Head of Learning Area Science and member of Extended Leadership Team 

Mossbourne Community Academy, London, E5 8JY

8 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
11 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 March 2025

Job details

Job role: Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject: Science
Working pattern: Full time: 40 hours per week ,Full Time, 52.143 weeks per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: Leadership Spine

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an outstanding leader and science practitioner who is ready to join the Extended Leadership Team, who can lead a high-achieving Science Learning Area and continue to take the staff and students from strength to strength. Year on year, students at Mossbourne Community Academy and the Mossbourne Sixth Form achieve exceptional outcomes and we seek a leader who will continue to push for even greater achievement, still.

The Head of Learning Area Science will be responsible for line managing, leading and inspiring the heads of department within the learning area, including a significant number of experienced staff, many of whom are post holders.

The science learning area is renowned within the academy for its consistently outstanding results, as well as for its collaborative and friendly staff who are at the forefront of teaching and learning across the school. We are looking for someone with the vision, grit and academic acumen to continue the department’s success.

What the school offers its staff

Federation staff are rewarded through access to a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:

Benenden health membership, to support health and wellbeing, fully paid by the Federation

Discounted gym membership with the ability to spread membership costs

Free staff fitness classes

Cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes

Free lunches (T&Cs apply)

Discounts at local restaurants

Saturday pay programme

Special leave scheme

First rate professional development and career opportunities

Staff appreciation awards and events

The Mossbourne Allowance (Ts & Cs apply)

Commitment to safeguarding

Mossbourne Federation reserves the right to modify job descriptions to ensure the needs of the Federation & students are met. Mossbourne Federation provides equal employment opportunities to all employment applicants and employees without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status. The document is not a comprehensive list; it simply outlines expectations of the role. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. The post holder must be committed to safeguarding the welfare of children.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

How to apply

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Additional documents

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Federation-Employee-Experience-Brochure.pdf - 1.22 MB (opens in new tab)

Federation Recruitment Brochure.pdf - 2.12 MB (opens in new tab)

Head of Learning Area Science and member of the Extended Leadership Team JD (1).pdf - 150 KB (opens in new tab)

About Mossbourne Community Academy

School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase: Secondary
School size: 1432 pupils enrolled
Age range: 11 to 18
Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
School website: Mossbourne Community Academy website
Email address: recruitment@mossbourne.org
See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mossbourne-community-academy

The Mossbourne Federation’s flagship academy, Mossbourne Community Academy (MCA) is built on high expectations and doing right by the pupils in our care. We are driven to ensure that MCA pupils have future choice and opportunities, succeed in their chosen career pathway and make positive contributions to society. MCA has not only changed the face of education in Hackney, but has also raised the bar in educational expectations to the highest level; we achieve recognition, nationally, and annually, for setting a new benchmark for non-selective comprehensive education. All pupils, regardless of race, gender, background or ability, are encouraged to achieve their true potential and the behaviour of our pupils is exemplary. With outstanding GCSE and A-level results, year on year, Mossbourne Community Academy is placed within the top 1% of schools in the country. We are tremendously proud that our most recent Ofsted Inspection, dated November 2021, judged the academy as ‘outstanding’ and starts with the sentence ‘Mossbourne Community Academy changes pupil’s lives for the better’, because that is what we do, year on year. In 2023, Mossbourne Community Academy was named the top comprehensive school in London in The Sunday Times ‘Good Schools Guide’, the 5th most oversubscribed school in England and the most oversubscribed school in London. Such recognition is testament to the pride, hard work and dedication of our staff body, pupils and parents.