As a teacher, your main focus will be supporting and developing young people, seeing each student as an individual with unique potential, no matter their background, ability or behaviour. You should be committed to high academic standards, skilled in teaching your subject and confident in managing a classroom. We expect you to have high expectations for all students and believe that challenges like socio-economic deprivation or special educational needs should not limit success. ​

You will have: ​

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Chemistry, Physics, or a closely related discipline; ​
• Teaching qualification (Secondary);​
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS); ​
• Awareness of current developments in science with a lifelong commitment to learning;​
• Evidence of successful secondary teaching/teaching practice; ​
• The ability to articulate how a Christian ethos could be developed and the capacity to contribute to this; 
• ​High energy levels and a willingness to work hard; 
• Confidence in using technology, both within the classroom and beyond;​
• Willingness to participate in co-curricular activities

The successful candidate will:​

• Be committed to student learning and raising achievement of all students through his/her teaching; ​
• Have very high expectations for the learning and achievement of all students; ​
• Be enthusiastic with the ability to inspire our students; ​
• Demonstrate consistently the qualities of an outstanding learning practitioner through his/her own professional work; ​

​​If you’d like to visit Grace College before applying  to learn more about the role, we’d love to welcome you. ​  

Further information is available in the job description and person specification.  

Join us and in addition to working with committed and helpful colleagues, the Trust can offer access to the following benefits:

• Defined benefit pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Daily lunch allowance
• Free parking
• Access to our exclusive Benefits Hub
• Employee centred and family friendly policies and practices that support you in and beyond the workplace
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave and paternity leave (dependent on length of service)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)

Grace College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.  Where the post is engaged in regulated activity, and/or an opportunity for contact with children the position will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we may carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.

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