Teacher of Physics

ISC group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in Edinburgh is seeking a full-time Teacher of Physics to join the Senior School from 17 August 2026. The successful candidate will teach Physics at all levels and contribute to the school's extra-curricular activities. Applicants must be GTCS registered or eligible for registration and demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. The role offers a competitive salary, generous benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Fee remission from Nursery to S6

Free school lunches

Paid moving house day

Free Sports’ Club membership

Auto-enrolment in the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Death in service benefit

Enhanced maternity leave

ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme

Employee Assistance Service

Cycle to work scheme

Annual professional review process

Funding towards professional qualifications

Generous holiday allowance

Generous pension

Qualifications

• Must be GTCS registered or eligible to register.
• Experience in teaching Physics at various levels.
• Must embody school values of kindness, confidence, and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Teach Physics at all levels up to Higher.
• Contribute to the school’s extra-curricular programme.
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of students.

Skills

Teaching Physics

GTCS registration

Child safeguarding practices

Education

GTCS registered or eligible for registration

Job description

Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools are currently recruiting for a Teacher of Physics to join the Senior School on a permanent basis from 17 August 2026 (subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks). The role is full time, with a salary of £35,2020-50,982. The role is based at our Queensferry Road site.

The purpose of the role is to teach Physics at all levels up to Higher and contribute to the School’s extra‑curricular programme.

The successful candidate must be GTCS registered, or eligible for registration, in teaching Physics.

Eligibility

ESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Benefits

• Fee remission from Nursery to S6
• Free school lunches
• Paid moving house day
• Free Sports’ Club membership, including access to pool and fitness suites
• Auto‑enrolment in the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Death in service benefit
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave
• Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations
• Employee Assistance Service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
• Annual professional review processRegular salary reviews
• Funding towards professional qualifications
• Generous holiday allowance
• Generous pension

Values

We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role‑modeling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Any enquiries about this position should be directed to [e-mail]

The closing date for applications is midday on 28 January 2026.

About ESMS

Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant family of independent schools, set in beautiful grounds in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co‑educational nursery and junior school, single‑sex but closely twinned secondary education, and a co‑educational sixth form.

We are a consistently award‑winning School, with an educational legacy that stretches back more than 300 years. Our schools have always been pioneers of rounded education. Children’s education is underpinned by our values: kindness, confidence, resilience, integrity and curiosity. From virtual reality headsets in the classroom to developing one of the first outdoor learning programmes in Scotland, we are always searching for new ways to develop the whole child.

The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.