Director of Science
Woodlands School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 5PJ20 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
2 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
6 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £49,780 to £54,938
Pay scale
- L1 to L5
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Have considerable experience of leading Science/STEM at secondary phase.
• Be an inspirational leader with passion, drive, and a commitment to consistently lead and deliver outstanding teaching in Science
• Have the ability to develop and lead the school’s Science / STEM strategy.
• Be able to lead and build teachers’ confidence to engage our young people with the curriculum
• Help guide teachers to ensure our young people develop the stamina and resilience that comes from engaging them in challenging tasks
• Have the patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
• Be flexible and open to change.
• Be able to develop a flexible range of teaching strategies with our team of teachers
• Understand that students take individual and multiple pathways in their learning
What the school offers its staff
• Excellent professional learning and support at every stage in your career, with opportunity for continued personal development through our Talent Pathway
• Career development opportunities including funded NPQs
• Excellent resources and facilities
• Significant leadership time on your timetable.
• A core belief in staff wellbeing and work life balance for all, evidenced in policy and practice
• Benefits including funded counselling, physiotherapy and GP and other medical support
• As a school in the Marches Academy Trust teachers have opportunities to engage with staff across the Trust to support and collaborate with peers and colleagues in sharing the expertise across our family of 11 schools.
Further details about the role
Why this leadership role above others?
Come and make a difference to the life chances of our young people.
Woodlands is a special school for pupils who have social, emotional and mental health needs. We are proud of the high expectations and aspirations we set for every child and young person, providing an inspiring environment where everyone can learn and achieve.
We provide ambitious and exciting opportunities through well-designed and individualised curriculum packages.
You will be part of a highly effective, supportive team who readily share best practice amongst the team.
You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with individual children, young people and their parents. You will find each day rewarding, making the difference, and providing support and nurture for children and parents alike.
You will join us in celebrating success and encouraging all our young people to develop broader life skills, investing in them as a whole child.
We are incredibly proud of the achievements of all our pupils and trust that you will feel the same as we work together to ensure the successful future for them.
Do you have what it takes to provide high quality teaching and learning for our children and young people?
Would you class yourself as a compassionate, collaborative, and ambitious practitioner with the determination to make a difference?
Woodlands School is seeking a highly motivated and experienced senior leader with a background as a Science / STEM specialist. The successful candidate will bring their passion for this key curriculum area. Teaching Science across KS3 and KS4, the successful candidate will have operational and strategic responsibility for the development of the Science curriculum, and will lead our school’s approach to Science / STEM. This cross-phase role is central to our commitment to creating an inclusive, learner-cantered culture where all learners feel they belong and can achieve. Through both curriculum leadership and the integration of educational technology, the post holder will drive excellence and equity in Science and STEM, supporting learners across all phases to find an understanding of the world through the eyes of a scientist.
This is an exciting time for us as we progress our quality of education to “good” matching all other judgements of “good” in our recent inspection. We are proud of the distance travelled and we want you to join us for the next phase of our journey.
You will be unflappable, have a sense of humour, and be utterly committed to the children in your care. Woodlands is an amazing place to work, and our learners need someone who is not afraid to have high expectations of what they can achieve academically and socially and will never let that standard drop. You will have a strong sense of fairness and know that you are a catalyst to change children’s lives.
Commitment to safeguarding
This school 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 applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Woodlands School
- School type
- Academy, ages 9 to 16
- School size
- 55 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Woodlands School website
- Email address
- lisa.dugmore@wdl.mmat.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01939232372
Woodlands is a special school for pupils who have social, emotional and mental health needs. We are part of the Marches Academy Trust, based in the beautiful county of Shropshire
Arranging a visit to Woodlands School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lisa.dugmore@wdl.mmat.co.uk.
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