Teacher of Chemistry

Teacher of Chemistry

Required: April or September 2022

Contract: Full-time, permanent 

Salary: up to £50,935/annum based on skills and experience

London Academy of Excellence (LAE) is seeking to recruit a skilled chemist to join this ambitious, selective sixth form. LAE is an Outstanding, heavily oversubscribed school located in the heart of Stratford, close to the Olympic Park and just two minutes from Stratford Station (zone 2/3), with excellent links to all parts of London.

LAE is the top-ranked sixth form provider in England to offer a full A level curriculum, according to the Sunday Times Parent Power Survey 2022. The school is particularly proud of its success in helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain places at the finest universities in the UK and around the world. Over 1,200 of our alumni have progressed to Russell Group universities and over 120 to Oxford or Cambridge. 

The role

We seek a Teacher of Chemistry who shares in our commitment to the highest of academic standards and to the advancement of our students’ social mobility. The successful candidate will have deep subject knowledge and the ability to explain complex concepts with enthusiasm and patience. They will also be happy to contribute in some way to the school’s extensive co-curricular programme. The person appointed will join a friendly and highly successful chemistry department, teaching the OCR A specification. A UK teaching qualification is preferred but not essential. The school would, particularly welcome candidates that reflect the diversity of its student community.

LAE can offer you:

• The opportunity to work with highly motivated students in one of the country’s leading sixth form schools.

• An intellectually stimulating working environment characterised by a culture of professional trust and collegiate working that promotes autonomy, innovation, and rigour.

• Access to an outstanding package of regular, high-quality continuous professional development and support.

• A modern and positive learning environment minutes from the Olympic Park and Stratford Station.

• Collaborative working with our world-class partner schools: Brighton College, Caterham School, Eton College, Forest School, Highgate School and UCS Hampstead. 

• A package of employee benefits including subsidised lunches and social events; access to a Cycle Scheme, Tech Scheme, and discounted local gym memberships; and longer school holidays, which include an extended eight-week summer break. 

LAE is a diverse and inclusive school, committed to supporting staff and students to be themselves and succeed on merit.   

How to apply?

Please submit a concise supporting statement that addresses the demands of the job description and person specification via the TES website no later than 9.00 am on Monday 28 February 2022. 

LAE reserves the right to appoint ahead of the deadline. For more information, please contact James Kane, Assistant Head by emailing james.kane@lae.ac.uk. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment screening, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.