Competitive – to be discussed at interview.

Full Time, Permanent

January 2025

8 November 2024

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and appropriately qualified Teacher of Biology to teach Years 7 to 13. Candidates should be able to teach across a range of abilities and also be able to stretch the more able. All pupils study all three sciences to GCSE level, taking either Dual or Triple award in the Upper Fifth. The department is well subscribed at A Level, with pupils following the OCR course. In recent years pupils have gone on to leading universities to study science related degrees, including medicine at BSMS and Health Sciences at Warwick.

King’s Rochester is a mixed, non-selective, Church of England, all-through school with nursery classes and sixth form situated in Rochester, Kent. It is an independent school with boarding provision and an associate member of the Woodard Foundation. A smaller than average school, King’s Rochester provides 800 places for nursery, preparatory, senior and sixth-form students between the ages of 3 and 18 when fully subscribed.
The oldest choir school and the second oldest school in the world, King’s Rochester has roots dating back to the founding of Rochester Cathedral in the year 604 AD. King Henry VIII refounded the school in 1542.
Principal
Benjamin Charles
Values and vision
King’s Rochester works hard to be a community that enables individuals to flourish. The school ethos is based in tradition, but teachers also focus on preparing students to become responsible citizens of the modern world. The school is rooted in the Christian faith, instilling moral values and self-discipline alongside aspiration and self-confidence.
ISI report
“The pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is excellent. Pupils demonstrate mutual respect, a strong sense of fairness and excellent behaviour. There is an easy mix of the different cultures within the school. Pupils develop well in knowledge, skills and understanding. Some more able pupils achieve excellent standards in activities, for example in music, individually in sports, and in the performing arts.”