Teacher of Biology
Malvern St James
Worcestershire
- New
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 30 August 2024
Job overview
The Teacher of Biology is accountable to the Head via the Head of Biology, the Deputy Head Academic on matters relating to Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, and the Deputy Head Pastoral on matters relating to Pupil Wellbeing and Pastoral Care.
Main purpose of post The role of the teacher is to teach pupils within the school and to carry out such other associated duties as are reasonably assigned by the Head of Biology and Deputy Head Academic.
This requires them to:
• Promote outstanding teaching and inspire a love of learning within the department
• Teach Biology across Key Stages 3/4/5
• Undertake duties as an Assistant Form Tutor/Form Tutor, as outlined in the Staff Handbook
• Adhere to whole-School policies within the department
• Support the visions, aims and objectives of the School
• Be committed to the values and culture of the School, centered around its Boarding ethos
• Be committed to the longer-term development and promotion of the Biology Department
The Biology Department is part of the Science Department, which also encompasses Chemistry and Physics, each of which has its own Head of Subject and dedicated laboratories/workshops, prep rooms and offices.
A significant number of girls in the Sixth Form study at least one Science at A Level, such is the popularity of these subjects. The Science Education Centre has won an Architectural award and comprises nine laboratories, including three Biology laboratories, six classrooms for mathematics, an ICT suite and three specialist science preparation rooms.
Experienced, innovative and committed subject teachers are supported by a team of excellent technical staff. Students from Year 3 upwards enjoy their science lessons in purpose-built and well-equipped laboratories.
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About Malvern St James
Malvern St James Girls’ School is set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at the foot of the Malvern Hills and is a leading independent boarding and day school for girls aged 3-18. Our values today reflect those of our founding schools, set up in the nineteenth century by pioneering proponents of women’s education. In this inspirational setting, MSJ continues a fine heritage of academic rigour, outstanding enrichment and leadership opportunities, and preparing girls for rewarding careers and lives beyond school.
MSJ is an exceptional place for learning and living. Every girl matters to us, and our size (at around 450 pupils) means that we can offer an individually tailored education. Our focus is on inspiring teaching to deliver excellent academic results; and equally on encouraging intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, considered risk-taking and collaboration that universities and employers will value. Our enrichment programme is as long as it is broad, and has something to fire the imagination of every individual: clubs for budding engineers and scientists, extra-curricular languages, drama, music, Leiths, journalism, photography, sport of every kind, Young Enterprise, Debating and Model United Nations … to name but a few.
Life at MSJ is underpinned by first class pastoral support which makes us a happy and friendly community, relaxed yet purposeful, with a real sense of family. When girls reach the end of their time here, they are thoroughly prepared to embrace life’s challenges. The diverse list of graduate courses at the most prestigious institutions and the competitive career paths that girls go on to is testament to MSJ’s culture of ambition and achievement. Our alumnae network helps our community to forge valuable links for life.
As a school we have a roughly equal number of day girls and boarders, allowing us to offer the best of both worlds and a very flexible boarding programme. We have full, weekly and flexi boarding options, designed to meet the needs of modern family lives. Our position in the town of Great Malvern, situated in the heart of England, means we benefit from excellent transport links and cultural opportunities all around the UK, including a direct train service from London.
Our girls work hard but have fun on the way, making lifelong friends and memories. Please do come and see for yourselves what makes MSJ tick and meet our happy, poised and confident girls and young women, who are free to be themselves and find the things which will instigate a life-long passion for learning.
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