Teacher of Science
Royal Alexandra and Albert School, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0TDThis job expired on 24 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
24 April 2024 at 9am
Date listed
19 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 31,350 - 47,839 FTE
Teacher of Science job summary
We are:
A lively and purposeful co-educational, comprehensive state boarding school for children aged 7 to 18 years, with approximately 670 flexi-boarders and 430 full boarders. The school is a popular choice for local families who attend on our flexi boarding package, as well as for full boarders from further afield in the UK and internationally. This is due to a wide range of factors including our facilities, academic pathways and results, pastoral care, the boarding and flexi-boarding ethos and environment, wide range of trips and co-curricular activities and the resultant attitudes of its pupils.
We offer:
· Professional, supportive and committed staff team
· Beautiful estate set in 260 acres of parkland
· Convenient location, close to the A23 and M25
· Free on-site parking
We are looking for an exceptional Teacher of Science who can provide highly effective and innovative teaching of Science in the senior school, to ensure that all our students make excellent progress and inspire students to have a passion for the subject. Applications from ECTs are welcomed.
The Science department is one of the largest in the school, with 7 fully equipped laboratories; 2 Science Preparatory Rooms, Staff workroom and Faculty office. There is a very good ethos of cooperative and supportive working as part of a team and there is excellent organisation between teaching and support staff.
In Science, students achieve high outcomes at GCSE & A level. At GCSE students achieve results higher than the national average in 9-7, 9-4 and 9-1, with over 80% 9-7 in Separate science and 80% 9-4 in Combined Science. At A level typically students achieve 100% achieve A*- E. In our last Ofsted report the department was commended on ‘knowing just what they want students to learn and in what order’ with subject teachers ‘explaining subject matter and checking students’ understanding well’.
The school’s approach to GCSE leads to a large uptake in the 6th form. There are classes for Biology, Chemistry and Physics in both the Year 12 and Year 13 and we are introducing Environmental Science in September. We have a good number of students going on to study STEM related degrees.
The successful candidate will be:
• Passionate about the teaching of Science
• An excellent practitioner
• Enthusiastic about his/her own professional development
The school reserves the right to appoint prior to the closing date.
We hope that after considering all the information provided, you will decide to make an application. Please be advised that we may interview as applications come in. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted shortly after the closing date. Whatever the outcome of your application we thank you for the interest you have shown and wish you well in your future career.
At The Royal Alexandra and Albert School we strive to be inclusive and value the positive impact of diversity and equality within our school. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and particularly encourage those from ethnic minority groups who reflect the diversity, and varied cultural and ethnic backgrounds, of our student community / boarding community.
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.
About Royal Alexandra and Albert School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1097 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 18
- Ofsted report
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