Teacher of Science

PERMANENT FULL TIME START SUMMER TERM 2025

(or as soon as possible thereafter) 

Salary: MPS/UPS*

Do you have what it takes to share your scientific knowledge, with bright young minds of the future?

Are you able to accelerate scientific learning environments and make the organisms, genetics and ecosystems meaningful to the lives of the next generation?

Joseph Leckie Academy are seeking to appoint an excellent classroom practitioner who is an enthusiastic, innovative and engaging teacher of Science, (preferably including A Level Biology) to join a dynamic and expanding faculty and to add further capacity to increase the opportunities for more targeted intervention classes especially for KS4.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.
• Monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher.
• Facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
• Contribute to raising standards of student attainment.
• To share and support the Academy’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.
• Support and maintain collaborative relationships with staff and external professionals.
• The successful candidate must hold QTS or equivalent and an honours degree in Biology, Chemistry or Physics.

We would welcome applications from teachers early in their careers including PGCE students through to experienced staff. The start date will be confirmed on interview based on current role/position or if you are a current PGCE student we can delay the start until you qualify.

Our last Ofsted inspection judged the Academy to be good in all categories and for overall effectiveness, with some excellent feedback across all subjects and our Pastoral Care.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious candidate to join our dynamic team at the forefront of change and to make a real difference to our drive to continue to raise standards of education in the Academy. If you believe that you have the passion, kills and abilities to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information and a tour around the Science Faculty and Academy. Please liaise with Mrs Morgan to arrange this through the email below.

We can offer you: -

• Friendly, caring and supportive staff across the Academy – staff stay here for a number of years and say it is a great place to work and ex-students come back to work in the Academy so please come along and visit us find out what they say…
• A high focus on staff well-being with staff social events, a new gym, well-being counsellor, well-being co-ordinator for staff, monthly staff breakfasts, employee assistance programme and much more…
• Excellent support and professional development opportunities including opportunities to undertake our own in-house CPD programmes as well as external providers such as National Professional Qualifications at different levels as you progress towards leadership roles.
• We are a TEEP ambassador School with Level 4 trainers.
• A well established and supportive Induction programme for all staff at all levels including ECT’s.
• Excellent resources, programs and technology to support learning in Science labs.
• *A recruitment payment may be awarded for the successful candidate with the right experience(s) in line with the Academy’s Pay Policy.

You will have/show:

• Practical skills and expertise as outlined in the Job description.
• A passion and vision for working with students in their personal, social and emotional needs as well as their academic development
• The ability to motivate and inspire students.
• Experience of delivering GCSE Combined Science and/or Separate Science is essential and preferably also Single Science and contributing particularly in Biology, though it is expected you will teach all three areas.
• The ability to teach A Level Biology at KS5 is highly desirable.
• The passion to enrich the lives of our students and contribute to the development of Cultural Capital to enhance the life opportunities for our students.
• A clear understanding of the importance of Safeguarding.

Please see the attached job description and person specification and address this in your letter and address the question below:

• Explain how your experience, skills and qualities to date have prepared you for this role. 

Joseph Leckie Academy is an equal opportunities employer and fully committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of students and candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

For further information please contact Mrs Morgan:  a.morgan@josephleckieacademy.co.uk

Closing date: 5th February 2025. However, applications will be considered upon receipt and the Academy reserve the right to close the position early.

Please send completed applications to:  recruitment@josephleckieacademy.co.uk

Joseph Leckie Academy is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of students and candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.