Teacher of Chemistry
Haberdashers' Boys' School
Hertfordshire
- New
- Expiring soon
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 4 December 2024
Job overview
Who are Habs?
We are a diverse community, and we nurture a global perspective and a deep sense of responsibility for the world in which our pupils will lead and succeed. Our broad curriculum and co-curricular provision prepare pupils for success wherever their passion may take them. Ambition, Curiosity, Courage and Community are the core beliefs that we stand for here at Habs.
Join our team and unlock your potential!
We are looking for an ambitious and intellectually curious teacher of chemistry to join our highly successful and renowned science department.
This position will be for a fixed-term contract, covering two terms starting January 2025.
Further details of the role can be found in the attached candidate pack.
What We Look For:
- Strong, degree level qualification directly relating to the main subject(s) to be taught
- 3 A-Levels at grades C and above (or equivalent) Successful candidates generally exceed this requirement.
- Strong sense of scholarship in all taught subjects
- Strong passion for the subject and its energetic and accessible delivery in the classroom
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to deliver engaging and inclusive lessons that support, stretch and challenge pupils of all backgrounds, abilities, needs and dispositions
- An ability to present information clearly, adapting style to suit individual situation and needs
- An ability to inspire confidence in the pupils so that they may ask questions and articulate their own understanding
What we are offering:
- A competitive salary, commensurate with the candidate’s experience and the size of the School
- Additional life insurance cover, access to Employee Assistance
- Financial assistance for obtaining further qualifications
- Extensive professional development training opportunities
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Free lunch and refreshments during term time
- Free onsite parking or access to travel on the schools extensive coach network
- Provision of a laptop
- Free access to state-of-the-art sports facilities including the gym, swimming pool, and fitness classes
- Wellbeing initiatives and programmes, such as yoga, mindfulness sessions, and health checks
- Access to an online GP service, providing quick and convenient healthcare advice
- Access to Vivup, the staff benefits platform, featuring discounts, financial advice, and wellbeing resources
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme and other green travel incentives including Octopus Electric Vehicles
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Haberdashers’ Boys' SchooI is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Attached documents
About Haberdashers' Boys' School
Haberdashers' Boys' School is a large independent school located in the village of Elstree, Hertfordshire. Founded in 1690, the all-through school educates around 1,200 boys aged 5-18, all of whom are day pupils.
The School has a selective admissions policy, with prospective students for the senior school expected to pass entrance exams across a range of subjects. The best-performing boys are interviewed to ascertain their suitability for a place at the School. Entrance to the pre-prep and prep departments is also selective, with assessed playgroup sessions and exams used depending on the boy’s age.
Headmaster
Robert Sykes
Values and vision
Haberdashers' Boys' School maintains rigorous academic standards, in order to allow talented students to achieve their full potential. The School has a strong reputation for academic excellence, and seeks to keep its pupils engaged and interested throughout their time at Habs. It achieves this through the attendance of high-profile speakers and a strong investment in co-curricular activities such as sporting events and school trips, all supported by an array of extensive modern facilities.
Teaching staff
The members of the School's teaching staff are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and reflect the diversity within Habs. All are well qualified and have strong subject knowledge with a deep sense of commitment to the welfare of the boys and to help them achieve their very best. There is a strong sense of community within the common rooms, which are harmonious and dynamic places where staff work hard in a collaborative and purposeful atmosphere. There is a growing international dimension to the work of staff with regular visits overseas and links with the best schools across the globe.
Support for staff at every stage of their career is exceptional, with one of the foremost and forward-thinking professional development plans in the country. Pedagogy and teacher development takes a collaborative approach which is both voluntary and open-minded. Many teaching staff attend Learning Lunches where their peers will demonstrate new developments or ideas with which they have been experimenting. In addition, teachers can request specific training which is often run in well attended Twilight Training sessions at the end of a school day. The School operates an ‘open door’ approach with teachers regularly observing and learning from each other.
To find out more about teaching and learning at Haberdashers', view our video here: https://vimeo.com/260062004
ISI report
“The School fulfils its aim to provide an outstanding educational experience and enable pupils to perform to the highest level of their ability. Pupils make excellent progress and demonstrate exceptional achievement in their levels of attainment and co-curricular activities.”
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