Physics Teacher
Harrow High School
Harrow
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Very competitive salary
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2023
- Apply by:
- 14 March 2023
Job overview
Post: Teacher of Science (Physics)
Salary: Main Scale/Upper Pay Scale
Starting Date: September 2023
Contract: FT
Responsible to: Head of Science
“I have never worked in a school with such a community feel, which is built on amazing relationships from the top down.” (Ashley, Head of Year 7)
Harrow High School is a vibrant, diverse 11-18 school in North West London which consistently achieves excellent rates of progress for all our learners from Key Stage three through to the Sixth Form. We are committed to providing a safe, caring environment for all in our community and demand the highest standards of behaviour from all our learners. This provides staff with the opportunity to teach excellent lessons with a focus on providing the highest levels of stretch and challenge for all learners.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Teacher of Physics who is committed to continuous development of their own practice leading to excellent teaching and learning across all their lessons.
But really you want to know why you should choose Harrow High School over all the other schools? Well………….
- We are in a fantastic location for transport links which means staff have the opportunity to live all over London as well as the commuter belt still with realistic travel times plus more than ample staff parking so parking every morning is never a worry.
- We are committed to a constant programme of teacher development based on a comprehensive and exciting programme of in house CPD including a commitment to provide coaching for all staff to help them hone their practice.
- We have an excellent programme of support and development for Early Career Teachers
- We support and encourage our staff to undertake and complete externally provided courses and qualifications such as NPQs and those offered by the Harrow Collegiate
- We believe strongly in a work life balance and know that enjoying your work is the most important part of well-being. This is of the highest importance to us.
- We set aside time every week for dedicated joint faculty lesson planning, and have implemented an assessment policy that meets the needs of learners whilst being sensitive to the time demands faced by staff.
- We offer flexible working practices where possible and a well-being day for all staff as well as an individual wellbeing day to be taken as and when wanted.
- We have a culture of approachability from the management which means support, support, support is key to issues both in and out of school life.
But don’t take our word for it. This is what staff have to say:
“I initially wanted to work here because of the location and the school’s reputation for looking after their staff. There are so many reasons to stay from the friendly learners who say good morning in the corridors and who are really eager to learn to the supportive and approachable staff and SLT” (Sarah, Science Teacher)
“When a new member of staff joins Harrow High School, one of the first things they will always comment on is the learners. They are dedicated, kind, and respectful and always put a smile on my face. That’s personally, the thing I look for most in a school, the other staff members, opportunities available and structure of the school are an extra added bonus which contribute to a really happy working environment” (Ashley, Head of Year 7)
“Senior leaders are very approachable and open to feedback about the school’s direction. School improvement planning is always bottom up in the way that it visions, produces actions and involves all staff. Consultations don’t feel like a token gesture with the direction pre-determined. Rather the leaders of the school take on board ‘on the ground’ observations of teachers at all levels.” (Andrew, Head of Humanities)
We have exceptionally high expectations of all our learners in all that they do and believe that disadvantage or low prior attainment should not act as a barrier to success. We are committed to our ‘4 excellences’ which are at the heart of everything we do and every conversation we have. These are;
- Excellent Learning & Progress
Challenge and engagement, meeting and exceeding targets
- Excellent Aspirations
Quality progression, passion for learning
- Excellent Behaviour, Safety and Care for each other
Respectful challenge, showing empathy
- Excellent Communication
Understanding each other, clarity of purpose
As a result of our commitment to these beliefs, the school is continually improving and as a result, Progress 8 is consistently good. The Sixth Form is also incredibly successful and for the past 3 years have achieved ALPS grades of 2 (top 10% nationally) for A Levels and BTEC courses.
To find out more about us, please visit our website www.harrowhigh.com or follow us on twitter @harrowhighsch
The school is committed to promoting and safe-guarding the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
Visits to the school are encouraged and can be arranged by contacting: Mr Jon Talton, Head of Operations on 020 8861 7300. We would be delighted to show you what our school can offer. To apply for this position, please download an application pack from www.harrowhigh.com Email completed applications to: jtalton.310@harrowhigh.com by Tuesday 14th March.
Telephone 020 8861 7300
Gayton Road
Harrow
Middx HA1 2JG
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About Harrow High School
Harrow High School is a popular comprehensive school in Harrow. We base everything we do around our 4 excellences. These are:
Excellent Learning & Progress
Challenged and Inspired, Knowledgeable and Successful
So this is the bit about about results? Well - yes but not exclusively. In 2023, despite grade boundaries increasing across the country, our results improved leading to a GCSE progress 8 score of +0.56. As always, our most able learners excelled themselves with 17% achieving 9-7 in English and Maths. The previous year, at A Level an incredible 37% grades awarded at A*. Learners in Year 13 achieved an incredible 64% of A level grades at A*-A, 81% at A*-B, and 92% at A*-C, with a 100% pass rate.
However, it's not just about numbers. We’re committed to developing our curriculum to provide stretch, challenge alongside a serious focus upon knowledge and reading (for all levels of learner). This underpins our approach to teaching and learning.
To get there, we are committed to an extensive, high quality programme of CPD for all staff including bi-weekly pedagogical workshops, weekly curriculum team meetings in which developing subject specific teaching is at the core (no admin here..) and a coaching entitlement for all staff. Additionally we are able to access leadership development courses for all through the National College and our local Harrow Collaborative - an offer almost all staff take up.
Together these commitments make our school a fantastic place for learners to learn and for teachers to develop their skills and build their careers.
Excellent Behaviour, Safety and Care for each other
Consistent and Responsible, Kind, Resilient and Showing Empathy
This is so important. We place a real premium on excellent behaviour both in class and around the site. We expect all members of our community to contribute this and consistency is a key concept here.
However, we also place a strong emphasis on Kindness and Empathy. We have clear policies but expect these to be implemented with kindness, understanding and respect, making reasonable exceptions for learners with additional need.
As a result, the atmosphere in school is calm, friendly and warm. Lessons are rarely disturbed by poor behaviour meaning that teaching and learning is at the fore of all conversations
Excellent Aspirations
Quality progression, passion for learning
Our learners come from a wide range of backgrounds and have not always been afforded the opportunities open to other young people. We aim to tackle this and raise their aspirations so they can go on to fulfill their full potential. OIn a basic level, this means high expectations of every learner in every lesson. (we scaffold up, we don’t differentiate down). Every learner should leave the classroom feeling like they’ve been challenged and have risen to it.
We also have the highest aspirations for staff. As mentioned above, our programme of professional development is at the core of what we do. Not only does this lead to better teaching and learning but also to plenty of career development opportunities for all staff both in and out of school
It also means excellent careers and personal development programmes and meaningful excursions that provide learners with opportunities for new experiences. There is too much to say on this to go into detail here, suffice to say that three times a year we stop school for all learners to have two days of visits/careers experiences and other additional learning. Every learner visits a university with us twice in their time here.
We also run a very high quality programme of activities for tutor sessions that engage learners with the wider world around them and offer them a chance to develop their views.
Excellent Communication
Understanding each other, clarity of purpose
This means that all communication in our community should be warm and polite. Challenge, when necessary, should be conducted with respect and empathy. This means staff here build excellent professional relationships with learners based upon mutual trust. This is also key when working with parents and we are developing our systems for even better communication home at pace.
As a teacher here, you will find clear boundaries and protocols for staff communication to avoid burn out, regular briefings from the leadership team on progress towards SIP targets and purposeful and developmental team meetings
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