Teacher of Science

Job details

Job role Teacher View all Suitable for early career teachers jobs

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Subject Science

Working pattern Full time

Contract type Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) Salary from £32,916 in line with Main Pay Scale / Upper Pay Scale | (Unqualified Teachers considered - salary from £22601.00)

Teacher of Science job summary

We are seeking a passionate and resilient Science Teacher to join our alternative provision setting, supporting young people who may have experienced barriers to mainstream education. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference—helping students re-engage with learning, build confidence, and achieve meaningful outcomes in science.

The successful candidate will be creative, adaptable, and committed to nurturing positive relationships. You will deliver engaging, accessible science lessons tailored to individual needs, with a strong focus on progress, wellbeing, and personal development.

The main focus of the Subject Teacher's role is fostering the learning and progress of the pupils in their care. This involves being an effective teacher of pupils as well as of the subject. Quality of preparation, resourcing, planning, subject expertise, teaching skill, pace, challenge, proactive classroom management, effective marking and assessment, high expectations, and positive personal relationships are all central to providing the conditions within which pupils' personal skills, abilities, understanding, learning and progress can be developed.

What we can offer:

• Experienced and supportive School Leadership Team
• Opportunities for staff to develop through Continuous Professional Development
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Occupational Health
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free on site Parking

Job Details

Subject: Science

Position Type: 1 FTE, Permanent Post

Line Manager: Vice Principal

Travel Required: Occasional

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

Application Process

Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):

• childcare disqualification
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• medical
• online and social media
• prohibition from teaching
• right to work
• satisfactory references
• suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.