Teacher of Science
| Posting date: | 26 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 March 2026 |
| Location: | Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9NX |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1d9c5378-3889-4196-ace7-b9ac219660c7 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications
• A good honours degree
• Qualified teacher (QTS)/PGCE
• A commitment to on-going professional development with evidence of further study or professional training
Knowledge and Experience
• Enthusiasm and passion for teaching
• Excellent classroom practitioner
• Knowledge of current educational developments in subject and implications
• Good understanding of how students learn and how to engage all levels of learner
• Good understanding of how to use assessment to raise standards of achievement
• Good subject knowledge
Skills and Abilities
• Able to communicate well, both in writing and orally
• Excellent organisational skills
• Good ICT skills and be able to use them in own teaching
• Able to manage time effectively and work to deadlines
• Ability to develop good personal relationships with students, staff and parents
Personal Qualities
• Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
• Excellent record of attendance and punctuality
• Ability to work well within a team
• Enthusiastic
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• The ability to motivate others
• Positive attitude
• Self-motivated and hardworking
• Creative
What the school offers its staff
There are many other benefits on offer at Presdales School. We want to help support your wellbeing and work-life balance.
• Health and Wellbeing (gym, swimming pool, free flu immunisations, cycle to work scheme, free yoga, free CrossFit)
• Rewards, recognition and fun (staff fund for wellbeing events, long service awards, social events, weekly staff quiz, staff conference)
• Life made easier (tea and coffee, deliveries, leave period 6 if you do not have lessons and are not needed for cover, one paid occasional day per year, staff laptop)
• Professional Development (NPQ support, regular inset, low stakes learning triangles, Aspiring Middle, Pastoral and Senior leader programs)
Further details about the role
The Science Department excels at engaging students by enabling them to relate their knowledge to areas which are topical and directly affect them, such as the effect of human activities on biodiversity and the physical world, the role of vaccinations, the ethical dilemmas involved in embryo screening and organ donations, as well as the search for life across the universe. Studying Science encourages students to develop new skills, such as problem solving, making ethical decisions and evaluating data. It also gives an insight into new technologies which may completely change how we live in the future, such as gene editing and artificial intelligence.
At Presdales, we follow the AQA specifications for separate Sciences and Combined Science Trilogy at GCSE. This provides a smooth progression from GCSE to A level and ensures that the skills and knowledge that universities require are achieved. At A level, Biology and Physics follow the AQA syllabus and Chemistry OCR.
The Science department runs a weekly Medsoc, where Year 12 and 13 potential medics can further extend their knowledge and skills, such as performing extra-curricular dissections, discussing science in the news and improving their presentation skills. Students are also encouraged to attend science lectures and enter the annual Biology/Chemistry/Physics Olympiad and enter essay-writing competitions to give further breadth to their A level studies. We have a large number of alumni who return to Presdales to give advice and support to Year 12/13 students when completing their university applications. We also run a number of STEAM activities across all years including several robotics teams, the industrial cadets in conjunction with GSK, the CREST award and numerous activities with other engineering companies and the armed forces across the year.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Qualifications
• A good honours degree
• Qualified teacher (QTS)/PGCE
• A commitment to on-going professional development with evidence of further study or professional training
Knowledge and Experience
• Enthusiasm and passion for teaching
• Excellent classroom practitioner
• Knowledge of current educational developments in subject and implications
• Good understanding of how students learn and how to engage all levels of learner
• Good understanding of how to use assessment to raise standards of achievement
• Good subject knowledge
Skills and Abilities
• Able to communicate well, both in writing and orally
• Excellent organisational skills
• Good ICT skills and be able to use them in own teaching
• Able to manage time effectively and work to deadlines
• Ability to develop good personal relationships with students, staff and parents
Personal Qualities
• Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
• Excellent record of attendance and punctuality
• Ability to work well within a team
• Enthusiastic
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• The ability to motivate others
• Positive attitude
• Self-motivated and hardworking
• Creative
What the school offers its staff
There are many other benefits on offer at Presdales School. We want to help support your wellbeing and work-life balance.
• Health and Wellbeing (gym, swimming pool, free flu immunisations, cycle to work scheme, free yoga, free CrossFit)
• Rewards, recognition and fun (staff fund for wellbeing events, long service awards, social events, weekly staff quiz, staff conference)
• Life made easier (tea and coffee, deliveries, leave period 6 if you do not have lessons and are not needed for cover, one paid occasional day per year, staff laptop)
• Professional Development (NPQ support, regular inset, low stakes learning triangles, Aspiring Middle, Pastoral and Senior leader programs)
Further details about the role
The Science Department excels at engaging students by enabling them to relate their knowledge to areas which are topical and directly affect them, such as the effect of human activities on biodiversity and the physical world, the role of vaccinations, the ethical dilemmas involved in embryo screening and organ donations, as well as the search for life across the universe. Studying Science encourages students to develop new skills, such as problem solving, making ethical decisions and evaluating data. It also gives an insight into new technologies which may completely change how we live in the future, such as gene editing and artificial intelligence.
At Presdales, we follow the AQA specifications for separate Sciences and Combined Science Trilogy at GCSE. This provides a smooth progression from GCSE to A level and ensures that the skills and knowledge that universities require are achieved. At A level, Biology and Physics follow the AQA syllabus and Chemistry OCR.
The Science department runs a weekly Medsoc, where Year 12 and 13 potential medics can further extend their knowledge and skills, such as performing extra-curricular dissections, discussing science in the news and improving their presentation skills. Students are also encouraged to attend science lectures and enter the annual Biology/Chemistry/Physics Olympiad and enter essay-writing competitions to give further breadth to their A level studies. We have a large number of alumni who return to Presdales to give advice and support to Year 12/13 students when completing their university applications. We also run a number of STEAM activities across all years including several robotics teams, the industrial cadets in conjunction with GSK, the CREST award and numerous activities with other engineering companies and the armed forces across the year.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.