Head of Science

Wellfield Academy, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 2TP

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter (or ASAP)

• Closing date

  6 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 December 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 (FTE) with TLR 1.1 £10,174

Head of Science job summary

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Do you have the drive and ambition to lead and shape the future of Science? We are looking for a passionate and ambitious Head of Science to inspire students and staff alike, driving excellence across all science disciplines while continuing to develop your own leadership skills.

This is an exciting opportunity for a specialist who wants to take Science beyond the classroom—promoting curiosity, scientific thinking, and real-world application. You will have the chance to shape an engaging and rigorous curriculum across Biology, Chemistry, and Physics that equips students with strong analytical skills, practical competence, and a lifelong enthusiasm for science.

This role is ideal for an experienced teacher ready to step into leadership or an established leader seeking a new challenge in an ambitious school. The position offers the opportunity to work in a brand-new school building with state-of-the-art facilities commencing soon. You will be supported by a strong, collaborative team both within the school and across the Trust.

If you are ready to make a real impact and lead the next generation of scientific learning, we would love to hear from you.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please complete our online application form in full and in addition, please outline any relevant experience and personal qualities you would bring to Endeavour Learning Trust

Refer to the job description and person specification as a guide and give specific examples to demonstrate your suitability for this post.

Applications should be submitted by 9am on Tuesday 6th January 2026

Interviews are to be held week commencing 12th January 2026

If you require any further information about this role please contact our Eleanor, Recruitment Manager via e.duncan-jameson@wellfiieldacademy.org

SAFEGUARDING

Endeavour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Wellfield Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 524 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wellfield Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wellfield-academy-leyland

Wellfield Academy is an ambitious, growing and thriving school. At our school, students experience inspirational and challenging teaching, excellent pastoral care and a genuine belief that every child can succeed. The successful candidate will join us at an incredibly exciting time for the school. We are one of just a small number of schools nationally to be chosen for the Department for Education’s Schools Rebuilding Project, which will see us move into a brand-new state of the art school in the coming years. In addition, our fantastic reputation in the local community has secured a significant growth in the number of students attending Wellfield. The number of families choosing Wellfield as their first-choice secondary school has more than trebled in the past three years and we are excited to welcome more staff into the Wellfield family as a result.

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