Science Second in Department

West Craven High School, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 5TB

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  21 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS 1 - UPS3 plus TLR
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2.1

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and Attainments

Qualified Teacher with QTS - Essential

Degree in a relevant subject area - Essential

Training, Experience and Knowledge

Successful teaching experience in a relevant subject area - Essential

Thorough knowledge of the National Curriculum - Essential

Demonstrate a student centered approach to teaching, including an appreciation of inclusive provision and practices - Essential

Ability to implement creative strategies for raising attainment in literacy and numeracy - Essential

Knowledge and experience of writing lesson plans, developing resources and assessing student’s work - Essential

Experience of working in partnership with parents/carers to facilitate effective links between home and school - Essential

Personal Skills and Attitudes

Display initiative, be positive and enthusiastic - Essential

Demonstrate a commitment to equality and diversity - Essential

Possess excellent communication and relationship building skills - Essential

Be a team player - Essential

Demonstrate a flexible, adaptable, resilient and results orientated approach - Essential

Ability to lead and manage own workload effectively, and take responsibility for own professional development- Essential

Suitability to work with children and young people - Essential

What the school offers its staff

West Craven is a small and vibrant secondary school for young people aged 11 to 16 years which serves this local Lancashire/Yorkshire community.

Barnoldswick is located on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border with both Leeds and Manchester drivable in just under an hour. Preston, Skipton and Bradford are easily commutable and the town is on the doorstep of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Bronte Country and the Forest of Bowland. The Lake District, Morecambe Bay and the Fylde Coast are all a short drive away.

Our vision is to create a culture and ethos which promotes high aspirations and expectations, balanced with the highest level of care and support. We want students to love coming to West Craven, love learning and love being part of the academy family. The vision involves educating the whole child; our academy motto ‘Ad Vitam Paramus’ means ‘We Are Preparing for Life’. We encourage all students to get fully involved in the life of the academy and the opportunities beyond the classroom.

As an academy at the heart of the community we want close links with our feeder primary schools, local businesses, colleges and training providers. The school is on a programme of rapid transformation and improvement. As part of Pendle Education Trust since 2016, the future of the school is bright.

By joining the West Craven High School family you will become part of a supportive and ambitious team. We have regular staff training and dedicate time to continuing professional development and staff wellbeing. Our culture is about always looking at how we can share best practice with each other and improve together.

We collaborate with our colleagues at Colne Primet Academy as well as the three primary academies in our Trust family and have the support of the Pendle Education Trust core team for functions such as Finance, Facilities, Human Resources, Health and Safety, IT, Marketing and Governance.

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

https://www.pendleeducationtrust.co.uk/page/?title=Safeguarding+and+Child+Protection&pid=58

Applying for the job

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About West Craven High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 591 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: West Craven High School website
• Email address: hr@pendleeducationtrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-craven-high-school

West Craven High School joined Pendle Education Trust in September 2016. As a small and vibrant school, it specialises in giving its students the individual attention that larger establishments can find difficult. Every student at West Craven is an individual, prized for their individual skills, and it is a priority for the school to help each student achieve their personal goals.

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