Science Teacher

Etonbury Academy, Arlesey, Bedfordshire, SG15 6XS

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2025

• Closing date

  5 January 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS Negotiable

Science Teacher job summary

SCIENCE TEACHER

BASED AT: ETONBURY ACADEMY

SALARY/GRADE RANGE: MPS/UPS

RESPONSIBLE TO: Principal, Senior Leadership Team, Head of Science

REQUIRED: APRIL 2025

HOURS: FULL TIME

ETONBURY ACADEMY

Etonbury Academy is an extended secondary school with over 1100 pupils, located on the edge of the town of Arlesey, close to the Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire border and excellent train links to london. We provide a broad and extensive curriculum for children aged 9 to 18 years, including Sixth Form. We are delighted to achieve the best GCSE exam results in Central Bedfordshire for a second consecutive year and look forward to celebrating our first Sixth Form cohort as they achieve their A-Level results in Summer 2025.

In our most recent Ofsted report (February 2020), we were judged as Good by inspectors – we were also recognised as a UK Top 100 Performing and Improving School by independent report Government Initiatives IQ.

We are a local school with a global outlook, preparing young people for the future. Our facilities, resources and specialist teaching are second-to-none. So to is our commitment to pastoral care.

This is a place where every child is safe, secure and supported. Every single member of our learning community – students, staff and parents – are part of our success story.

Our younger students join us in Year 5 at Etonbury Juniors, and move up to our secondary school in Year 7. With separate buildings for junior, secondary and Sixth Form, we provide a nurturing environment for all pupils to receive an excellent Etonbury Experience. We know our children, and together we make Etonbury Academy a school to be proud of.

We provide professional development for aspirational staff and access the teaching school, colleges and Apprenticeship Levy to make this happen. Our proven track record gives you every reason to consider Etonbury as the right school for you.

We welcome visits to our school prior to the application, please contact Amy Bowles on 01462 730391 or abowles @bestacademies.org.uk to arrange.

Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST)

The Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) is a multi-academy trust providing exceptional education across our community of 12 schools and five nurseries. Since forming in 2016, we have grown significantly into one of the largest single employers in Central Bedfordshire. We now educate more than 5,000 children across the area, from nursery age to advanced level study, and have over 700 members of staff.

Applicants must be willing to undertake a DBS clearance and the Academy must receive two satisfactory references before the successful candidate can commence employment.

Applications may be made online via MyNewTerm. A Word application form can also be downloaded directly from our website.

http://www.etonbury.org.uk

We are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children's welfare and offers of employment are subject to DBS clearance and satisfactory references.

Strictly no agencies.

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 Etonbury Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 9 to 19
• Education phase: Middle
• School size: 1109 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Etonbury Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/etonbury-academy (opens in new tab)

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