Head of Science

The Mandeville School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8ES

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  10 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  2 October 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: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS plus TLR

Head of Science job summary

The Mandeville School

Part of the Insignis Academy Trust

We have an exciting opportunity to join our successful, vibrant school community as

Head of Science

Permanent, Full-time (1.0 FTE)

Salary: MPS/UPS plus TLR

Closing date for applications: Friday 10th October 2025 at 12 noon

Start date: January 2026

The position

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at The Mandeville School as Head of Science. We are deeply committed to providing students with an environment in which they can achieve and truly flourish. Our school has a strong sporting heritage and this is a key appointment for our school.

The successful candidate will lead the Science team, working alongside the SLT and our student support team, to create an environment where learning thrives and students maintain the highest standards of behaviour. The Mandeville School is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of its students and expects all staff to do the same.

The school

With just over 1,000 students on roll we are a popular school in the heart of Buckinghamshire. We’re fortunate to be based in a diverse, supportive and ever-changing community in Aylesbury and our students are respectful, hardworking and eager to succeed, borne out by our high attendance figures.

We’re an ambitious school and have embarked on an exciting journey of improvement where we are progressing through the hard work of our enthusiastic, loyal and committed staff. Our sharp focus on teaching and learning means we’re relentlessly striving to become better as a school.

Closing date - Friday 10th October 2025 at 12 Noon

For any enquiries relating to the position please contact the Trust’s Human Resources Team, either by email recruitment@insignis.org.uk or by telephone 01296 744351, who will be happy to help.

Insignis Academy Trust operates rigorous ‘safer recruitment’ practices and the successful candidates will be required to undertake the completion of satisfactory checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, medical report, confirmation of qualifications and documentation to prove Right to Work in the UK.

We encourage and value candidates who have varied lived experiences and inclusive mindsets, either due to their engagements in the world or due to their protected characteristics (as set out in the Equalities Act 2010). We are committed to continued development of a community that is representative of the environment in which we work and in nurturing an equitable society.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

The Insignis Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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 The Mandeville School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1001 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Mandeville School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-mandeville-school

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