Vacancies

We are looking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Science Technician from 21^st April 2025. Working under the guidance of the Senior Science Technician, you will be providing support mainly within junior science and Physics in our large, recently built and well-equipped, Science Department.

Science Technicians play a vital role in supporting learning by providing technical assistance to aid the teachers’ work in the classroom.  The successful candidate will need to have a strong interest in science, high standards and a methodical, very organised, approach to their work.  You will need to be a good team player who can contribute strongly to a professional, friendly team, as well as being flexible, able to take direction and work on your own initiative. 

The post holder will be required to co-ordinate the use and maintenance of practical resources and facilities and to provide assistance and advice in the practical needs of the science curriculum.

The successful candidate will be required to work 30 hours per week over 4/5 days, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch.  You will be paid on Kent Range 5, £16,914 p.a. pro rata (FTE £24,040).  You will be required to work term time (currently 38 weeks) plus 30 hours in the summer holidays.

If you are interested in this position, please complete the application form on the Kent-Teach.com website HERE, please note C.V.'s will not be accepted.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint suitable candidates before the published closing date. 

Should you have any queries, please contact Mrs Elaine Wall, H.R. Manager, email ewall@langton.kent.sch.uk

Closing date: mid-day Tuesday 4th March 2025.

Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School is seeking to appoint an outstanding subject leader of physics. We welcome applications from talented individuals who will be dedicated to both the implementation of the school’s vision and the development of our physics department.

This role requires someone with the passion and subject expertise to develop and promote physics inside and outside of the classroom.  They may either currently be leading a physics department or ambitious to develop their career further and lead one for the first time. The successful candidate must be an outstanding teacher, passionate about the importance of all areas of physics, and in possession of a strong understanding of pedagogy and curriculum design. They will have experience of teaching from KS3 to A Level, a record of achieving outstanding results and of commitment to, and delivery of, a high quality super-curricular offer.

At our school most students sit separate GCSE exams in the three sciences, with a smaller number of students sitting Trilogy science. Students are currently taught general science in six groups in Year 7 and 8, splitting into individual science groups in Year 9, and then in eight groups from Year 10.  At A Level we currently have nearly 60 physics students across Years 12-13, with a further 230 studying biology and/or chemistry. 

In our sixth form, physics is an extremely important subject.  It is one of our fastest growing courses, with many students continuing their studies at university.  Our super-curricular offer is an integral part of this growth.  Projects include/have included the highly successful Iris/Cern at school project, ‘Death by Space Dust’ in collaboration with the University of Kent, and our research into the radioactive properties of tea won the “Bright Sparks” Award in the investigation category; with our students carrying out guided and independent research before presenting their work to peers and an academic audience either virtually or at university-based conferences.  We are part of the Orbyts research partnership, currently working with UCL.  This commitment to student-led research is widely recognised and an area in which we would expect you to take a lead and innovate. 

Our science department is housed in nine new laboratories across one floor, with a large central prep room. The science department currently comprises 13 teachers, four of whom are physics specialists, and is supported by three technicians. There is an overall faculty lead for science as well as subject leaders for biology, chemistry and physics.

This is an exciting, rarely available, opportunity to lead a thriving department of dedicated teachers in a school full of ambitious, confident, independent and creative young people.

The successful candidate will be offered a full programme of personal professional development and support as they continue in their career, alongside a comprehensive induction programme.

Applications for this post must be made via Kent-Teach HERE

Applications must be made by midday on Wednesday 5th March 2025.

For further details please visit the school website or e-mail Mrs Elaine Wall (H.R. Manager) ewall@langton.kent.sch.uk