Curriculum Area Leader (Head of) Science

Jack Hunt School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9PY

53 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  29 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS + TLR1b (12036) - negotiable for exceptional candidate

Curriculum Area Leader (Head of) Science job summary

CURRICULUM AREA LEADER (Head of) SCIENCE

(Full Time)

TLR 1b (£12,036), negotiable for a truly exceptional candidate.

Required for January 2026, Jack Hunt Academy is seeking a dedicated and ambitious Teacher to be our next Curriculum Area Lead for Science.

The successful candidate will lead a large team of teachers, which includes specialist Curriculum Leads in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, into the next phase of development.

Science is hugely popular at Jack Hunt School. With our A-Level courses experiencing tremendous popularity, we now have more Year 12 students choosing to study science than ever before.

The department has excellent facilities and technical support with a highly experienced and supportive team of technicians.

We provide a highly effective environment for professional growth, including ongoing in-house professional development and training opportunities.

Jack Hunt School is a successful, oversubscribed 11 – 18 comprehensive school. Located in Peterborough, we cater to over 1,900 students from across the city and surrounding areas, improving life chances of children through providing exceptional education.

We have outstanding community engagement and value diversity and inclusivity across the school.

If you want to make a significant difference in the lives and aspirations of our students, we look forward to hearing from you.

**Closing Date:** Monday 29th September 2025, at 9:00 AM

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and suitable candidates will be invited for an interview. We reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement should a suitable candidate be appointed.

The Governing Body of Jack Hunt Academy and the Board of Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

For further details and to complete an online application, please visit www.PKAT.co.uk/vacancies.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About Jack Hunt School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1891 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Jack Hunt School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/jack-hunt-school

Jack Hunt is an oversubscribed 11-18 vibrant, multi ethnic co-educational,
comprehensive school with outstanding community cohesion.

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