Job Description

Teacher of Biology

Required January 2024

Part-Time or Full-Time

FTE Range \xc2\xa337,000 to \xc2\xa348,000

One Year Fixed Term

Competitive salary plus benefits

The role

Sutton High School is seeking an engaging and passionate teacher to deliver Biology to highly motivated girls in Key Stage 3, 4 and 5. Science is taught as a combined subject in Years 7 and 8.

The successful candidate should have the capability to teach GCSE and A level Biology, creating challenging and thought-provoking lessons, with an emphasis on creativity and collaboration. This is a full or part time role and is a fixed-term contract for one full academic year.

Please ensure that you state any additional subjects that you offer in your application, along with letting us know if you are seeking full or part time hours.

This role would be ideally suited to an ECT, within a supportive department and faculty, with superb ECT provision for professional development. Experienced teachers are also most welcome to apply.

Teachers at Sutton High School have 20% paid non-contact time, to allow for planning and preparation.

Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should a suitable applicant be found.

About Sutton High School

Sutton High School is an academically selective independent day school for 850 girls with an age range of 3 to 18 years. We are situated on a green and leafy site in central Sutton, close to excellent public transport links and major roads. Both Senior and Prep Schools are amongst the top schools in the country, with our GCSE results placing us 63rd in national rankings in 2022.

Sutton High School is characterised by a warm, happy and inclusive community, where girls support each other to aspire and achieve, and individuality is celebrated.

Why Sutton High School?

The school is a member of the Girls\xc2\xbf Day School Trust (GDST) and the Girls\xc2\xbf Schools Association (GSA). Membership of the GDST, the largest group of independent girls\xc2\xbf schools in the UK, gives us unrivalled opportunities for training and sharing of good practice in teaching and learning.

Employee benefits include:

- Competitive salaries and pay progression

- Membership of the GDST flexible pension scheme (up to 18% employer contribution and flexibility to generate a pay top-up of up to 10% of pensionable salary in lieu of pension)

- 35 week school year (including INSET days) across 3 terms with a two-week break in the Autumn

- Access to extensive professional development opportunities

- Training grants for qualifications

- Free life assurance benefit

- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools

- Free lunches for all staff during term time (equivalent to at least \xc2\xa3740 per year)

- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans

- A Cycle to Work scheme

- Good transport links

- Competitive terms and conditions of employment

For further details and to apply, please click the apply button.

Closing date: Monday 2nd October 2023

Interviews will take place the same week

Sutton High School is part of the GDST (Girls\xc2\xbf Day School Trust) - the leading network of independent girls\xc2\xbf schools in the UK. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.

Vacancy ID : 030568 Closing Date : 02-Oct-2023
Contact Person : Alice Smith Contact Email :
Contact Number : 020 8 225 3045

Girls\' Day School Trust