Lead Practitioner - Chemistry

Lead Practitioner – Chemistry Specialist
Location: North East London
Start Date: September 2025 or January 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £60,266 – £78,841 (Leadership Scale L6–L10 Outer London) + TPS

We are working with a high-performing and inclusive 11–18 secondary academy in North East London that is seeking a full-time Lead Practitioner – Chemistry Specialist to start in September 2025 or January 2026.
  
The Role – Lead Practitioner (Chemistry Specialist) This is an exciting
opportunity for an outstanding Chemistry teacher with a passion for developing others. As Lead Practitioner, you will take a strategic role in improving teaching across the academy, supporting trainee teachers, and raising science outcomes through high-impact CPD and instructional coaching.
  
The ideal candidate will:

Be an excellent Chemistry teacher and role model of outstanding practice
Have a proven track record of raising student achievement across KS3–KS5
Possess experience mentoring, coaching, or training other teachers
Be confident using data to identify underperformance and plan interventions
Have experience supporting trainee teachers and promoting subject pedagogy
Be committed to safeguarding, student wellbeing, and inclusive education
Be collaborative, proactive, and reflective in approach Benefits of working with our Partner
Access to pre-planned schemes of work and resources – reducing workload
A full CPD programme, including peer coaching and leadership development
1:1 instructional coaching and high-impact midweek masterclasses
A two-week October half-term and additional term-time wellbeing day
Access to on-site parking, fitness and boxing gym, and Cycle to Work Scheme
Discounted gym membership and a healthcare cash plan
A “no email” policy after 5:30pm and on weekends
Opportunities for national networking and visits through a wider academy trust
A calm, relational behaviour culture informed by trauma-informed practice
About our Partner We are working with a well-established and inclusive secondary academy based in a modern, purpose-built campus just minutes from a mainline station. The school was graded “Good” by Ofsted in 2025 and is recognised for its ambitious curriculum, strong staff development culture, and inclusive ethos.
  
The science department is on track to achieve its best results yet, with the current Triple Science GCSE cohort achieving a 100% pass rate—the highest within the trust. Post-16 students consistently achieve top grades and progress to competitive science-based university courses such as medicine, biomedical sciences, engineering, and dentistry.

How to apply for this Lead Practitioner – Chemistry role: Application deadline is 8am, Monday 23rd June 2025 so please apply prior to this date to leave time to complete the application form. 

Interviews will take place the week commencing 23rd June. Early applications are encouraged as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
  
Safeguarding Statement ANZUK education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion