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Southend High School for Girls

Chemistry Teacher

(TLR available for additional T&L responsibilities)

Required for September 2022

Closing date: Monday 16th May 2022

Application forms available at www.shsg.org/vacancies

We are seeking an inspirational Teacher of Chemistry to join our successful Science Faculty. The post would suit any level of experience, from a chemistry ECT to a highly experienced chemistry teacher looking for additional responsibilities linked to teaching and learning and most able students.

At Southend High School for Girls our students are some of the brightest in the country. They thrive on challenge and have a zest for learning. We are therefore seeking a candidate who is passionate about teaching chemistry and, if suitably experienced, inspiring students through their journey from Year 7 to Year 13. The successful candidate would have the opportunity to play a significant whole school role in working with the Senior Team on teaching and learning and our most able strategy, inspiring staff and students.

An ability to teach chemistry at all key stages is essential.

The Science Faculty consists of a team of experienced, enthusiastic, and committed teachers who engage and enthuse students with a love of science. From Year 7 all students are taught chemistry, physics and biology as separate sciences due to our high ability intake.

The successful candidate should:

· Be an inspirational classroom practitioner with an irresistible enthusiasm for their subject. As a reflective practitioner you will be constantly looking to develop your practice through collaboration, experimentation, and hard work.

· Be a team player working closely with the Heads of Department to develop the learning experiences for all our students.

· Be creative and innovative constantly looking for new ways to challenge our high ability students across all Key Stages.

· Contribute to securing the highest standards of pupil achievement, monitoring, tracking, supporting, and evaluating pupil achievement. Setting targets for improvement and implementing effective strategies for underperforming students.

We can offer you:

· Highly motivated, curious, and industrious students.

· A strong, highly qualified staff team and an ethos of tolerance and respect with a family community spirit.

· A commitment to ongoing professional development and staff wellbeing.

· An environment which promotes innovation.

Southend High School for Girls is a highly successful and oversubscribed girls' grammar school rated

'outstanding' by Ofsted

This is an exciting time to join the school as it continues to move forward under the leadership of its Headteacher, Mr Jason Carey

Please submit your completed application and covering letter to recruitment@shsg.org

For all enquiries, please contact Karen Lacey at Klacey@shsg.org

Shortlisting date: Tuesday 17th May 2022

Interviews to be held w/b 23rd May 2022

We reserve the right to call applicants to interview, and appoint, prior to the closing date

All staff at Southend High School for Girls have a responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check. This is a customer-facing role needing fluent spoken English.

Information about the School

“Pupils flourish and excel at Southend High School for Girls.”

– Ofsted, July 2024

Southend High School for Girls (SHSG) is an outstanding grammar school with academy status, proudly educating generations of students for over a century. We blend tradition with innovation, creating a dynamic learning environment where students are safe, happy, and successful.

Our school is a family-orientated community where pupils thrive. Students achieve exceptionally high outcomes and benefit from an ambitious curriculum and an exemplary careers education programme. As one pupil told Ofsted, “The school will literally help you do anything you want to do.”

We offer a vast range of clubs, trips, productions, and leadership opportunities, including the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme and World Challenge. Students are encouraged to lead and contribute, with many acting as ambassadors and house captains.

SHSG is proud to be a member of NACE (National Association for Able Children in Education), reflecting our commitment to stretching and challenging all learners. Our curriculum goes far beyond the National Curriculum, with students in Key Stage 3 studying three separate sciences and two languages, and engaging in ‘super-curricular’ tasks that promote independent research and critical thinking.

Staff are passionate, well-supported, and receive high-quality professional development. Our shared ethos of high expectations, mutual respect, and continuous improvement makes SHSG a truly special place to work.

If you are enthusiastic about education and excited to join a high-performing, caring school community, we warmly invite you to explore our current vacancies and consider becoming part of the SHSG family.