Job ID: S-U-3317 - Trainee (PGCE or ECT) Teacher of Physics (one year contract)

Brentwood Senior School is an academically selective HMC co-educational independent school with small class sizes and a happy, ambitious and supportive staff team. It is part of Brentwood School, a 3-18 HMC school of 1900 pupils, just 35 minutes from London Liverpool Street.We are seeking a passionate and ambitious graduate to join our thriving Physics Department and train to teach in a highly supportive and dynamic environment. This full-time role offers full PGCE sponsorship through the University of Buckingham, an attractive salary, and structured training towards QTS. Alternatively, for teachers with a PGCE, we will pay for ECT fees with ISTIP. We offer excellent support and mentoring, a highly collaborative department, and a genuine commitment to professional growth. Teachers at the start of their career are carefully supported to develop confidence, expertise and independence in the classroom.Brentwood School is a vibrant and inclusive community, where staff and students are supportive and united by a shared love of learning. The successful candidate will teach Physics at Key Stage 3, IGCSE and Sixth Form and will join a thriving Physics Department. Physics is a very popular choice of subject with pupils: we offer the Pearson IGCSE Physics and Double Award Science courses, and AQA A Level and IB Sixth Form courses.The School has an excellent reputation in delivering initial teacher training: the School will pay for the successful candidate’s PGCE tuition fee with the University of Buckingham or ECT fees with ISTIP, in addition to their teacher salary, and trainee teachers have a reduced lesson allocation, supportive observations and mentor meetings, and a programme of seminars. The successful candidate will begin their PGCE training, where applicable, in September 2026, with an induction period before the academic year begins. This opportunity is ideal for recent graduates or career-changers who are looking to enter the teaching profession via a school-based training route.Brentwood School ethosWe embody our values of virtue, learning and manners just as those before us have been doing since 1557. We are proud of our modern inclusive community which is shaped by our Christian Foundation. At Brentwood we ask ‘how is this child intelligent?’ (rather than ‘how intelligent is this child?’) and believe that finding what it is that makes someone tick is the secret to a successful education and the platform for a fulfilled life. Our pupils are confident without being arrogant, they look out for each other, they do the right thing, even when no-one is looking and they respect difference. We help our pupils to solve problems. In partnership with parents, we teach them to persevere after setbacks, adopt a growth mindset, and challenge the norm. We encourage them to ask questions in class and take control of their own learning. Of course, they work hard and enjoy great success in and out of the classroom, and once they’ve left us, many go on to use and develop their leadership skills and achieve beyond their expectations, always remembering what Brentwood has taught them.That’s who we are. We are Brentwood.We