Teacher of Science

CopthallSchool is a successful,welcomingand thriving secondary school in Barnet London, proudly judged as a good school by OFSTED. We are a vibrant and ambitious learning community, committed to securing the highest standards of achievement and personal development for all students. We are nowseekingto appoint a passionate and dynamicTeacher of Scienceto join our dedicated team and contribute to the continued success and ongoing improvement of the school. Copthallschool is a member of the Harrow Collegiate Alliance which offers networking, professional development programmes and sharing of good practice. We have a thriving sixth form and encourage our staff to teach A-level and Vocational subjects. Information about the position As a girls’ school, we work hard to promote the value of STEM subjects andconsequentlyScience is a very popular subject across our school community. We are keen to recruit a teacher to join our Science Department who can support our students at GCSE and A Level. In Key Stage 4 we offer both separate and combined pathways for GCSE students and at Key Stage 5 we deliver A-level Biology, Chemistry and Physics as well as currently offering Applied Science BTEC. The department’s results are consistently strong and continue to improve year on year with 100% ofstudents receiving grade 5 and above in separate sciences, 63% achieving grade 4 and above in combinedscience and 70% achieving grade 4 and above inscienceoverall. Over 75% of separate students achievedgrades 9-7 across the three sciences. A large number ofour A level and BTECstudents’progress intoscience-basedpathways at University such as Midwifery, Medicine, Neuroscience, Physics and Astronomy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Biomedical Science. We are looking to recruit a full time /part timeTeacher of Science, ideally with A level Chemistry andpreferably some BTEC applied science experience, who will join a highly skilled,energeticand passionate team, teaching across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. The successful candidate will be confident to deliver Biology, Chemistry and Physics content in Key Stages 3and 4 and will ideally have the subject knowledge to deliver their specialism at Key Stage 5. They will be astudent-centredteacher who is dedicated and will build positive relationships with our amazing young people so that they can inspire a love of learning and a passion forScienceboth in and outside of the classroom. CopthallSchool prides itself on educating 21st century women for successful careers in the creative arts and industries, STEM, human, social and healthsciencesand the performing arts.Our thrivingSixth Formwhich is in the top 12% of schools for A Level results, offers both A-Level and Vocational pathways and we boast an excellent success rate inuniversityapplications.

What you can offer: Proven experience within a secondary school setting, witha track recordof impact and improvement Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ab