CORE PURPOSE

We require an inspiring, community-focused Science Teacher to deliver outstanding scientific instruction across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, with opportunities to contribute to post-16 science pathways. Operating within a welcoming, co-educational non-selective community academy, the successful candidate will facilitate a balanced, practical-led curriculum designed to foster foundational conceptual understanding, experimental literacy, and critical thinking, preparing pupils of all abilities thoroughly for solid outcomes in GCSE Combined Science and Separate Sciences public examinations.

THE SCHOOL

Our community academy is dedicated to cultivating an inclusive, encouraging learning environment where personal growth and academic progress go hand in hand. As a non-selective school with a warm, child-centred ethos, we blend clear academic expectations with strong pastoral care. The science department is characterized by a collaborative planning culture and a commitment to accessible, hands-on learning, where teachers share a passion for making scientific discovery relevant to everyday life. We operate a highly supportive, consistent school-wide behaviour system that protects teaching time, allowing educators to focus on delivering engaging, well-scaffolded practical and theoretical lessons to a wonderfully diverse student body.

KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS

• Accessible & Practical-Led Instruction: Plan, resource, and deliver high-quality biology, chemistry, and physics lessons across all mixed-ability pathways, systematically embedding the "working scientifically" framework into daily lessons.

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

• GCSE Performance Optimization: Guide Year 11 examination cohorts carefully through the demands of linear terminal papers for both GCSE Combined Science and Separate Sciences, using diagnostic assessment to identify and close individual learning gaps.

• Closing Science Attainment Gaps: Target learning barriers proactively across the full ability spectrum, deploying explicit command-word instruction, visual models, and structured retrieval practice to support SEND pupils while providing extension materials to challenge higher-attaining learners.

• 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 local families.

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

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

• Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver strong progress metrics and positive performance outcomes across varied ability profiles in terminal public GCSE specifications through structured, systematic pedagogy.

• Empathetic & Community-Minded Ethos: An unwavering commitment to non-selective comprehensive education, possessing the exceptional communication skills, patience, and enthusiasm required to build scientific confidence and curiosity in pupils of all backgrounds.

REGIONAL CONTEXT

• A Historic Riverside Hub of Heritage, Arts, and Rural Technology: Based in the beautiful, globally famous town of Stratford-upon-Avon, the school capitalizes on an exceptional regional identity that blends immense cultural heritage with modern south Warwickshire innovation. While famous for its theatrical and literary history, the region boasts an expanding economic focus on agri-tech, automotive engineering, and green technology research. This provides an excellent, real-world backdrop for studying ecological systems, mechanical physics, and organic chemistry, connecting classroom science directly to local biodiversity projects, historic landmarks, and regional technical enterprise.

• Connectivity & Infrastructure: The campus benefits from excellent transport links across Warwickshire and the West Midlands, offering straightforward road commuting via the strategic M40 motorway corridor, the A46 dual carriageway, and the A3400. Public transit networks operate smoothly via comprehensive local bus routes connecting surrounding rural communities, while Stratford-upon-Avon and Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway railway stations provide frequent, regular West Midlands Railway and Chiltern Railways services that link the school effortlessly to Leamington Spa, Warwick, Solihull, and Birmingham Moor Street.

APPLICATION INTAKE

Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.