Director of Science
Hampton Gardens Secondary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 8HR20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
27 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £59,456.00 - £64,128.00 Annually (FTE) LP8 - LP11
Director of Science job summary
Director of Science
Pay scale: Leading Practitioner Scale LP8 – LP11
Full time, Permanent
Start date: 1 September 2025
Closing date: Tuesday 22 April 2025
We are looking to appoint a Director of Science to join us at an exciting time as Hampton Gardens continues its journey to become an outstanding school. It is likely that you already hold a position of responsibility within your department and are ready to make the move to into a role with additional leadership responsibilities. We are looking to appoint the best person for this position; therefore, the exact areas of additional responsibility will be open for negotiation.
The role of the Science Department is to work hard to ensure that all students feel safe, secure in their learning striving to achieve academic excellence. The ethos is such that there is a continuous drive for improvement and as a result we continuously evaluate and develop our provision. The team currently consists of a Head of Biology, Head of Physics and Head of Chemistry. In addition, there are 6 teaching members of staff and 3 Science Technicians. Hampton Gardens provides state of the art facilities for staff to refine and enhance their practice whilst delivering an outstanding Science curriculum.
The Department has developed the Key Stage 3 curriculum to develop and prepare students for the Key Stage 4 Science options. We currently offer AQA GCSE Combined Science (Trilogy), AQA GCSE Physics, AQA GCSE Biology and AQA GCSE Chemistry. At Key Stage 5 we currently run OCR A Level Physics, OCR A Level Biology and OCR A Level Chemistry.
How to Apply
If having read the advertisement, job description and person specification, you are motivated to apply for this position please submit your application through MyNewTerm.
Please complete all sections of the application form. Please note that CV’s will not be accepted.
Your personal statement should outline your previous experience and how this makes you a suitable candidate for the position for which you are applying.
We are looking for a September 2025 appointment and would welcome visits if you wish to tour the school prior to application. To arrange a visit please contact the HR Team in the first instance at jobs@hamptonacademiestrust.org.uk
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.
AGENCY APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE.Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Commitment to safeguarding
Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.
In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education, the school will consider carrying out an online search as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Full details are contained with our Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy and Recruitment and Selection Policy, which are available via our website, or on request.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Hampton Gardens Secondary School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1249 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hampton Gardens Secondary School website
Hampton Gardens is an 11-19 free school which opened in September 2017 to an initial intake of 180 Year 7 students. When full, the school will accommodate 1200 students in years 7-11 and 300 students in Sixth Form.
Hampton Gardens is part of the Hampton Academies Trust who also run the highly successful and popular Hampton College all-through school, Hampton Lakes Primary School and Dogsthorpe Infant School. HAT schools have very close links and some shared staff.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Teacher of Science with Subject Lead - Physics
Jack Hunt School
Bradwell Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9PY
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough