Head of Chemistry

Job: Head of Chemistry

School: Secondary Academy, Lewisham, Southeast London

Start date: September 2025

Salary: MPS/UPS (inner London) + TLR

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Aston Education is working with an Ofsted Good 11-18 secondary school in Lewisham, Southeast London (inner London), looking for apermanent Head of Chemistry to make a major contribution to their excellent Science department.

The School and the MAT offer:

• An extensive support network
• Teachers' pension
• Excellent professional development programme
• Attractive benefits package
• Excellent facilities

The core purpose of this Head of Chemistry post is to contribute to the continuing development of the Chemistry curriculum and to the overall development of the Science department. This role will involve the teaching of all age groups on KS3, KS4 and KS5.

You will be passionate about Chemistry and have a resolve to make a real difference to their pupils through your leadership of the curriculum, teaching and professional development of colleagues in Science.

You will be joining a highly skilled team where teachers are committed to ensuring that students are successful and achieve their full potential.

The school has the highest of expectations for all their students. Students at the school have an environment with very clear and strict boundaries. This creates an environment that is safe, and learning takes place without disruption. Students are rewarded for effort, resilience and making positive choices.

The school believes that it is incredibly important for all students to achieve their academic potential, however, a good education is much more than that. They believe that transferable skills such as character and confidence are needed for a successful future, whatever career path students choose to pursue.

This is a vibrant and oversubscribed school and it's part of a respected medium size Multi-Academy Trust.

This is a great opportunity for a current or aspiring Head of Chemistry with QTS/QTLS to contribute to the Academy's continued success.

Closing date: As soon as possible

Please contact Tarja Aila at Aston Education for an informal chat and to apply for this permanent Head of Chemistry job.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.