Competitive Salary & Benefits Package: Dependent on skills and experience
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Location: Thomas’s College, Richmond
The Head of Physics is a key part of the departmental leadership team: one of the most important roles in the school. It is vital that students are receiving the very best in passionate and inspired pedagogy, and departmental leaders play a central role in ensuring this is the case: from curriculum overview and design to teaching and learning within their subject area.
Heads of Department are exemplary teachers who hold responsibility for all aspects of the delivery of their subject across the curriculum and co-curriculum. This includes subject-specific clubs and trips, core curriculum content and extension beyond the confines of any syllabus. They are champions for their teaching teams and they also play a key role in accountability, ensuring consistent excellence for learners at all stages of the College.
The Head of Physics has a vital role in supporting all students to excel to the best of their abilities in the Fourth Form (Years 7 and 8) and as they begin to move to optional study towards GCSE, A Levels and TQs in Years 9-13.
Applications are invited from experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic leaders excited by the scope of this opportunity. For further details visit the Thomas’s London Day Schools website: thomas-s.co.uk/join-our-team or email hrcollege@thomas-s.co.uk
To apply for this post please go to thomas-s.co.uk/join-our-team and click apply by 9am on Monday, 10th March 2025. Should you wish to send a covering letter or supporting statement following your application, please forward it to hrcollege@thomas-s.co.uk
The first round of online interviews will take place between the 12th & 14th March, 2025. School visits and interviews will take place at Thomas’s Putney Vale week commencing 17th March, 2025. Please note that referees will be contacted prior to the interview.
The role will be subject to the successful completion of the required employment checks, including an enhanced DBS and reference. Full details of all checks that will be carried out are detailed in our recruitment policy.
Thomas’s London Day Schools are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment and work in accordance with our child protection policies and procedures. All posts are subject to screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the DBS service. The school will undertake online searches on shortlisted applicants and may require applicants to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts. For details of the checks which will be undertaken as part of our recruitment process, please see our Safer Recruitment Policy which can be found here under the ‘Thomas’s Policy’ tab.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
As an equal opportunities employer, Thomas's is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity or marriage and civil partnership. Thomas's aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workspace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Group.
For details of the checks which will be undertaken as part of our recruitment process Thomas’s London Day School’s Recruitment Policy is applicable and can be found here under the ‘Thomas’s Policy’ tab.