CORE PURPOSE

We require an inspiring, enthusiastic Science Teacher to deliver outstanding scientific instruction across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, with opportunities to contribute to post-16 advanced scientific pathways. Operating within an ambitious, oversubscribed specialist STEM provider, the successful candidate will facilitate a knowledge-rich, practical-led curriculum designed to foster deep conceptual understanding, experimental literacy, and critical scientific thinking, preparing all pupils thoroughly for exceptional outcomes in terminal GCSE Combined Science and Separate Sciences public examinations.

THE SCHOOL

Our specialist academy is dedicated to cultivating an ambitious and highly academic learning environment where every student is challenged to achieve their full potential. As a forward-thinking STEM school with a strong local reputation, we blend rigorous academic standards with a supportive, inclusive atmosphere. The science department is characterized by a culture of intellectual curiosity, practical exploration, and collaborative planning, where teachers share a passion for scientific discovery and evidence-based pedagogy. We operate a highly supportive, centralized behaviour system that minimizes classroom disruption, allowing teachers to focus entirely on delivering high-impact, deeply engaging scientific instruction.

KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS

• High-Impact & Practical-Led Instruction: Plan, resource, and deliver high-quality biology, chemistry, and physics lessons across all attainment pathways, systematically embedding the "working scientifically" framework alongside core theoretical knowledge.

• Experimental Scaffolding & Lab Safety: Maintain rigorous laboratory safety standards while executing engaging practical experiments, utilizing structured teacher demonstrations and explicit scaffolding to build pupils' investigative and data-analysis skills.

• GCSE Performance Optimization: Guide Year 11 examination cohorts meticulously through the demands of linear terminal papers for both GCSE Combined Science and Separate Sciences, utilizing diagnostic data tracking to eliminate persistent misconceptions and maximize high-grade retention.

• Closing Science Attainment Gaps: Identify and target learning barriers within mixed-ability cohorts, deploying explicit command-word instruction, visual models, and structured retrieval practice to ensure accessibility for SEND pupils while stretching high-prior-attaining scientists.

• Inclusive Pastoral Support: Fulfil full form tutor responsibilities within an established year group structure, supporting pupil wellbeing, managing daily registration routines, and maintaining proactive, positive communication with families.

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

• Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or a recognised equivalent teaching credential, paired with a strong honours degree in a scientific discipline (such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Biomedical Sciences).

• Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver strong progress metrics and exceptional performance outcomes in terminal public GCSE specifications through highly structured, systematic, and explicit science pedagogy.

• Inquisitive & Supportive Ethos: An unwavering commitment to comprehensive education, possessing the exceptional communication skills, enthusiasm, and logical clarity required to challenge high-attaining pupils while building scientific confidence in pupils of all backgrounds.

REGIONAL CONTEXT

• A Landscape of Industrial Innovation and Technical Learning: Based in the historic Black Country borough of Dudley, the school capitalizes on a deeply grounded regional identity built on a legacy of industrial engineering, limestone geology, and manufacturing innovation. The area's modern commercial evolution toward medical technology, advanced construction methodologies, and technical skills development provides an exceptional, real-world backdrop for applied chemistry, geology, and thermodynamics, connecting classroom science directly to active regional regeneration and professional engineering sectors across the West Midlands.

• Connectivity & Infrastructure: The campus benefits from premium West Midlands transport infrastructure, offering straightforward road commuting via the strategic M5 motorway corridor, the A4123 (Birmingham New Road), and the A461. Public transit networks operate efficiently with frequent local bus services and the modern West Midlands Metro tram extensions, while nearby railway hubs at Dudley Port, Tipton, and Cradley Heath provide regular West Midlands Railway services that connect the school effortlessly to Wolverhampton, Walsall, Stourbridge, and Birmingham New Street.

APPLICATION INTAKE

Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.