Teacher of Chemistry
Forest School
London, E17 3PY
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 25 February 2018
Job overview
The Chemistry department at Forest School aims to encourage a sense of wonder in the world around us and use the logical deductive reasoning skills learnt in analysing patterns in Chemistry to help us make sense of everyday phenomena and be able to make informed decisions when problem solving.
With this in mind we seek to appoint an outstanding Chemistry Teacher to teach the Department’s curriculum at any of the three key stages offered by the School.
The Science faculty at Forest School occupies a central place in the academic life of the School. The subject and its teachers are very popular with pupils and academic results are some of the School’s strongest; this year we have five A level Chemistry sets.
At present the Science faculty comprises twenty two members of teaching staff, including seven chemists. The Science building has fourteen laboratories including two large preparation rooms and six Laboratory Assistants to assist with the preparation of lessons. The Department has a wide range of apparatus and a well-stocked chemical store, enabling practical work to enjoy its rightful place as a central part of the pupils’ learning. All laboratories are also equipped with Smartboards and pupils are expected to bring their own device to all lessons to use for appropriate tasks.
In Y9 pupils study Biology, Chemistry and Physics separately. In Y10 and Y11 a flexible curriculum allows pupils to continue their IGCSE Science by either taking Double Award Science or a minimum of two separate awards from Biology, Chemistry and Physics. All routes can lead to A level study. The continuing good results achieved at IGCSE (67% A*-A) and A level, (72% A*-B), ensure the high take up of Chemistry at all levels.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 25 February 2018, at midnight
Interviews: Tuesday 6 March 2018
Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointment to this position requires an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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About Forest School
Forest is an outstanding all-round School, well known for its friendly, welcoming ethos, and full of 1450 bright sparky pupils aged 4-18. We are lucky to be located in this part of North East London, allowing us to attract pupils from a diverse range of social and ethnic backgrounds who share in being academically ambitious, but are grounded, engaging and very loyal to the School. Described by the Good Schools Guide as a ‘powerhouse with a heart’ and enjoying a reputation for strong expert teaching and learning, Forest pupils are encouraged to find success on all fronts through the breadth of the opportunities on offer to them.
We aim to develop the whole pupil through our distinct educational provision which gives equal weight to academic, co-curricular and pastoral strands of school life. To this end, Forest promotes all-round educational excellence, recognising that advancement to higher education or the world of work requires top academic grades but keen to develop a sense of service in the pupils and an awareness of their responsibilities to other people, as well as themselves. Forest is recognised as a school that is always evolving, self-evaluating and planning strategically for its future, while valuing its heritage and its location, all of which makes our community a stimulating one to work in for our 150+ teachers and 100+ non-teaching staff.
For full details about working at Forest School please visit our website www.forest.org.uk
Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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