Job Description

Colfe's School

Greenwich



Expiring soon

Job type:

Full Time, Fixed Term

Apply by:

3 July 2025

Job overview

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We are looking for an inspirational and dedicated teacher to join our Physics department from September 2025 or January 2026 to cover a maternity leave until the end of the summer term in 2026. This is a full-time appointment.


We welcome applications from graduates, ECTs and experienced teachers. If a graduate or ECT were appointed to the post, a high level of structured support and guidance (meeting statutory requirements) would be provided to ensure progression towards the successful completion of their training or induction period. We pride ourselves on the level of support and care given to teachers in the early stages of their careers.


The Physics Department is part of the Science Department. There are currently thirteen teachers in the Science Department, supported by four technicians. The Physics laboratories provide modern, airy and spacious accommodation. ICT is bedded into our schemes of work; pupils use laptops with data-logging equipment as well as to access the internet and to use other applications. All of the laboratories have multimedia projectors and interactive whiteboards, supported by a wide range of science software.


In Years 7, 8 & 9 we follow the Exploring Science course, which is taught as a combined course in Years 7 & 8, but as separate Sciences in Year 9. We begin the GCSE courses in January of Year 9. The most able pupils (about 40%) study the three separate sciences at GCSE. The remainder follow the AQA Science (Modular) course in Year 10 and AQA Additional Science in Year 11.


The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic, successful and supportive team of four physicists and will be able to teach across the age and ability range to Oxbridge level, contributing to Combined Science at Key Stage 3, as well as specialist Physics teaching at GCSE and A level. Physics has become an increasingly popular choice at A level, consistently running two sets both at AS and A2. The course followed is OCR Physics A. The ability to offer some Chemistry teaching may be an advantage.


The successful candidate will:

have a passionate interest in the subject have excellent subject knowledge be an outstanding classroom teacher possess creativity, strong organisational abilities, and excellent interpersonal skills
join a talented and welcoming team



Teachers appointed to Colfe's are expected to contribute to the co-curricular life of the community and will become part of a caring, purposeful and committed community of outstandingly supportive colleagues.


Teaching staff at Colfe's enjoy a range of benefits including:

Colfe's highly competitive salary scale Longer holidays than the maintained sector Free lunches Free membership of Colfe's Leisure Centre Free on-site parking Excellent professional development opportunities Cycle to Work scheme Annual flu vaccination

Application procedure

The recruitment process will require all applicants to complete an application form, accompanied by a letter of application, current CV and details of two referees, who will be contacted prior to interview, in accordance with the School's Safer Recruitment procedures. There will be an interview, task and lesson observation for short listed candidates.


The application may be submitted either electronically, to: recruitment@colfes.com or by post, to: Mrs A Ross, Human Resources, Colfe's School, Horn Park Lane, London SE12 8AW
Applications should be sent as soon as possible and by

9am Thursday 3rd July

at the latest. Colfe's reserves the right to appoint to this post before the closing date if necessary and we would therefore very much encourage early applications.


Colfe's School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.


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About

Colfe's School

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Colfe's School

Horn Park Lane
London
SE12 8AW
United Kingdom

+44 20 88522283

THE AIMS OF THE SCHOOL

At Colfe's we aim to:

promote excellence in all areas and to develop each pupil's abilities and character to the full;
provide innovative academic teaching which adds value and fosters learning and scholarship of the highest quality together with a wide range of cultural, sporting and extra-curricular activities;

nurture an awareness of spiritual and moral values amongst our pupils in accordance with the Christian principles of our Founder, Abraham Colfe;

maintain a balanced community of children from varied backgrounds within the context of an academically selective school;

promote a purposeful and disciplined atmosphere in which boys and girls are encouraged to achieve their full potential, staff can find vocational fulfilment in their careers and all can use their talents for the greater good of the community and society as a whole.

Colfe's School

Colfe's is one of London's oldest schools. It can be traced back to the 15th century but took its name from Abraham Colfe, Vicar of Lewisham, who re-founded the school in 1652. In his will, he entrusted the care of the school to the Leathersellers' City Livery Company, which governs the school to this day.



In 1977 the school became independent; after 25 years as a voluntary aided boys' grammar school. For over twenty years now, Colfe's has been co-educational, with roughly equal numbers of boys and girls: over 1,250 pupils in all, from ages three to 18. The Leathersellers' Scholarship programme enables us to select a number of scholars each year on fully-funded bursaries for direct entry to the Sixth Form. In so doing we draw on strong working relationships with a number of local comprehensive schools in two of London's most deprived boroughs: 10% of pupils in a typical sixth form year group qualify for free school meals.



Colfe's former site in Lewisham was destroyed in the Second World War. In 1963 the school moved to its present location in South East London. All parts of the school from Nursery to Sixth Form share the site. The facilities are excellent: the school has an abundance of green space on site as well as a performing arts centre, sports centre with full-size swimming pool, two additional extensive sports grounds and a dedicated forest school for younger pupils nearby.



Entrance is selective and academic standards are high, with more than 88.9% of A levels graded A*-B last year. More than 68% of pupils achieved GCSE grades 9-7, with 20% receiving the highest grade 9 - well above the national average. Pupils regularly gain places on the most competitive courses at university, including Oxford and Cambridge and Russell Group universities such as Bristol, Durham, Warwick and Leeds to study a variety of subjects from English, Economics and Maths to Medicine and Music. Sport, music and drama are strong and all staff are expected to engage with the thriving extra-curricular programme.



Colfe's is proud of its long history but not burdened or defined by it. It is very much a school of the present day. The teachers are relaxed (without being casual) and professional (without being stuffy). The culture is one in which pupils are encouraged to respect one another and to learn from each other. Colfe's doesn't try to force pupils into a single mould - there is no recognisable 'Colfe's type of pupil'. They are lively and willing to have a go.



Locally and nationally the school enjoys a strong and growing reputation for all-round quality and innovation.

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