Teacher of Science (Biology, Chemistry or Physics)

About us

Plumstead Manor is a thriving and popular secondary school located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. There has been a school on our site since 1913, with the first 105 years as a girls’ school. In response to local demand we admitted our first mixed cohort in 2018 and are now fully co-educational.

Ours is vibrant, diverse and inclusive school with over 60 languages spoken across our community. We have a clear vision founded on excellence and justice, with the ambition to offer a world-class education to the young people and families of Greenwich. Our recipe for success is based on high quality teaching founded on academic rigour, blended with the expectations, support and guidance to create a safe and happy environment. Above all, we want our young people to leave school equipped with the powerful knowledge and necessary skills to change the world for the better. In order to foster successful young people and cultivate harmonious communities, we aim to offer young people excellence in all that we do, so that they can overcome any barrier in their lives and secure greater justice. Our curriculum offers a range of pathways, blending the mastery of knowledge with the development of transferable skills, which see our young people progress onto a full range of future pathways including medicine and veterinary science, courses at the most competitive universities as well as high-quality apprenticeships.

The role

Our Science Department, led by our Director of Science, is a vibrant and energetic team of specialists, who offer a range of qualifications across academic, and where appropriate vocational pathways. This includes Double and Triple Science at GCSE, alongside A levels in Biology, Chemistry and Physics supplemented by a successful and rigorously taught Level 3 BTEC Applied Science. At KS3 students follow our new curriculum that develops curiosity about the way the world works and seeks to uncover the inner beauty that Science has to reveal. We seek to promote a lifelong love of learning and our broad and balanced curriculum means we provide a platform for our students to compete for the most competitive courses at university and most sought after jobs. Many of our Post 16 students go on to study Science at a higher level, in areas including medicine, pharmacology and engineering.

This role is suitable for either an ECT or an experienced teacher. We welcome and support ECT’s with an excellent ECT program, tailored to individual needs, where you will be supported by a mentor. Support and training is continued after the first year of teaching.  

Reasons to join our team

If you are passionate about your subject and share our vision and our commitment to academic scholarship and high expectations for behaviour and personal development, we can offer you dynamic and enthusiastic students, the opportunity to be part of a strong and supportive team, high quality professional development and a whole school commitment to excellence and justice. The successful candidate will be expected to teach science across KS3 & KS4 and either Biology, Chemistry or Physics at KS5.

We can offer you dynamic and enthusiastic students, the opportunity to be part of a successful team, high quality professional development and a whole school commitment to excellence and justice. We are also committed to Staff wellbeing.

To apply online, please visit www.plumsteadmanor.com

Alternatively, contact the HR Team on 020 3260 3123 or email jobs@plumsteadmanor.com quoting ref: 080.

Closing date: Noon on Wednesday 27 November 2024.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. References will automatically be requested for all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. The successful applicant will be required to be DBS checked prior to taking up post.