Birmingham City Council
Teacher of Science
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Teacher of Science
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, ambitious and forward-thinking Teacher of Science to join our successful Science Department. The successful candidate will have the ability to teach across Biology, Chemistry and Physics and will be passionate about inspiring young people and developing their curiosity and love of Science.
We are looking for a driven and dedicated team player who is committed to helping pupils achieve their full potential. You will be enthusiastic about your subject, keen to keep up to date with the latest research and developments, and able to bring Science to life through engaging and effective teaching.
We Are Looking For Someone Who
- Have high professional standards, a strong work ethic and is resilient.
- Be highly organised, reliable and committed to delivering consistently high-quality lessons.
- Have a genuine passion for Science and a strong knowledge of their subject.
- Be committed to developing a knowledge-rich curriculum that provides pupils with a strong foundation for future study.
- Have high expectations of pupil achievement, behaviour and engagement.
- Works effectively as part of a collaborative and supportive team.
- Shares our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Applications from both ECTs and experienced teachers are warmly welcomed.
In return, we can offer you:
- A high performing and ambitious working environment.
- A caring and happy community that always puts our young people first.
- A supportive environment that takes an active interest in your professional development and personal wellbeing.
- A highly supportive Senior Leadership Team.
- Access to a wide range of CPD courses including opportunities for `Masters - level courses and NPQ Programmes.
- Use of a school laptop.
- Access to teachers’ pension scheme.
- 24 hours access to the Employee Assistance Programme.
- Classrooms equipped with projection and interactive capabilities.
- A well-equipped staffroom.
- Free on-site car parking.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Access to the Birmingham City Council reward scheme.
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Found in the heart of the Hodge Hill community, we are a thriving secondary girl’s school with strong community roots and values. We know and care for every pupil as an individual. We strive to meet the needs of each member of our school community, celebrating diversity and always striving for equality in our school family and the wider world.
Our ethos encourages mutual respect and support to enable every pupil to make the greatest personal, social, and academic progress during their time with us, preparing them for successful careers and fulfilling lives. A relentless drive for the best academic progress for each individual pupil, sits comfortably alongside the wider curriculum where values education embraces citizenship, pupil voice, charity, and community work.
Here at Hodge Hill Girls' School, we genuinely value and strive to enhance working partnerships with our families, feeder schools and our local community. This partnership is essential in raising standards and achievement, every member of our family has a role to play in raising the aspirations of all our pupils to ensure we really are "Educating tomorrow's women today".
Closing date for application
Monday, 19th October 2026 at noon
Interview dates
Friday, 23rd October 2026
Please note that we do not accept CVs; applications must be submitted using the application form. Application forms are available from our school website https://www.hodgehgs.bham.sch.uk/vacancies.
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An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Safer Recruitment
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable): qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.
References
All applicants will be required to provide two appropriate references in line with all of our statutory safer recruitment procedures.
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2000. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
We encourage visits from prospective candidates to meet members of our school community and experience our school at first hand. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact Mrs N. Panton via email: HR@hodgehgs.bham.sch.uk
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