribute to Citizenship teaching, special one day events and to the ethos of a Business and Enterprise Specialist School.
• Provide a welcoming environment to visitors and respond within 24 hours to telephone calls and within 7 days to written correspondence.
• Follow School Policy and support the Leadership Team in the effective operation of the school.
• Carry out the role of form tutor as required.
• All teachers at West Hatch may be required to deliver in subjects other than their specialism dependant upon the schools curriculum needs. The senior team will determine subjects taught dependant on the teachers individual experiences, skills and or qualifications.

Professional Standards

• Carry out your role in a professional, positive and proactive manner.
• To undertake any reasonable instruction.
• Deal courteously with colleagues, pupils, parents and the public.
• Come to work suitable dressed, in accordance with the Schools Dress Code.
• Maintain strict confidentiality with regard to issues relating to pupils, parents, other staff and school business.

• Set a good example to students.
• Be supportive at all times of the school’s aims and ethos.
• Work as part of a team to support the team and school objectives.
• Be familiar and comply with school policies as set by the Governing body.
• Aim for high standards of punctuality and attendance.

What the school offers its staff

We offer the following benefits:

• Newly built sports hall with fully fitted gym available for staff use,
• Swimming pool available for staff use,
• Banked cover scheme allowing staff to build time to take some term time days off,
• The Headteacher is passionate about staff workload and wellbeing and holds regular wellbeing meetings with staff,
• Minimal marking expectations,
• Additional CPD day to allow staff to mark mock internal examinations,
• All our teachers are provided with laptops and staff are welcome to work where and when they wish outside of school hours,
• We offer a significant number of paid development opportunities within departments and also across the school.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Recruitment Pack 2026.pdf - 3.65 MB (opens in new tab)

Advert-Physics.pdf - 519 KB (opens in new tab)

About West Hatch High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1564 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: West Hatch High School website
• Email address: recruitment@westhatch.net
• Phone number: 02085048216
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-hatch-high-school

West Hatch High School is a large, thriving, successful, heavily oversubscribed Academy. West Hatch is situated on the Central Line overlooking the Roding Valley with easy access to London.

A significant building programme has resulted in refurbishment in Science, a new English block, a Business and Enterprise Centre, new Music block, Maths, Drama and Dining Block, and a new Sixth form Centre. In addition there has been a new Sports Centre opened.

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