HOLMESDALE TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE: Science Teacher - Full-time

Pay: MPS/UPS

Required for September 2016

£4,000 welcome bonus if you apply directly to the school and you are appointed.*

*The bonus will be paid at the end of the first year on the basis of a successful performance throughout the year.

The Holmesdale School is a successful 11-18 co-educational school on the Kent and Medway borders. It is part of the Malling Holmesdale Federation, in which each school retains its own ethos and identity whilst benefitting from the increased funding.

We are looking to appoint a Teacher of Science to join a strong and supportive team committed to ensuring engaging learning experiences for our students. We welcome applications from experienced and newly qualified teachers.

The department has raised standards over time. All rooms have interactive whiteboards.

We can offer you:

• Opportunities to teach your specialist subject to GCSE Level


• Opportunities for accelerated promotion for outstanding teachers


• Extensive and individualised professional development programme


• A new school with outstanding facilities


• Contract from July (with pay through the summer holiday) for NQTs


• An opportunity to change lives through education

You will be:

• An excellent teacher of Science (experience not important but teaching ability is)


• The ability to teach Science to KS3 and GCSE is essential


• Innovative in your approach to teaching


• Able to achieve excellent examination results for children


• Motivated by a desire to change lives


• A qualified teacher

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and innovative teacher to join a dedicated and supportive department. The successful candidate will be required to teach Science to GCSE level.

We welcome applications from Newly Qualified Teachers as well as more experienced colleagues.

Please apply via the button below.

Closing Date: 8 July 2016

Interviews: as and when candidates are available

The Malling Holmesdale Federation is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of all children and young people. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced CRB disclosure, CV, Occupational Health and Teaching Agency check as well as receipt of two satisfactory references.

Information about the school

The Holmesdale School is a successful and flourishing 11-18 co-educational school, in the heart of the Medway Valley. The school was rebuilt in 2007. This provides our community with modern, exceptionally well-resourced facilities; yet the school ethos is founded on traditional values.

The development and well-being of each individual child is at the heart of our moral purpose. These values are embedded through our moral code; honesty, kindness, courage and diligence.

Our school motto is Believe Aspire Succeed and at Holmesdale we unlock potential and transform lives through exceptional education by inspiring our students to:

• Believe in themselves


• Aspire to achieve and


• Succeed academically, socially and personally.

We achieve this through;

• Excellent Teaching


• State of the art facilities and an excellent climate for learning


• Supporting students to be the best they can be


• Specialisms in Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and English


• Being big enough for choice, small enough to care.

Holmesdale has a friendly and supportive, but disciplined, environment and provides extensive learning opportunities which unlock students self-belief and aspiration.

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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