Due to growth in numbers, we are delighted to advertise for a Teacher of Physics &/or Electronics.

The Science Department forms one of the College’s largest and most successful departments and is based in a purpose built £13 million building which has been designed for A Level classes and enables the co-operative and enquiring style of learning that exists within the College. Our facilities were designed with the full consultation of staff to ensure that it is a first-class place to work, with an attractive outlook. It offers excellent teaching accommodation with dedicated preparation and project areas for the individual Science subjects. The staff workroom provides a focus for the science team, allowing for the co-operative and supportive style of working that exists within the area.

The aim of the department is to provide a wide range of popular courses that meet the needs and interests of all learners and enable progression onto further study, training or employment. We aim to equip learners with the knowledge and understanding to make informed and aspirational choices, motivating learners to pursue careers within our area, through our expert teaching, our engaging lessons and the excellently equipped facilities. As a team we aim to model the skills needed for success (both subject-specific & transferrable employability skills), to guide learners in their development of these skills and to encourage them to cultivate the independence to apply these in the future. We aim to do this by having high expectations of all, by supporting each student individually, and by building confidence and resilience in our learners.

In classes we aim to provide a coherent structure to every scheme of learning that is logical and understandable for all. We aim to give learners a clear induction to the course, helping them develop good learning habits and behaviours. We aim to employ a wide range of teaching strategies that enable all learners to flourish; to work collaboratively and independently, to develop a deep and secure knowledge and understanding of their subjects, and to apply this understanding to solve challenging problems, activities and tasks. We aim to assess learners regularly through a variety of different methods that feedback meaningful information about their progress and give clear actions that can lead to improvement. We aim to question learners thoroughly, to give them opportunities to explore their ideas and justify their reasoning. We aim to interleave topics into the scheme of learning wherever possible, to review fundamental ideas before building upon them, and to dedicate adequate time to practise their application, leading to secure long-term learning.

There has long been an understanding in the department that the development of our learners continues outside the classroom. Through the exciting and varied offer of enrichment activities and wider-experiences available, learners in the department get specialist support (Medics/Vets programme, Oxbridge/University preparation), interact and learn from professionals in industry (STEM talks programme, STEM sellers, STEM mentoring, trips), have opportunities to stretch themselves (EPQ, Olympiads and other competitions) and can undertake fun and exciting projects (Robotics team, Minecraft for all). All these experiences (and many more), make the department an exciting place to study where students gain transferrable skills that increase their chances of succeeding in their chosen career.

In short, we aim to keep Physics & Electronics flourishing at Queen Mary’s College.