Current vacancies:

Teacher of Science

Salary Range - £40,000 to £60,000 depending on qualifications and experience

Contract: Full time / Permanent

Deadline for applications: 27 April 2025

Start date: September 2025

The Role

This is a rare opportunity for a science teacher to join our Christian independent boarding school starting September 2025. The school excels in academic and co-curricular subjects and provides excellent pastoral care to the students. The school is rated as “Good” by Ofsted, with “Outstanding” boarding provision.

We are looking for someone who is a skilled and effective science teacher. This person should be a genuine team player, able to contribute to the development of the school’s full programme of learning. Ideally you will have previously held a leadership role in an independent school.

Each class has around 10 students who are eager to learn and have exceptionally good behaviour. Teaching staff benefit from the opportunity to focus on the preparation and teaching of their subject, with other staff focussing on administration.

Alongside our clear focus on excellence in academic subjects, we pride ourselves on a broad range of co-curricular activities from music, art and drama to sport and robotics – an impressive array of awards demonstrates our high levels of achievement in these areas. The ideal applicant will contribute to the co-curricular programme alongside competent delivery of the academic curriculum.  Applicants with specific interests or areas of knowledge that could be developed into co-curricular activities should mention them when they apply. 

The school has a strong Christian ethos and is set in a Christian community called Beech Grove Bruderhof. The majority of students live within the community. School instruction is complemented by supportive parents who take an active role in their children’s education.  The school serves students aged 14-18, is non-selective and caters to a wide range of academic abilities.

You must be committed to providing quality education and working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure that all students receive the best possible experience during their time here.

 

Key aspects of the role

  • Contribute to promoting and upholding the ethos and aims of the school.

  • Develop, maintain, and prioritise excellent working relationships with students, teachers, and parents.

  • Promote a welcoming and interesting place to learn, allowing all to develop their skills and potential, embracing different styles and personalities.

  • Be flexible to meet the needs of students and the school in a variety of subjects and out-of-school activities.

  • Differentiate and tailor teaching for different learning styles and capabilities in the classroom.

  • Actively develop and enhance your own subject knowledge, taking advantage of all opportunities to do so.

  • Plan and prepare high-quality schemes of work, create and deliver engaging lessons within the context of the school’s curricular framework.

  • Use regular assessment to set targets for students, monitor progress and support gaps in their understanding.

  • Ensure the regular setting and consistent completion of homework/independent learning.

  • Provide regular and high-quality marking and feedback to students, within the framework set by the school.

  • Participate in, and potentially lead, co-curricular activities using a range of non-academic skills and experience.

 

Person Specification

  • Desirable - a degree in science, or a related field.

  • Evidence of being, or having the clear potential to be, an outstanding teacher.

  • Having effective classroom management skills, creating a positive learning environment.

  • Evidence of being able to contribute to elective and co-curricular classes and activities.

  • A desire to develop new ideas and create opportunities for our students.

 

Terms and conditions

  • Salary: £40,000 - £60,000 in line with qualifications and experience.

  • No accommodation is available.

  • Free school places for teachers’ children may be available subject to the normal application process.

  • The schools’ teaching hours, including co-curricular, are from 8am until 5pm.

  • The school has its own holiday pattern; half term and end of term holidays are only taken at Easter and Christmas.

  • The school year ends in the first week of June.

  • Summer holidays begin the second week of June until the end of August. There may be some requirements for INSET and preparation during this time.

  • Some additional holidays will be notified throughout the year.

 

Application process

Please contact Devra Farhi at devra.farhi@harrishill.co.uk or call 020 7820 7308.

Beech Grove School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure as well as other required checks for staff. No job description can be fully comprehensive, and from time to time the successful candidate may have to undertake other professional duties as directed.