Teacher of Science - Specialising in Physics

Cardiff High School are seeking to appoint a teacher of Science – Specialising in Physics

This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving department in an extremely successful school. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, ambitious and innovative teacher of Physics who can make a significant contribution to this very successful department. We are interested both in teachers who are relatively new to the profession, and also in more experienced colleagues, who are perhaps wishing to relocate or seeking to gain experience in another school. A recruitment incentive may be available for the appropriate candidate, please do not hesitate to contact the school to discuss further.

At the heart of Cardiff High is a friendly, highly qualified, hardworking and committed team of staff, and you will be offered a very warm welcome should you come to join us. Cardiff High School is an over-subscribed 11–18 neighbourhood community comprehensive school that forms part of the Cardiff Schools Service. Our current school population stands at over 1760 with an eight-form entry in years 7-11. Nearly 600 students make up our sixth form cohort and significant numbers of students from outside Cardiff High choose to join us for their A level studies. The school lies in a very pleasant residential area about 2 miles north of the city centre, and has a multi-cultural school population. We are a genuine comprehensive, bringing together and supporting pupils from a very wide range of backgrounds. The school has extensive facilities to support learning and teaching and also extra-curricular activities. These include well equipped classrooms, sports, music and drama facilities and access to technology.

We have high aspirations for our students, both academically and in supporting them to develop the skills and attitudes necessary to flourish in an increasingly competitive and complex world. We are equally committed to ensuring that our pupils enjoy school, develop friendships and experience meaningful opportunities which they can learn from and will remember. Cardiff High is a very successful school and consistently achieves outstanding examination results at both GCSE and A level. In 2023, 95% of Year 11 students achieved at least 5 A* to C grades at GCSE with an exceptional 91% including English and Mathematics. 61% of students achieved at least 5 A* to A grades and 57% of all grades awarded were at A* to A. The school enjoyed similar academic success at A level with 49% of grades awarded being A* to A and 88% being A* to C. All of our Y13 leavers secured university, college or work places with significant numbers of Cardiff High students going on to Russell Group Universities.

However, we are not complacent. We believe firmly in the principle of continuous improvement and this Learning Together philosophy applies as much to our teachers as it does to our pupils. As a school, we are wholeheartedly committed to continuous professional learning and believe that our success is intrinsically linked to the classroom practice of our teachers. In the last few years, Cardiff High School has been at the forefront of school-to-school work, developing professional learning models and forming partnerships with other institutions.

Cardiff High School is constantly striving to be a highly effective learning organisation where professional learning, collaboration and development opportunities are at the heart of its ethos and culture. The school delivers a range of both regional and national professional learning programmes and is also a designated Olevi centre of excellence offering a full suite of leadership, coaching and learning and teaching professional learning opportunities. As a result, teachers in Cardiff High have access and an entitlement to continue to develop as effective practitioners through a wide array of professional development, in addition, the school is committed to providing opportunities for career progression through both departmental and pastoral pathways, at middle and senior leadership levels. A copy of the most recent full inspection report can be found on the school website along with other sources of more recent information about life in Cardiff High, including the most recent Headteacher’s Report to Governors and school newsletters.

Further subject specific information is available in the job information pack, but if you have any questions regarding this post and the application process, or would like to arrange a visit to the school, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Please email the Headteacher’s PA, Miss Nicola O’Neil.