EXPIRED

This job expired on 5 October 2025

  • Start date details

    January 2026

  • Closing date

    5 October 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    24 September 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Head of department or curriculum

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3

Subject

Science

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours per week

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS1 - UPS3 plus TLR

What skills and experience we're looking for

About You:

Thistley Hough Academy is seeking an enthusiastic, innovative, and highly motivated Teacher of Science to join our dedicated secondary school team from January 2026. You will have a genuine passion for teaching Science and the versatility to deliver engaging lessons across the wider Science curriculum, including physics, chemistry and biology. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced teacher looking to broaden their subject expertise in a supportive and forward-thinking school environment. You will be a confident communicator, committed to delivering outstanding teaching and learning, with a proactive approach to curriculum planning, classroom management, and student progress. A strong focus on Health & Safety, creativity in lesson design, and a collaborative, student-centred mindset are essential to inspire and support learners across Key Stage 3.

Our ideal candidate will have:

  • Strong knowledge of the KS3 Science curriculum, with the ability to design and implement engaging, differentiated schemes of work that lay firm foundations for GCSE success.
  • Proven track record of excellent classroom practice, demonstrating high expectations and the ability to raise attainment and enthusiasm for science across all Key Stage 3 year groups.
  • Leadership experience or clear leadership potential, including the ability to support and develop colleagues through coaching, mentoring, or leading CPD.
  • Commitment to curriculum development and assessment, ensuring progress is accurately tracked and interventions are purposeful and effective.

What the school offers its staff

About the Science Department/Team:

  • Strong and skilled: a team with excellent subject knowledge and teaching expertise.
  • Cohesive and collaborative: we work closely to share best practice and support one another.
  • Student-focused: we prioritise every student’s learning, progress, and enjoyment of science.
  • Innovative and committed: we continuously develop our curriculum and teaching to ensure success for all.

About Our School:

Interested in what sets Thistley Hough Academy apart? We invite you to learn more about our ethos and experience the spirit of our community by visiting our website.

Discover More About Our Trust:

We encourage you to learn more about our trust's culture, the continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities we offer, and the benefits available to our colleagues. Visit our Trust website to explore these aspects in detail and see how we support our staff in their professional journey.

Ready to Join Us?

Submit your application directly through our website. We warmly welcome visits to our school, and if you'd like to arrange a visit or confidential conversation with the Line Manager, our friendly HR/Recruitment team is here to help. Reach out to us at recruitment@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk, and we'll be delighted to assist you.

Essential Information:

Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.

All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.

The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.

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.

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About Thistley Hough Academy

School type
Academies, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1095 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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School website
Thistley Hough Academy website
Email address
rosie.smithobrien@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk
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Welcome to Thistley Hough Academy – a community school in the heart of Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent. Our academy prides itself on its warm and welcoming ethos in which every student is valued as an individual. This is an important part of our identity and this ideology will always remain at the heart of our work. As an academy we believe passionately in supporting all students to achieve their absolute best.

Thistley Hough was first opened in 1938 and over the last seven decades scores of local children have been successfully educated at Thistley Hough. We are proud of our history and we remain dedicated to the same vision - to provide the best possible education for local children of all backgrounds, abilities and beliefs. Over 35 languages are spoken at Thistley Hough and we value and respect all faiths and cultures.We believe in celebrating success and we want our students to be recognised for the amazing things that they achieve. I have very high expectations of our academy and I am clear that all students must be aware of exactly what is expected of them.

In order to be an outstanding academy it is my belief that there are several key things that we must ensure are in place every single day:

• Quality teaching, academic support and enrichment that delivers excellent results and engages students

• The highest expectations of behaviour, uniform and student conduct in order to create a calm and productive working environment

• Outstanding and fully inclusive pastoral care and academic guidance

• Provision tailored to the personal needs of all students as individuals so that they may all achieve personal excellence.

You can be assured that we are relentlessly focused on achieving these goals. We believe passionately in working closely with our community in order to ensure that every one of our students is cherished and nurtured. We want to work in partnership with all stakeholders to ensure success for our current students whilst continuing to strive for an outstanding school of the future.

Arranging a visit to Thistley Hough Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rosie.smithobrien@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk.

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