Lead Practitioner/ Assistant Head of Faculty for Science
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 6AQ11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS + Allowance of £4,500 - Experience dependant
Lead Practitioner/ Assistant Head of Faculty for Science job summary
The Great Schools Trust is seeking a passionate and skilled Science specialist to join our team as either a Lead Practitioner or Assistant Head of Faculty — depending on experience and subject specialism. We are keen to bespoke the role to align with the strengths and ambitions of the right candidate.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an excellent aspirant leader and classroom practitioner who thrives on student success, goes the extra mile, and wants to be part of a supportive, forward-thinking, and ambitious team.
About Us
King’s Hawthornes is proud to be part of the Great Schools Trust, ranked No. 2 nationally for most improved multi-academy trust in 2025. Our schools don’t just deliver academic excellence – they transform lives.
We are relentless in our focus on people and wellbeing, ensuring that staff are supported, developed, and valued. With dedicated weekly CPD time, access to leading leadership programmes, and a trust-wide commitment to work-life balance, we offer a thriving environment where both staff and students succeed.
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to co-lead our Science department, working alongside an outstanding Head of Faculty, Lucy Grant — a teaching and learning specialist who is fully committed to supporting the successful candidate. You’ll be joining a dynamic, collaborative team committed to academic excellence and character development.
Our ASPIRE values – Achievement, Aspiration, Self-awareness, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect, and Endeavour – are at the heart of everything we do.
Why Join Us?
At King’s Hawthornes, we are proud of our inclusive and empowering culture. Our latest anonymous Edurio Staff Survey highlights the strength of our community:
“Amazing, supportive staff who truly act with integrity and have the best interests of the school at heart.”
“An open-door, kind culture.”
“A trust that is at the cutting edge of research.”
“I can go to my line manager with any problems, and she always offers immediate advice.”
We also offer:
Reduced workload through our AI-powered assessment platform, allowing more time for impactful teaching
Comprehensive CPD with weekly professional development and leadership link meetings
Exceptional career development opportunities within a growing and successful MAT
A highly competitive benefits package, including a strong competitive salary, for Lead Practitioner or Assistant head of Faculty, pension scheme, BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, and flexible working options
Who We’re Looking For
We’re seeking an inspirational practitioner with the aptitude and passion to take on a leadership role in science. The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Strong subject knowledge and a commitment to raising standards
- The ability to lead, engage, and motivate students and colleagues
- High expectations for academic achievement and student outcomes
- Expertise within one or more science disciplines or key stages
- A growth mindset and the ambition to contribute to a rapidly developing department
Our Science team is a growing, close-knit group dedicated to raising standards across Key Stages 3 and 4.Lucy Grant, leader of science, is a teaching and learning specialist keen to fully support the successful candidate. The role has arisen following the retirement of the current Lead Practitioner and former Head of Department, this is a unique opportunity to shape the department’s future direction.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Visit Us
We warmly welcome visits to the academy. To arrange a visit and meet Lucy Grant (Leader of Science) and the Principal, please contact Phoebe Prenderville using the details provided below.
Safeguarding Commitment
King’s Leadership Academy Hawthornes is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
Join us and help ignite creativity, confidence, and a lifelong love for science at King’s Leadership Academy Hawthornes!
Commitment to safeguarding
The Great Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including an enhanced DBS check. Please note you must have the right to work in the UK.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 636 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes website
King’s Hawthornes is situated in Bootle, several miles from Liverpool city centre. The school is part of The Great Schools Trust, an expanding multi-academy trust based in the North West.
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes is a growing school of committed, friendly staff and a cohort of students who are polite, enthusiastic and keen to learn right across the curriculum. We are a school centred in our Aspire Values – Achievement, Aspiration, Self-awareness, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect and Endeavour. It is these values that drive our behaviours and relationships, a lingua franca that helps to bind our community together. An inspector captured the mission of the school when he observed that we were ‘building better people,’ something we are proud of.
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