Science Teacher
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Science Teacher - Outstanding Secondary School - London
- Outstanding School
- Great London Location
- Excellent SLT & Supportive Staff Team
- Thriving Languages Department
- Career Development & Progression Opportunities
- Well-Resourced and High-Achieving Faculty
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and dedicated Science Teacher to join an Outstanding secondary school in London. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Science Teacher to teach in a high-performing environment where languages are valued, students are engaged, and staff are supported to achieve their full potential. The successful Science Teacher will join a thriving Science department with a strong track record of success and a genuine commitment to excellence.
About the Science Teacher Role:
- Full-time Science Teacher position starting September 2026 or sooner
- Teach Science across KS3, KS4, and potentially KS5
- Join a successful and well-established Science department
- Deliver engaging lessons that inspire a love of languages and culture
- Benefit from excellent resources and collaborative planning
- Permanent or long-term opportunity for the right Science Teacher
About the School looking for aScience Teacher
- Outstanding secondary school with exceptional leadership and student behaviour
- Inclusive, diverse, and ambitious learning community
- Supportive SLT committed to staff wellbeing and professional development
- Excellent CPD programme and progression opportunities
- Strong academic outcomes and a culture of high expectations
Science Teacher - Candidate Requirements:
- Qualified Science Teacher with QTS or QTLS
- Strong subject knowledge and a passion for learning
- Ability to inspire and motivate students of all abilities
- Excellent classroom management and communication skills
- Suitable for both experienced Science Teachers and ambitious ECTs
If you are a motivated Science Teacher seeking to work in an Outstanding London school, where achievement, ambition, and professional growth are celebrated, apply today to find out more.
Apply to this Science Teacher post via Reeson Education today for immediate consideration.
Reeson Education
Reeson Education is London's Premier Recruitment Agency, established in 2006 by experienced teachers, education professionals and recruitment specialists. We have built our business and reputation on the core values of honesty, integrity, and excellence. We care about education and the provision of education and have established an excellent reputation with schools and teachers alike.
Reeson Education:
Reeson Education is the England's Premier Recruitment Agency. Established in 2006 by experienced teachers, education professionals and recruitment specialists, we have built our business and reputation on the cores values of honesty, integrity and excellence.
We care about education and the provision of education and have established an excellent reputation with schools and teachers alike.
At Reeson Education we work closely with a large network of Nurseries, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across the UK. Our client base provides us with an abundance of available daily supply, long term and permanent opportunities across all age groups in all areas of London.
Reeson Education is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Please note, where a salary or daily rate range is stated, the higher rate applies to candidates who meet the enhanced experience, training or qualification requirements specified within the advert. All daily/hourly rates quoted are inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07%
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Application advice
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⭐ Place your QTS or QTLS qualification prominently in your CV header — the advert lists this as the primary requirement under 'Candidate Requirements'.
📊 Quantify your teaching impact: e.g. 'Improved KS4 Science attainment by 18% over two academic years across 3 sets of 30 students'.
🎯 Explicitly state the key stages you have taught (KS3, KS4, KS5) in your experience section, as the advert specifically calls out all three levels.
🌐 Reference any CPD courses or professional development you have completed — the school highlights its CPD programme as a key selling point, so demonstrating appetite for development will resonate.
🤝 Include a line in your personal statement about classroom management philosophy and how you motivate students of all abilities, as both are explicitly listed in the candidate requirements.
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- •Delivered KS3 and KS4 combined Science to 6 teaching groups of up to 32 students, achieving an average Progress 8 score of +0.4 across Year 11 cohorts in 2024.
- •Designed and implemented a new KS3 Science scheme of work adopted across 4 teaching sets, reducing lesson planning time by 25% through shared departmental resources.
- •Supported 3 ECTs through informal mentoring and co-planning sessions, contributing to a department retention rate of 100% over two consecutive academic years.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Reeson Education's listing for a Science Teacher at an Outstanding secondary school in Hackney immediately caught my attention. With a firm grounding in KS3 and KS4 Science delivery and a QTS qualification, I am confident I can contribute to the department's strong track record of academic outcomes from day one.
My background in secondary Science teaching has equipped me with a range of differentiation strategies to engage students across all ability levels. Over the past two years, I have delivered combined Science to Year 10 and Year 11 groups, consistently achieving above-target progress scores and contributing to collaborative planning within a busy department. I have actively pursued CPD opportunities, including subject-specific training in practical assessment, which has sharpened both my subject knowledge and classroom practice.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you differentiate your Science lessons to meet the needs of students across a wide ability range at KS3 and KS4?
- ›Walk us through how you would plan a scheme of work for a KS4 Science unit leading up to GCSE assessment.
- ›How do you use data and assessment outcomes to inform your teaching and intervention strategies?
- ›What strategies do you use to ensure strong student engagement and behaviour in practical Science lessons?
- ›How do you keep your subject knowledge current across Biology, Chemistry, and Physics to deliver combined or triple Science effectively?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you turned around the engagement or attainment of a struggling student in your Science class.
- ›Describe a situation where you collaborated with colleagues to improve a scheme of work or departmental resource.
- ›Give an example of how you have responded to feedback from a lesson observation to develop your teaching practice.
- ›Tell me about a time you managed a challenging classroom situation and what the outcome was.
- ›Describe how you have contributed to a department's culture of high expectations and academic ambition.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you turned around the engagement or attainment of a struggling student in your Science class.
Describe a situation where you collaborated with colleagues to improve a scheme of work or departmental resource.