Maternity Cover Teacher of Science
Dowdales School, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8AH19 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
25 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
5 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until July 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- Teacher Pay Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an enthusiastic Teacher of Science. There is an Academic Team Leader, a Deputy Academic Team Leader and a teacher with reponsibility within the team. A number of our Senior Leaders and Pastoral leads also teach within the Science Department.
At Key Stage 3 students study Biology, Chemistry and Physics in mixed ability groups. Students have four lessons a week. We cover a range of topics at Key Stage 3 which focus on a combination of experimental and mathematical skills, and theory.
At Key Stage 4 we offer Combined Science and Separate Science as a GCSE option. We have an open options system at Dowdales. Combined Scientists have six lessons a week and Separate Scientists have nine (with three in each discipline).
Results in the department are strong and students enjoy their lessons. Attainment is regularly above the national average in Combined Science. Separate Science is a popular option at GCSE with one two groups running in most academic years.
We believe in providing opportunites for students to immerse themselves STEM subjects outside their lessons. Extra curricular activities are a strength at Dowdales and enrichment activities in Sciences and, more widely in STEM, support this ethos. We also offer science clubs at lunchtime.
What the school offers its staff
We are proud to have:
- Extremely high aspirations for all students at Dowdales ensuring that every young person makes excellent progress and performs to the best of their ability
- Students with positive attitudes who enjoy coming to school
- An enthusiastic and dedicated team of staff and governors
Commitment to safeguarding
Dowdales School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust Safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of Safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers.
Applying for the job
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About Dowdales School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 792 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dowdales School website
- Email address
- ayoung@dowdales.school
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