Teacher of Science KS3 & GCSE Level Fulltime/Parttime

Job Description

Pay: Gads Hill pay scaleStart Date: 31st August 2021Combined Science Trilogy (Doubleaward) is currently compulsory at GCSE and we are looking to implement TripleScience from September 2021. Science in the Senior School is currently taughtby two specialist teachers. Both are capable of teaching any aspect of thesubject though we endeavour to deliver the subject as physics, chemistry andbiology and to the strengths of the individual teacher. The school currentlyuses the AQA exam board. In 2019, the department achieved a 93% GCSE pass rate.Gads Hill School requires afull-time or part-time teacher of Science to provide teaching to senior scienceclasses. Candidates should have the ability to teach all three sciences at KeyStage Three and GCSE level. Closing Date: 17/06/2021 at 10:00Interviews: w/c 21st JuneInformation about the schoolGads Hill School operates asthree distinct departments within one school. The Kindergarten takes childrenfrom age three into the Nursery through to Year 2. Pupils follow the NationalCurriculum although there is a strong emphasis on play, physical education,music and drama with all pupils performing in a number of short productionseach year. The school places particular emphasis on communications andtherefore pupils from Reception upwards receive twice weekly lessons in Spanishand also ICT. The Junior School is two-form entryfrom Years 3-6. Our Junior pupils receive a high proportion of lessons withsubject specialists; in particular Modern Languages (Spanish), DT, ICT, Art,Music, Science & Games. By Years 5 and 6 nearly all lessons are deliveredby specialist tutors. There is a particular emphasis upon team games and almostall of our students have the opportunity to represent the school in fixturesagainst other schools. Kent and Medway local authoritiesoperate the 11+ system whereby the top 25% of pupils are offered a place in agrammar school either in the Kent or Medway area. The remaining 75% of pupilsare offered a place in either a local authority, non-selective school or anacademy. Although many of our Year 6 pupils take the local 11+ examinationseach year for a grammar school place, the majority of our pupils remain atGads Hill for their secondary education. The growing success of our CharlesDickens Scholarship Award, providing financial assistance to the most ablepupils from our own Junior School and many from the wider community, hasresulted in the development of highly capable and ambitious cohorts at KeyStage 3. Our strength is to make the most of our small class sizes andsupportive atmosphere to add significant value to every individual. The Senior school generally has atwo-form entry. The curriculum is relatively broad, with all pupils taking aspread of subjects including Art, DT, Food & Nutrition, Spanish, ComputerScience, Music and Drama. Students choose a range of options at the conclusionof Year 8. They follow a core of Maths, English (Literature & Language),Combined Science and CCF (BTEC - Teamwork & Personal Development). Asoptions they may choose from History, Geography, Spanish, Art, Food & Nutrition,DT, Computer Science, Music, Drama and PE. Our GCSE curriculum is broad, suitsmost pupils and provides a firm foundation for sixth form and university entry.At present there is no sixth formeducation at Gads and pupils currently depart for local schools, colleges orother independents. In the last year we have partnered with the University forthe Creative Arts and several of our leavers have commenced Extended Diplomacourses with them. The school operates a good numberof after school activities and would welcome new additions to theextra-curricular programme. Our School and all its personnelare committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. Thispost is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure andBarring Service. KTJ1