Head of Physics

South Craven School, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 7RL

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  17 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

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
• Additional allowances:

  MPS / UPS

Head of Physics job summary

The Science department is a large, successful and well-established department with a team consisting of 18 experienced full and part-time teachers, a Science specific Teaching Assistant and two Science technicians. There are 14 fully equipped Science laboratories and three dedicated prep rooms. Students are taught Edexcel Combined Science at GCSE, with selected students sitting separate Science GCSEs. Science is popular in the Sixth Form, with a large number of students selecting to continue with A-levels in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, as well as L3 BTEC Applied Science. We are looking to appoint someone who can lead Physics with confidence and real ambition. Someone who can continue to develop and deliver a diverse and expansive curriculum that secures rich knowledge in our students and which expands our students’ passion for the subject.

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.

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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 South Craven School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1860 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: South Craven School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/south-craven-school

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