Teacher of Biology with KS3 leadership opportunity
The Opportunity
Permanent - Full or Part Time - Start September 2025
Prior Park College is looking to appoint an inspirational and dynamic Teacher of Biology to join our thriving Science Department teaching Biology at all levels from KS3 to A-Level, with additional pastoral and co-curricular responsibilities coming with the role in our busy boarding and day school.
The ideal candidate will be a specialist Biology teacher with an excellent academic background, first-rate communication skills, and a passion for holistic education.
For exceptional applicants, this role also offers a KS3 leadership opportunity.
The Science Faculty comprises a close-knit, experienced team of some 12 teachers and 4 technicians across three departments: Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, each of which is led by a Head of Department, who are operationally managed by the Head of Science.
The Biology department occupies three modern, purpose-built laboratories, served by a generous prep room and is extremely well-resourced, aiming to teach practically whenever possible and provide the richest experience for our students. We are academically ambitious for our students, passionate about enthusing our subject, value its role within a coherent understanding of science, and enjoy working as a team.
The Science curriculum - At the start of the school in Lower 3 and Form 3 (Years 7 and 8), students take Science as an integrated subject, taught by a single teacher from the Faculty. This means new students have a smaller number of teachers to get used to and gives more opportunity to get to know the students in these two years. From Form 4 (Year 9) upwards, students are taught the sciences separately, overseen by the Heads of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. For GCSE, students may select either Combined Science or Triple Science, all of which follow the AQA GCSE specification. Biology is an extremely popular A-Level subject, with between two and three full groups in each of L6 and U6. We currently follow the AQA specification at A-Level. We take pride in teaching “beyond the specification” and have recently completed a book review of some of the Royal Society science book nominees for 2024.
All staff at Prior Park College are issued a Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga – a powerful laptop computer for use at school and home – and a full subscription to Microsoft 365, including a 1TB personal OneDrive. All students benefit from a school-issued personal learning device (PLD), a similarly powerful laptop which students use for much of their classwork and homework.
We offer excellent and supportive working conditions with an attractive rewards package, including free lunch and free onsite parking plus use of onsite gym.
Prior Park Schools are a family of Christian day and boarding schools comprising Prior Park College (Bath), The Paragon Junior School (Bath), and Prior Park School Gibraltar.
Prior Park combines the very best of tradition and progress, with cutting-edge facilities and accommodation, including a pioneering digital learning programme. All staff at Prior Park College are issued a Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga, a powerful laptop computer for use at school and home, and a full subscription to Microsoft 365, including a 1TB personal OneDrive. Classrooms are equipped with smart docks and large touch-displays, as well as traditional whiteboards, so teachers can exploit the best of both worlds to deliver the most inspiring lessons for our students.
Set in a stunning location, Prior Park College, established in 1830, is an exceptional 11-18 HMC senior school overlooking the Georgian City of Bath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A modern Christian school, in a Catholic tradition, home to over 600 students, including 150 boarders from ages 11 to 18 years. The school is a thriving community operating in Ralph Allen Drive, Bath.
The Schools’ Mission is to steward a thriving family of communities with love for the young people they serve at their heart. These vibrant communities cultivate creativity, foster integrity, and transform lives.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and the school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
To apply for a position with Prior Park Educational Trust, we ask that candidates download and complete an application, also available from our website here, and return to the below email address.
Closing date for applications: 12:00 noon Monday 3 March 2025.
Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date, and the school reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.
Job Summary
Date: 03/03/2025
Location: Bath
Prior Park Educational Trust salary scale
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