The Holt School, Teacher of Science (Maternity cover)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for someone who is:
- a dynamic well-qualified Chemist or Biologist,
- a confident and highly effective classroom teacher able to teach all Key Stages,
- willing to participate in aspects of wider school life
What the school offers its staff
In return, we can offer:
- a strong, supportive, forward looking and effective department
- very positive climate for learning where students want to work hard and do well
- an ethos of staff well- being, including early finishes ahead of parents’ evenings, minimal evening events, and off- site PPA
- a team of cover supervisors to ensure teachers rarely cover colleagues’ absence
- personalised pathways of CPD, including coaching and leadership training for aspirant middle and senior leaders
Further details about the role
THE HOLT SCHOOL
Holt Lane
Wokingham
RG41 1EE
Tel: 0118 978 0165
holtschool@holt.wokingham.sch.uk
www.holtschool.co.uk
Teacher of Science
Maternity Cover
Full time or Part time (1.0 - 0.6)
Starting Date: June 2025
Main pay range/upper pay range depending on skills and expertise demonstrated at interview
Come and join our fabulous school, where students are engaged and eager to learn and our staff are passionate about inspiring them.
We are looking for a candidate who:
- a dynamic well-qualified Chemist or Biologist,
- a confident and highly effective classroom teacher able to teach all Key Stages,
- willing to participate in aspects of wider school life
In return, we can offer:
- a strong, supportive, forward looking and effective department
- very positive climate for learning where students want to work hard and do well
- an ethos of staff well- being, including early finishes ahead of parents’ evenings, minimal evening events, and off- site PPA
- a team of cover supervisors to ensure teachers rarely cover colleagues’ absence
- personalised pathways of CPD, including coaching and leadership training for aspirant middle and senior leaders
The Holt is a popular and oversubscribed 11-16 girls and 16-18 co-ed comprehensive school, graded as Outstanding in the Ofsted inspection of March 2023. Further details and an application form are available from the school website
Prospective applicants are welcome to telephone Mrs Roma Nayyar (Head of Science) for more information about this post and to arrange a visit.
The Holt School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Closing date: 9am, Thursday, 6th February 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
The Holt School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service Check.