Guildford High School
Location
Surrey | United Kingdom
Job description
Our school is a remarkable place and has been educating girls since 1888. Around one thousand girls, age 4 to 18, from Guildford and its surrounding towns and villages, enjoy exceptional facilities and inspired teaching. Guildford High School comprises a Junior School and Senior School, both on the same site. Whilst providing all-through education, each School has its own distinct personality and girls join us at many different entry points. Our staff are integral to delivering high quality education to the girls in our care, inspiring them to think and learn creatively. We seek to recruit and retain dynamic teaching and non-teaching staff that share in our vision and commitment.
Guildford High School is part of United Learning, a large and growing group of schools, aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.
United Learning is committed to ensuring our employees feel valued and appreciated. We always appoint on merit, and we are open to discussing flexible working options.
Because we are a group, we can reward you better than any school could alone, and this includes your employee benefits. Here is some information about the benefits available to United Learning.
United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.
Contractual hours
37.5
Basis
Full Time
Job category/type
Physics
Date posted
01/03/2024
Job reference
REQ000625
Job Title:
Teacher of Physics
Reporting to:
Head of Physics; then Head of Science
Tenure:
Full time, 37.5 hours
Salary:
Competitive
Start Date:
September 2024
Application Deadline:
8.30am Thursday 14 March 2024
To Apply please click on the link:
Job Role:
We seek to appoint an exceptionally high-calibre teacher, with superb subject knowledge to stimulate, inspire and challenge our high-achieving girls and who is prepared to give full commitment to the aims and ethos of the Science Department and to Guildford High School. The successful candidate should have a warm, friendly and supportive teaching style to nurture the pupils’ interest in Physics. We are a very successful team looking for someone who can work collaboratively, helping us strive to continue to improve our already outstanding teaching, generating new ideas and initiatives to benefit our pupils.
Science Department
The Science Department comprises Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science, which are taught throughout the School, and Psychology, which is taught at A-level only. The Department has an excellent record of academic success at IGCSE, A Level and Oxbridge entry. Over half of our Sixth Form pupils choose one or more science subjects at A Level, with around 20-25 pupils each year choosing to study A Level Physics. We follow the AQA A-level specification Physics. Edexcel GCSE Astronomy is also offered as an enrichment course in the Sixth Form. Each year a significant number of pupils go on to study degree courses in Physics, Engineering and Natural Sciences.
All pupils study Biology, Chemistry and Physics as separate subjects from Year 7 and are taught by subject specialists. Years 7 and 8 follow our own bespoke curriculum, which develops practical and investigative skills as well as providing a solid foundation for IGSCE. In Year 9, pupils start the Edexcel IGCSE course, following a scheme of work suitable for progression to either Double Award Science or Physics IGCSE. In Year 10 the pupils choose either Double Award Science or the three separate sciences. Science is popular at Guildford High School and the majority of pupils opt for separate sciences.
The Science facilities are excellent. There are 12 spacious, modern and well-equipped laboratories, all with interactive screens, and four preparation rooms. Three of the laboratories and one of the preparation rooms are used by the Physics Department, and we have a dedicated Physics technician. We also have use of the dedicated Sixth Form Laboratory. There are currently five members of the Physics Department, several of whom have other roles within school.
Numerous STEM clubs are run by the Science Department including Year 7 Science club, CREST projects, Research in School projects, CANSAT, robotics, and reading groups. To enrich our students academically we take them to relevant public lectures, and they achieve highly at all levels in the Physics Olympiad competitions. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to these initiatives or to develop new ones.
This is not intended to be exhaustive and the post holder may perform any other duties reasonably required by the Head.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
PHYSICS TEACHER
Qualifications
Personal qualities
Teaching and Learning
Applicants will need to already hold the right to work in the UK and, if short-listed, be able to attend an interview at the School.
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