Lead Teacher of Biology

King Solomon Academy

Lead Teacher of Biology

Location: Marylebone, London

Salary: £39,739-£62,500 (Ark Main Scale to Upper Pay Spine (Inner London + TLR 2a £3,389

Start date: January 2025

Closing date: Thursday 14th November 2024

NB: this ad will close on 1st November and reopen on 4th November while we transition to a new system. Information about the new system will be available on our website.

A great opportunity to be part of an outstanding academy

The role:

We are recruiting for an enthusiastic and talented teacher and leader, ready to influence the curriculum and teaching across the science department and have an impact on the future of our students.

We are looking for an individual with a genuine passion for working at King Solomon Academy, a belief in the potential of every child and that through hard work all pupils can access and benefit from a university education.

This is a role for a leader who is able to take on significant responsibility in a high performing school.

Our ideal candidate will have:

Experience of leading staff

Experience of raising attainment in a challenging school

Experience of continually improving the teaching and learning

Experience of leading and/or teaching KS5 is desirable

We invest time and effort into teaching science to mastery, so that our pupils can have the best possible life opportunity that academic scientific excellence brings. Our mission is to provide a rigorous education that prepares our pupils for success at university and beyond, irrespective of their starting point. This mission is lived and breathed by our staff who do whatever it takes to change the lives of the pupils we serve.

As a leading Science Mastery school and with the support of other leaders, this opportunity represents the chance to build something transformational.

View the full job description and person specification here .

About our school:

King Solomon Academy is a genuine all-through school, with our pupils staying with us from nursery to sixth form across two sites, ten minutes-walk apart. Because of this, we have a unique opportunity to have a long term and dramatic impact on our pupils' lives.

Our mission is to provide a rigorous and transformational education, which starts in ensuring our pupils develop the vital building blocks for future success in communication and language as well as in reading, writing and maths in the primary phase. This means that in the secondary phase, we can focus on rapidly progressing towards achieving academic excellence for each and every pupil.

In nine out of ten of the last ten years, KSA has achieved a progress 8 score of +1 or higher, meaning the vast majority of our pupils can go on to the sixth form pathways of their choice post-16. We have a thriving Sixth Form - mainly made up of academic A levels, alongside one BTEC course in Business Studies. With a huge focus on destinations throughout the whole school, this focus sharpens in Sixth Form. In Autumn 2024, 86% of last year's Year 13 are going to selective, highly selective or super selective universities or degree level apprenticeships.

How to apply:

Please click the apply button below and submit your application. We are advertising this role mid year, so we understand we may need to be flexible on timings of recruitment and around the start date. As such, we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. Early application is advised.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we would be delighted to hear from you. To arrange a visit, an informal chat or for any queries, please contact our HR Officer, Salma on or phone .

To see more information about our school and current vacancies, please visit .

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Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link .