Head of Physics
DLD College London
Lambeth
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Dependent on qualifications and experience.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 10 May 2024
Job overview
Overview:
DLD College London is a multi-award winning 13-19 co-ed boarding and day school in the heart of London. With nearly 100 years of educational experience, DLD continues to be a leading light in the sector with its innovative approach to teaching and learning and pastoral care. We help our students achieve personal, social and academic growth in an inclusive and diverse learning community which gives them the confidence to succeed in a rapidly changing world.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Head of Physics to join our team September 2024.
The Physics department at DLD College London prides itself on its academic rigour. Concepts and theories are taught to a high level, and students are expected to use a range of methods that best suits their learning styles. The department is lively - teachers are encouraged to discuss techniques and share resources for both the improvement of themselves and students. We are professional and hard-working but always work with good humour. Many of our students progress onto courses at universities here and abroad, many of which are Russell Group.
Your duties and responsibilities will include the following:
- Leadership and management of the department of Physics.
- Working with the other Heads of Department and Vice Principal (Academic) in order to ensure that the highest academic, professional and ethical standards are maintained at all times.
- Raising standards of student attainment within the department, developing and enhancing the teaching practice of others.
- Supporting academic staff across the school in using innovative technology in the classroom..
There is also the potential for Head of Science responsibilities with this role for the right candidate; please state your interest within your application.
Qualifications and Experience
- A good honours degree in an appropriate subject.
- Desirable: Teaching qualification and/or other post graduate qualification
- Expertise and academic competence; the ability to seek, review, apply and share best practice. any of the students who choose Physics do not have English as a first language. Previous experience of teaching international students would therefore be an advantage.
Benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Sports groups and free on-site gym facilities
- Group personal pension plan
- Season ticket train travel discount and loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted school fees
- Subsidised school meals
- Regular social events
Abbey DLD Colleges Ltd (ADCL)
DLD College London is a constituent college of Abbey DLD Colleges Ltd (ADCL). ADCL comprises three multi-award-winning independent international schools in London, Cambridge, and Manchester. With over 1000 pupils from over 50 countries, ADCL provides an all-round holistic education in an inclusive and diverse environment. We are committed to providing the best education for all students in our care, and our colleges have high aspirations and expectations for every member of our community.
Safeguarding
ADCL is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people and as an employee of ADCL you will be expected to share this commitment. The protection of our students’ welfare is the responsibility of all staff and individuals are expected to conduct themselves in a way that reflects the principles of our organisation. All staff are trained in child protection and understand to report concerns by following the safeguarding policies. We ensure all candidates are properly police-checked, and the successful candidate will need to obtain an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.
Equal Opportunities
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged.
How to Apply
Please read the attached Applicant Information Pack to access full details about the position. Please complete the application in full and include a detailed statement explaining why you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this position.
All candidates will be screened and shortlisted on the same criteria prior to the deadline, and we reserve the right to interview candidates prior to this deadline. We therefore encourage early applications.
Attached documents
About DLD College London
About DLD College London
DLD College London, affectionately known as DLD, is a multi-award-winning boarding and day school in the heart of London opposite the Houses of Parliament and close to Waterloo and South Bank. Its mission is to ‘Develop the next generation of Leaders to take their place in a challenging and Diverse world’; from now on, that is what DLD now means to us – Development, Leadership, and Diversity.
DLD was founded in 1931 by Davies, Laing & Dick to provide tutoring for Oxbridge and the Colonial Service entrance exams. After the Second World War, the college specialised in ‘A’ and ‘O’ Level teaching. Over some fifty years, there has been a gradual transformation so that DLD now is a school for 13-19 year-olds providing full-time education for some four hundred children.
Our pupils come to us from all over the world. They are attracted by our enviable location, wide range of subjects, high academic achievement, outstanding pastoral care and our award-winning boarding in the heart of London. Our focus is first and foremost on the wellbeing of our students (and staff) and removing any barriers to learning, which will help them be happy and achieve their potential both in and out of the classroom.
In September 2015, DLD College London relocated to brand new, purpose-built premises by Waterloo station, overlooking Westminster and the River Thames. It focuses on each student as an individual, offering each child the best teaching and educational resources. It aims to build confidence, enabling them to accessvarious degree courses at top universities in the UK and worldwide. DLD is a school noted for its friendliness, warmth and informality – our award-winning Wellbeing Centre is the beating heart of the school.
As part of the Abbey DLD Group of Colleges, DLD aims to maintain a ‘gold standard’ of educational quality. Our pupils follow a number of academic pathways, from our ground-breaking Year 9 curriculum, GCSEs and A Levels, to BTECs and our popular International Foundation Programmes (IFP). Classes are small, enabling students and teachers to focus on the most effective ways of learning. We stretch and challenge our students, motivating them and raising their expectations of themselves. Moreover, our learning community is supported by e-learning platforms and a desire to develop core skills necessary for the future of work.
Theschool offers superb, modern teaching facilities and resources in one of London’s safest and most accessible areas, a stone’s throw from Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament. While the school is strong in all academic areas, our creative arts continue to flourish, and our theatre, art and design, music and photography studios are scintillating and inspiring places. Our boarding provides some 250 rooms in our purpose-built boarding house directly above our school premises.
DLD recently won the Special Judges’ Independent School of the Year Award and the ‘Boarding School of the Year’ Award in 2020 and again in 2023. DLD has also recently won the Independent Schools’ Association award for ‘Innovation in Pupil Voice’ and Talk Education’s ‘Innovation in Education’ in 2023. It was one of the finalists in the 2020 TES Awards for Boarding School of the Year and has been listed in the prestigious Tatler’s Schools guide in 2022, 2023 and 2024. In addition, DLD is the only school in the UK to receive the Gold Award for ‘Mental Health in Boarding’ from the Carnegie School of Education.
DLD is a thriving boarding and day school with an enviable range of co-curricular activities, including sporting, cultural and social opportunities using ‘London as its Classroom’. The Good School’s Guide recently said, “It is one of the most unique and exciting schools in Britain: urban, modern, forward-looking and undeniably cool”.
We look forward to welcoming you to DLD College London soon.
Child Protection
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Checks and Training
• Enhanced DBS checks to ascertain your suitability to work with children will be carried out. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and therefore all convictions, cautions and bindovers, including those regarded as ‘spent’ must be declared.
• Online searches will be carried out on candidates for any unsuitable content by or about candidates.
• Two written & verbal references from previous employers and a personal reference will be sought. Your referees will be asked about your suitability to work with children and whether you know of any disciplinary offences relating to children or young persons and whether you have been the subject of any child protection allegations or concerns and if so the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure.
• Your full employment history will be checked, any significant gaps will require explanation and proof of any relevant qualifications will need to be provided.
• You will be required to complete Child Protection Training via e-learning prior to commencing employment.
• Pre-employment health screening will be carried out.
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