The role
Sutton High School is seeking an engaging and passionate leader to develop and drive forward Chemistry teaching and learning, as Head of Chemistry.
The successful candidate will have experience of A Level Chemistry teaching, with an excellent record of pupil results, and will feel ready to lead an exceptional department in a school where pupils are motivated, well-behaved and keen to learn.
You will have the organisational skills and drive to shape the vision for Chemistry, ensuring it remains as one of our most successful and popular subjects. You will demonstrate care and love for the subject, so that you can inspire and enthuse our girls in a challenging core subject.
The ability to offer a second science subject to GCSE would be an advantage but is not essential.
This role would suit an experienced teacher or current Head of Department. As a Head of Department, you will have a generous time allowance for leadership, teaching 28 out of 40 periods per week, with a flexible afternoon or morning where working from home is enabled.
At our school, girls want to learn, and care about each other’s success. Relationships with teachers are exceptional, and you can focus on teaching your subject and developing future leaders in an environment where each individual, both staff and students, is known and valued.
Chemistry at Sutton High School
Science is taught as a combined subject in Years 7 and 8, with Chemistry as a separate subject from Year 9 upwards. The department has two specialist teaching laboratories and its own preparation space. As part of a large Science team, the department is housed within the Science and Mathematics office in our STEAM Building.
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 A Level results placing us 69th in national rankings in 2024.
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.
The school is a member of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) and the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA). Membership of the GDST, the largest group of independent girls’ 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 £740 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: 9am, Monday 17th March 2025.
Interviews will take place the same week.
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.
Sutton High School is part of the GDST (Girls’ Day School Trust) - the leading network of independent girls’ 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.