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Job: Head of Chemistry
School: Secondary Academy, Lewisham, Southeast London
Start date: October 2025
Salary: MPS/UPS (inner London) + TLR 2A
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Aston Education is working with an Ofsted Good 11-18 secondary school in Lewisham, Southeast London (inner London), looking for a permanent Head of Chemistry to lead Chemistry across the school.
You will support the teaching of Science across all age and ability levels, ensuring high-quality lesson planning and delivery using a variety of resources and teaching methods. You will also contribute to assessments and collaborate with colleagues to ensure consistency in evaluating student performance. You will work closely with the Head of Science, Head of Physics, Head of Biology and the Head of KS3 science to ensure that learning is effective and engaging.
This role will involve the teaching of all age groups on KS3, KS4 and KS5.
The School and the MAT offer:
An extensive support network
Teachers' pension
Excellent professional development programme
Attractive benefits package
Excellent facilities
The school has the highest of expectations for all their students. Students at the school have an environment with very clear and strict boundaries. This creates an environment that is safe, and learning takes place without disruption. Students are rewarded for effort, resilience and making positive choices.
The school believes that it is incredibly important for all students to achieve their academic potential, however, a good education is much more than that. They believe that transferable skills such as character and confidence are needed for a successful future, whatever career path students choose to pursue.
This is a vibrant and oversubscribed school and it's part of a respected medium size Multi-Academy Trust.
This is a great opportunity for a current or aspiring Head of Chemistry with QTS/QTLS to contribute to the Academy's continued success.
Closing date: As soon as possible
Please contact Tarja Aila at Aston Education for an informal chat and to apply for this permanent Head of Chemistry job.
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