Science Teacher | Academy | Nottingham

CORE PURPOSE

We require an ambitious, intellectually rigorous Science Teacher to deliver high-quality biology, chemistry, and physics instruction across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. The role involves facilitating a challenging, concepts-first academic curriculum while leveraging practical laboratory work to foster deep scientific inquiry, analytical reasoning, and academic mastery.

KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS

• Curriculum Design & Instruction: Plan, resource, and deliver highly structured, evidence-based science lessons that challenge pupils across all technical and academic abilities.

• Practical Laboratory Leadership: Coordinate and execute safe, engaging practical experiments, ensuring pupils master foundational laboratory techniques, scientific data collection, and safety protocols.

• Academic Progress Monitoring: Implement rigorous formative and summative assessment routines, utilising pupil tracking data to design sharp, targeted interventions that bridge learning gaps.

• Examination Preparation: Guide Key Stage 4 cohorts systematically through the demands of terminal GCSE combined and triple science specifications, maximising progress outcomes for all learners.

• Pastoral Care Integration: Undertake full form tutor responsibilities, managing daily registration, monitoring pupil attendance, and delivering the school's structured personal development units.

ENVIRONMENT & STRUCTURE

• Academy Framework: Operating within a forward-thinking multi-academy trust, our academy benefits from centralised operational support, collaborative network planning, and robust professional development pathways designed to accelerate teacher growth.

• Behaviour Systems: The campus implements highly consistent, school-wide behaviour routines that maintain a quiet, respectful, and orderly atmosphere, ensuring classrooms and science laboratories remain calm, predictable, and safe environments for complex learning.

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

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

• Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver strong progress outcomes in terminal public examinations through explicit, highly engaging instruction.

• Routine Implementation: The ability to execute school behaviour policies with absolute consistency, maintaining a positive, highly focused, and strictly disciplined workshop and classroom culture.

REGIONAL CONTEXT

• Science & Manufacturing City: Based in Nottingham, the school operates within a designated UK Science City renowned for its pioneer heritage in pharmaceuticals, healthcare manufacturing, and clean-energy technology, providing an inspiring local context for scientific studies.

• Connectivity: The area offers premier East Midlands transport links, providing efficient commuting choices via the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) tram system, key regional road corridors (A52, A453, and the M1 motorway), alongside comprehensive rail networks connecting directly through Nottingham station.

APPLICATION INTAKE

Please submit your current CV to begin the application process