Appointment of: Chemistry Teacher (Maternity Cover: January 2026) Information for Candidates The School Queen Mary’s School is a Christian community that values, nurtures and respects every individual. It is a place where all are challenged to do their best, serve others, show compassion and act with integrity. Queen Mary’s School Strives for excellence in every endeavour Loves life and enjoys learning • • • Nurtures spirituality and personal growth • • • • Makes strong and lasting friendships Respects individuality and embraces diversity Enhances character and builds resilience Creates independent young people Queen Mary’s School is an all girls’ independent boarding and day school situated in beautiful countryside, between Ripon and Thirsk. Baldersby Park, the school’s current home, is a Grade 1 listed building surrounded by 40 acres of landscaped grounds, sports fields and paddocks. Queen Mary’s has a reputation for high academic achievement to add to a long-standing tradition of building all-round confidence in pupils through a very wide range of educational and co-curricular opportunities. The current Head, Mrs Fe Beadnell, firmly believes in happily empowering girls from the earliest years, nurturing leadership skills and a strong sense of self so that every pupil is equipped to become who – and what – they aspire to be. Our school is a dynamic and supportive environment where academic excellence, creativity, adventure, and personal growth go hand in hand. The School is on a very strong footing financially, with a healthy endowment and recent investment in major facilities. The Board wishes to build a long-term programme of investment to sustain Queen Mary’s into the future. The School’s Pre-Prep department is co-educational, while the Prep and Senior School is for girls only and spans the age range 7 to 16. The School has a strong boarding tradition with a healthy mix of full, weekly and flexi-boarding. The boarding life of the School is a central part of the Queen Mary’s culture for both day girls and boarders. Queen Mary’s is part of the Woodard Corporation, a group of 43 independent and maintained schools. Woodard Schools operate as stand-alone entities, with professional support from the centre where required. The Woodard ethos promotes Christian education and high academic and pastoral standards within all its schools. The Role: Maternity Cover from January 2026 inspirational, dynamic and enthusiastic Chemistry Teacher, with the ability Queen Mary's seeks to appoint an to inspire and motivate children of all abilities, and to stimulate the pupils’ real interest and involvement in science in all year groups from Prep School to Senior School, teaching to GCSE. The outstanding candidate will demonstrate excellence in teaching, leading and developing Chemistry in a thriving Science Department at this successful school. Would you be willing to contribute to the extra-curricular life of this busy, exciting and successful school? Are you a pro- active team player, always positive, inspirational, flexible, and calm under pressure, when working in a busy school environment? If you have the energy, commitment and enthusiasm to achieve outstanding academic outcomes and infuse children with a life-long passion for learning, we want to hear from you. As a boarding and day school, we maintain the traditions of boarding, working an extended teaching day (08:20-16:40 plus one club a week until 17:30). Girls from Year 8 upwards have Saturday morning lessons (09:00-12:00). Ideal Candidate Profile Candidates must be able to demonstrate empathy with, and commitment to, the ethos of an academic, independent boarding and day school fit for the 21st century. The successful candidate will: Have a passion for the intellectual, co-curricular, pastoral, moral and spiritual development, and the well-being of each pupil; be supportive of the Christian values of the school, taking a role in the assemblies and chapel services. Be an inspirational leader who is a strong, visible and active presence in all parts of the school, and in the wider community. Demonstrate a clear educational philosophy, sound expert knowledge and vision, with the skills to communicate that to others. Be highly effective in working collaboratively, promoting others and bringing out the best in them whilst maintaining clear leadership. Understand the need to drive continuous improvement and able to demonstrate an ability to deliver cultural change effectively and smoothly. Have a clear commitment to the well-being and professional development of the community. Demonstrate a fair approach to maintaining standards with both pupils and staff and have the ability and personal resolve to make tough decisions when necessary. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the responsibilities in relation to Safeguarding and Child Protection issues and a clear commitment to delivering best practice in Safeguarding. Have the skills to run an inclusive and diverse school community, valuing and promoting inclusion. In liaison with the DSL, access safeguarding training and keep this up to date with current developments in child protection. Overview of Responsibilities The following is provided as an overview of the main responsibilities, candidates are expected to: Lead by example, providing inspiration and motivation for the pupils, staff, governors, parents and the wider community • • Work in conjunction with the Head of Mathematics and take responsibility for all aspects of Mathematics and the teaching of Mathematics throughout the school. Policy, Strategic Direction and Development • Contribute to and promote a development plan for Mathematics across the whole school and keep these under regular review with policy and planning, taking account of the school’s changing needs and appropriate to the full range of pupils’ needs. • Ensure that whole-school policies and strategies are embedded in planning throughout the phases. Teaching and Learning • Work with the Head of Mathematics, lead the development and monitoring of curriculum provision to ensure continuity and progression, and the development of cross key stage/cross curricular links. Promote excellence and inspiration in learning and teaching as a lead practitioner and leading by example; consult and advise colleagues in order to establish creative, responsive and effective approaches to Mathematics throughout the senior school. Plan and prepare lessons and schemes of work in accordance with departmental and school policies. Set and mark work as required, recording and assessing progress. Complete Termly reports. Plan for the progress of pupils: differentiating for ability as required. Play a full role in departmental life: sharing resources, taking part in trips and visits. Be a Form Tutor. • • • • • • • Pastoral care and safeguarding • Monitor, evaluate and assess the pastoral care of pupils, ensuring continuous and consistent focus on pupils’ achievement and development: moral, spiritual, physical, cultural and social. • Coordinate responses to the pastoral needs of pupils throughout the School. Professional Development • • • Regularly review your own practice, set personal targets and take responsibility for your own development. Contribute to INSET initiatives to offer support, guidance, innovation and motivation to colleagues. Complete an Annual Appraisal. Training & development of self and others • Build effective partnerships with parents to ensure: o a shared understanding between school and home about pupil progression, and how parents can support their child o an excellent local reputation for the school through the promotion, profile and success of the pupils Provide co-curricular activities that enrich the timetabled curriculum experiences • • • Develop links outside the school in order to increase opportunities for sharing good practice e.g. learning opportunities Promote excellence and the reputation of the school through events (parents’ meetings, Open Days, workshops etc.) for pupils. • Attend regular Department meetings to: o establish common, progressive and detailed schemes of work for each year group; o monitor and to assess progress within each year group and of individuals; o ensure that common aims, objectives and standards are established; o discuss and agree methodology in order to ensure that effective ways of learning are implemented; o support colleagues in the implementation of all aspects of their work. Person Specification The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following essential characteristics: Attributes Essential Criteria Desirable Criteria Qualifications Degree in Science and/or related subject. Qualified Teacher Status Knowledge Experience of teaching KS4 to GCSE. Teaching experience in more than one school Demonstrable leadership of classroom management experience Skills and Abilities Lead and manage a diverse team with skill, energy, creativity, innovation and empathy iSAMS and CPOMS experience Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines Experience of working in an all-age, independent, boarding school environment Have excellent time management and organisational skills Right to work in the UK Attributes Excellent literacy, numeracy, IT and communication skills Understand and actively support the ethos and Christian values of the School Commitment to your own development and willingness to undertake further training and show evidence of continuing professional development. Safeguarding qualifications Proven ability to work strategically and to seek and implement creative solutions Be prepared to undertake daily operational tasks as required Experience and ability to use data effectively An inspiring educator with experience of leading curriculum developments and teaching techniques which embrace innovation and creativity and instill the skills required to meet the demands of an ever- changing world Ability to cope with multiple demands shifting priorities and rapid change A selfless, empowering and collaborative approach to management and continual professional development Awareness of the importance of child protection and keeping young people safe from harm Ability to be discreet and uphold confidentiality Willing to play an active role in the life of the school Willing to lead by example and work out of hours as and when events require it Terms and Conditions of Employment A formal contract detailing terms and conditions will be drawn up on appointment. The following notes provide guidance, without prejudice, on the likely main provisions. General Notes A competitive and negotiated remuneration package is available, with a salary commensurate with the responsibility of the post and the experience of the successful candidate. Additional benefits will include a significant fee discount for children to be educated at Queen Mary’s School (subject to places being available and all relevant admissions criteria being met). Meals will be provided free of charge during term time hours of work. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to undertake identity and qualification checks which conform to the School’s Safer Recruitment Policy. They must also agree to references being taken up at that stage and checks made with past employers. The successful applicant will be required to complete a medical form before any appointment is confirmed to show there are no medical reasons why the applicant may not be able to take up the post. Accommodation is not provided. The appointee is required to give the School one full term’s notice of his/her intention to leave this post. Queen Mary’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young persons and candidates must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. All employees of Queen Mary’s are responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons and must adhere to, and ensure compliance with, the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection policy. If in the course of carrying out the duties of this post, the post-holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety and welfare of children in the school, this must be reported to the School’s Designated Safeguarding Lead and Head. The Application Process An application form can be downloaded from the school website and this should be submitted accompanied with a covering letter addressed to the Head, Mrs Fe Beadnell, explaining the motivation for applying for this post and the experience, skills and qualities you would bring to the role. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and the school reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore strongly encouraged to apply early. Closing date for applications: 12:00. Wednesday, 26 November 2025 Please send your completed application form to the Head's PA: head@queenmarys.org. All applications will be acknowledged by email. If you have not received acknowledgment that your application has been received within two working days of submitting it, please contact Amanda Stringer (Head's PA) by telephone on 01845 575051. Please be aware that we do not accept or review curriculum vitaes, please do not include these as only completed application forms will be submitted to the shortlisting panel. No Agencies Please Baldersby Park Topcliffe Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 3BZ 01845 575000 admin@queenmarys.org www.queenmarys.org