Science Teachers - permanent and maternity cover available

LeAF Studio, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9JW

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  13 May 2025 at 2:25pm

• Date listed

  4 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650 - £49,084

Science Teachers - permanent and maternity cover available job summary

LeAF Studio School is going through a period of exciting curriculum change, designed to give our pupils a more focused studio school offering. To support our expanding teams, we have an exciting opportunity to join our Science Department, with potential to also support our maths curriculum. We have one permanent post and one maternity cover post available.

KS5 experience is desirable, since the post will also support A Level Biology, alongside KS4.

Dynamic, forward thinking and absolutely committed to changing the lives of all young people, we are seeking new colleagues who will share our inclusive and positive ethos and our passion to drive our unique studio school forwards. We are looking for someone with excellent subject knowledge and a passion to engage our students. Someone who is dynamic, resilient, and motivated with a willingness to uphold our high expectations.

Potential Recruitment and Retention bonus available for permanent positions.

What We have to Offer:  

• A visible and approachable senior leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff. 
• A strong support network both within the school and across Authentic Education.  
• All staff are part of a professional learning community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs. 
• Strong potential for career progression. 
• A culture that respects work-life balance and an ongoing commitment to wellbeing with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.  
• An Employee Assistance Programme including in the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.  
• Staff benefits include free eye testing for DSE users through Specsavers, free will writing through Dunham McCarthy Solicitors and reduced price corporate gym membership through BH Live. 
• A competitive pension through Teachers’ Pensions or The Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff.   

Sponsorship available.



Should you wish to arrange a visit or an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Maddy Fuller,  HR Academy Lead at Maddy.Fuller@lss.weareauthentic.education

Together we are Courageous, Innovative, Excellent

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About LeAF Studio

• School type: Free School, ages 13 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 444 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: LeAF Studio website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/leaf-studio

Ambitions Academies Trust (AAT) comprises schools from all sectors: mainstream (primary and secondary) and special. AAT secures outstanding achievement and improved life chances of all our pupils. All our Academies have high expectations as the focus of their work. We are strongly committed to supporting colleagues in developing their careers further and offer excellent CPD opportunities.

In January 2019 LeAF Studio received a "Good" rating for every aspect of the OFSTED criteria. LeAF Studio has 458 students on roll in years 9-13.

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