Science Technician
2 days ago
City of London
At Highlands School the science faculty is a dynamic and experienced team of teachers and technicians with a passion for encouraging excellence in all students. This is evidenced most palpably in the excellent outcomes seen at KS4 and KS5 this academic year. In chemistry, biology and physics student progress was measured at an ALPs 2, 3 and 3 respectively - meaning that our students' performance was ranked in the top 10% nationwide. We have two departmental offices, eleven fully furnished laboratories and all teachers are well equipped with individual chromebooks and visualisers to support effective teaching. Science is an incredibly popular subject, many students opt to study the separate sciences at GCSE and so biology, chemistry and physics are amongst the most popular subjects at A-Level. The department is committed to ensuring that all staff have the opportunity to direct their professional development through high quality CPD and robust support for early career teachers. We are seeking a visionary and ambitious person to continue the leadership of this outstanding department. Job Purpose To assist all teaching staff in the science department in ensuring all students have a relevant and effective science experience and high levels of achievement. To have oversight of budgets, science technicians and health and safety standards. Experience in preparing and setting up A-Level biology practicals is desirable. Job details Contract term Permanent, term time 33 hours per week x 38 weeks per year. Salary range NJC Scale 3 (actual range £22,615.00 - £22,938.00) The closing date for applications is 9am on 6th February 2026 Interviews will be held shortly after Start date as soon as possible Interested? Read our job pack in full and then we hope you will apply. To apply, please visit our vacancies page on our school website and complete an application form. Then email your application form to Please note CVs are not accepted.