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Hampton School is seeking to appoint a well-qualified, enthusiastic and driven Head of Physics with strong leadership and motivational skills.
You will be responsible for the vision and strategic direction of the Physics department and curriculum, to promote outstanding learning and teaching.
Physics is a core subject up to IGCSE and around 180 Sixth Form pupils study OCR Physics A level.
All staff in the Department are subject specialists and there is great scope to make your mark on the development of the department.
The successful applicant will be committed to delivering genuinely imaginative, varied and challenging courses at all levels in the school, including stretching the most able up to Oxbridge level.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach up to 26 (40 minute) lessons per week, which may include a games afternoon and a form tutor period.
A contribution to the wider life of the School is also expected from staff at Hampton, and teachers may be responsible to other colleagues in their work (e.g., a Form Tutor will have the Head of Year as their immediate line manager for pastoral work).
Hampton is rated 'exceptional' by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) for pupils' achievements and learning.
Inspectors also praised the School for fostering a culture "in which the individual matters and everyone's contribution is valued".
Equality, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental to our ethos, and the School has a thriving partnerships programme.
The School has its own salary scale and offers generous non-contractual benefits, well above the maintained sector, to attract high-calibre candidates.
There is a very strong commitment at Hampton to supporting the continuing professional development of colleagues.
We encourage applications as soon as possible as the School reserves the right to commence or complete the interview process at any time prior to the closing date.
The Department The Physics department currently has 12 Teachers and 2 Technicians, and the post would suit an experienced Teacher seeking an academic leadership opportunity within an outstanding and highly academic School.
The subject is taught in eight well-equipped laboratories situated together along a ground floor corridor in the main school building.
All laboratories are equipped with a data projector to link to the Teacher's laptop.
The Physics Staff Room and lobby area for book collections are situated centrally within the Department.
Technical and logistic assistance is offered by the Technicians.
Physics at Hampton is taught by subject specialists as a separate and distinct science from the start.
In the First and Second Year, Physics is taught in Form groups of one double period per week, which is added to a single period in the Third Year.
All pupils are entered for Edexcel IGCSE Physics, and there is no Double Award.
24% of timetable time is given to Science (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology).
Results have been outstanding with 90% achieving 9 or 8 grades in Physics IGCSE in 2024.
Physics is increasingly popular in the Sixth Form, and currently, over 100 pupils study Physics in the Lower Sixth, with a further 75 taking the subject in the Upper Sixth.
The subject attracts a generous share of the stronger candidates in the School, and in 2024, 75% of candidates achieved an A* or A grade.
Sets average about 10 in size and do not usually exceed 12.
These sets are taught by two teachers who work in parallel.
We also offer a one-year unexamined course in Further Chemistry and Physics (taught jointly with the Chemistry Department) for those pupils who wish to extend their knowledge of these two subjects beyond the A Level curriculum.
Around ten to twelve pupils enjoy this additional course alongside their Physics and Chemistry A Level classes each year.
On top of this, extra classes are timetabled for Oxbridge preparation.
We have an excellent record of success, with at least half a dozen pupils gaining places for Physics, Natural Sciences, and Engineering at these two universities each year.
Outside the classroom, there is a range of Physics-related co-curricular activities which allow pupils to take their interests further and in their own time.
Large numbers of pupils are entered each year for the Institute of Physics Challenges and Olympiad.
Syllabuses GCSE: Edexcel International IGCSE: Physics (4PH1) taken by all pupils.
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