Teacher of Science

About the role

We are seeking a dedicated and passionate Teacher of Science to join our outstanding science department on a full time and permanent contract. Using your motivational skills and subject knowledge you will be able to inspire students to become interested in and successful at science. You will be aligned to our high expectations for outstanding behaviour and excellent student progress and will work hard to push students to reach their potential.

A generous R&R to be provided depending on experience.  

A suitable candidate will be:

• Able to plan and deliver engaging and impactful science lessons
• Confident with KS3 and KS4 subject knowledge for biology, chemistry and physics
• Friendly, collaborative and looking to work as part of a team with a culture of sharing and support
• Confident in using a behavioural policy consistently and assertively
• Keen to develop and take on training opportunities
• Up to date on strategies for supporting all students including and EAL, PP, SEND 

About the department: 

The department has achieved outstanding academic performance, achieved through clearly laid out and well-resourced schemes of work.

Healthy work-life-balance is one of the department priorities. One way we achieve this is through a bank of centralised and co-planned lessons, with adapted lessons pre-planned for all years. This reduces work duplication, improves consistency and ensures a better work balance.

The department has a culture of a friendly working environment focusing on collaboration, sharing and support.

About St George’s Catholic School: 

St George’s is a Catholic mixed comprehensive Academy for students aged eleven to eighteen. A standout quality of the St George’s is the strong behaviour policy, which results in consistently excellent behaviour across the school, something praised specifically by OFSTED and other external agencies. The high standards of behaviour and calm learning environment enables teachers to focus on their teaching and delivering engaging lessons. We have a long history of outstanding examination performance and were once again graded as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in November 2014. St George’s is situated in Maida Vale, North West London close to transport links and inner London. If you feel you have the vision, skills and commitment to support us in our continued drive to raise attainment and get the best from our students than we would be pleased to hear from you.