Mr Justin Scarlett, Teacher of Science & Mathematics

Originally from Margate, Mr. Scarlett attended St. Edmunds School in Canterbury and Chatham House Grammar School for Boys in Ramsgate. Having always had a flare for Science, he read Applied Biology at The University of Greenwich and subsequently embarked on various classified research projects at The Jodrell Laboratory at The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, on the subject of medicinal compounds from plants. He later was awarded Fellowship of The Linnaean Society of London.

As a keen musician he started piano lessons at the age of 5 and has since composed and produced many works. He was Director of Music at Babington House in Chislehurst, studied conducting with The Kodaly Institute at St. Catherine’s College, University of Cambridge, and is a member of the Performing Right Society.

Mr. Scarlett enjoys exploring deep tropical forests, climbing active volcanoes and attempting to surf world class breaks in Indonesia.

Experience

Mr Scarlett qualified as a teacher in 1992 at Avery Hill Teaching College, Greenwich, and has held posts in both Primary education and some of the UK’s most prestigious Kentish Grammar schools, including Invicta Grammar School in Maidstone and Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, where he was awarded The Rolls Royce certificate, ‘in recognition of outstanding contributions to science teaching’.
In 2015 he completed a TEFL course in Thailand to teach English and Science there. He went on to hold a Deputy Headship, as well as being Vice Principal and Director of Studies at Highlands International Boarding School in Malaysia.
Mr Scarlett returned to the UK in 2018 and has been a supply teacher whilst fulfilling family commitments.

Mr Scarlett’s goals…