Chemistry Teacher
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School:
Newcastle High School for Girls -
Location:
Newcastle -
Salary:
£33,480 to £51,473 Subject to qualifications and experience from Early Career Teacher to our PL2 scale -
Hours:
Permanent – Full-time or Part Time -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
4th Apr 2025
Permanent – Full Time or Part Time
Salary range: £33,480 to £51,473 Subject to qualifications and experience from Early Career Teacher to our PL2 scale
Pension – Membership of the GDST Flexible Pension Plan – Please review document provided
Required from September 2025
The application process must be completed by our online portal. Please click on link below:
https://my.corehr.com/pls/gdstrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=040027
If you have difficulties using the above link, please copy and paste into the web browser or alternatively, please visit www.gdst.net and our careers page.
The North East’s leading independent girls’ day school has an exciting opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational Chemistry Teacher to join our large and successful Science Department.
All teaching staff at NHSG have high expectations of young people; we are committed to ensuring that the pupils in our care can achieve their full educational and personal potential and to establishing respectful, trusting, supportive and constructive relationships with them.
The successful candidate will have a secure knowledge and understanding of their subject area and related pedagogy including the contribution that their subject area can make to cross-curricular learning and recent relevant developments. Experience of teaching A Level Chemistry would be desirable.
The department is made up of a friendly team of inspirational specialist teachers and technicians, who are dedicated to motivating and inspiring high aspirations in all our pupils. We are committed to providing a curriculum that is highly engaging and challenging and which helps equip all our pupils with the scientific skills and knowledge needed for the future. We have a passion for encouraging STEM-related opportunities for all of our pupils and we are continually exploring ways to link the world around us to our lessons. We also offer a wide range of activities to enhance the curriculum teaching, all of which take place in our state-of-the-art facilities.
The Chemistry Department is made up of the Head of Chemistry, a full time Chemistry teacher and a part time Chemistry teacher, who are responsible for providing an excellent and inspiring curriculum to KS3-KS5. The majority of our pupils choose to study separate Chemistry at GCSE, while some opt for the combined route. We follow the AQA course at GCSE. Numbers at A Level Chemistry are consistently strong and many of our students go on, every year, to study Chemistry, Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine and Engineering at top Universities in the UK and overseas. At A Level we cover the AQA course and have excellent success. Enrichment plays a huge part of what we offer here at NHSG and the successful candidate will be expected to contribute to our varied enrichment programme.
NHSG is fully committed to providing training and support to the successful candidate.
About the School
NHSG is a leading academic day school. Our pupils are ambitious, bright, enthusiastic and eager to learn and we offer a warm and supportive community. As part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), the UK’s leading family of independent girls’ schools and academies, we can offer a variety of benefits, including:
- Competitive rate of pay and conditions.
- Membership of the GDST Flexible Pension Plan.
- Access to the extensive GDST central training and development programme.
- Training grants for obtaining further qualifications.
- Discounted fees for children at GDST schools.
- Free lunches and refreshments provided during term time.
- Free parking available for school staff.
- Access to retail discounts via the Pluxee App.
- Access to free financial advice via the HR My Money App.
- Interest free loans for travel season tickets and personal computer equipment.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- A great working environment, atmosphere and location.
Closing date: 4th April 2025 (12 noon). Interviews will take place on Thursday 10th April 2025 and you must be available on that day.
The NHSG and GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
NHSG and GDST are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, online searches and the DBS. Applications will be considered only from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK.
Newcastle High School for Girls
Newcastle High School for Girls is one of the North East’s leading independent girls’ day schools. Founded in 2014 following the merger of two very long standing predecessor schools, NHSG is a state-of-the-art, modern school with a tradition and history stemming back almost 150 years.
We are an all through school (ages 3-18) with around 250 girls in the Junior School and 450 in the Senior School, including 150 in the Sixth Form, who, together with around 150 staff, make up a friendly and welcoming community.
The Junior and Senior Schools occupy their own separate campuses around a mile apart and the role will require working at both locations. Our two campuses are situated within the suburban, leafy, areas of Jesmond and Sandyford, both with excellent transport links to the Tyne & Wear Metro and bus services from across the region.
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