Teacher of Science
The Charter School Bermondsey, London, SE16 4EE4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
28 August 2025
Closing date
20 May 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
15 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Inner London Main Pay Scale + benefits
Additional allowances
A TLR will be available for a suitably qualified candidate
What skills and experience we're looking for
Skills
- Able to make judgements about the quality of your own teaching and learning and improve through reflection
- Effective personal ICT skills relevant to day-to-day practice
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills (including written, oral and presentation)
- Excellent time management
- Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to think innovatively and creatively
- Keen to get involved in wider school life
- Desire to go “above and beyond” in improving outcomes for young people in the local community
Experience
- Experience of working with young people (11-16)
- Ability to teach outstanding lessons
- Proven subject expertise and an understanding of what constitutes ‘outstanding’ in your subject
- A vision for how student attainment can be improved and maintained
- Experience of successful behaviour for learning strategies
- Successful experience of monitoring and target setting to improve learning outcomes
- Understanding of different models of support for students with SEN, EAL and Gifted and Talented
- Effectively narrowing the gap between disadvantaged and other students in the classroom
What the school offers its staff
- Providing a well-ordered working environment, including centralised detentions, so teachers can focus on teaching
- Regular opportunities for flexible working
- Competitive Salaries
- Pension Scheme
- Competitive holiday entitlement
- Opportunities for flexible working
- Access to high quality CPD including National Professional Qualification
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Season Ticket Loans
Further details about the role
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and innovative Teacher of Science to join our experienced and successful team. We believe that all pupils have the potential to flourish, through great teaching and providing the right environment and opportunities. Our core values of aspiration, integrity, exploration, and resilience underpin our mission and support our pupils in becoming happy, independent, and confident young people. These drive all aspects of school life, from our high expectations for students, through to exciting opportunities to explore the world around us.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@tcset.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Charter School Bermondsey
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 440 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Charter School Bermondsey website
- Email address
- recruitment@tcset.org.uk
The Charter School Bermondsey is a 600 place free school for pupils aged 11-16. Formerly Compass School Southwark, we opened in September 2013 to provide an outstanding education for local families.
The school is a new member of The Charter Schools Educational Trust; home to seven Good and Outstanding schools including The Charter School North Dulwich, The Charter School East Dulwich & Charles Dickens Primary School.
Through our schools, nurseries and sixth forms, our trust improves all children and young people’s lives, now and in the long term.
Arranging a visit to The Charter School Bermondsey
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@tcset.org.uk.
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