Lead Teacher Key Stage 3 Science

Lead Teacher for Key Stage 3 Science

Required for September 2026

MPS/UPS + TLR 2c

Do you want to be part of a community which offers a positive, exciting and rewarding place to work? Hillview School for Girls is a popular, high achieving, non-selective school based in Tonbridge, Kent. Working for us will give you the opportunity to work alongside enthusiastic subject specialists and engage with creative pedagogical development.

Our calm and focused classroom environments, where students are keen to learn, achieve and appreciate their teachers’ dedication and support, are the main reasons why teachers love to work at Hillview.

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and experienced Science teacher with a passion for developing an engaging and inspirational Key Stage 3 Science experience. You will work closely with our Director of Science and Second in Science to secure a consistent, high quality Science education experience for our learners.

In partnership with the Director of Science and other leaders, you will:

• Develop and lead a dynamic and inspiring Key Stage 3 Science provision
• Consider the school’s ‘Pure potential’ belief and how this can be interpreted within Science, through high expectations and aspirations for the students
• Develop pedagogical approaches to Science across the team

In return, we offer an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are a supportive, collaborative school and have a strong record of developing our teachers towards middle and senior leadership. This role would be suited to a teacher considering their first steps into leadership.

Please use the contact details below if you would like the opportunity to tour the school or to discuss the role informally before making an application.

Please return a completed application form, to Mrs A Dennett, HR Manager, Hillview School for Girls, Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2HE
or by email: d

Tel:
Ext 180

Closing date:
Friday 30 January 2026

Interview date to be confirmed

(The school may interview early in the case of an exceptional candidate)

Hillview School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and we expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.