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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    12 March 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    4 March 2025

Job details

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Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

Physics

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

The governors seek to appoint a well-qualified, driven and ambitious teacher to join our Science department. The successful candidate will be expected to teach the whole ability range at KS3 and KS4.

Woodham Academy has undergone a transformation in recent years. We moved into our brand new building in September 2024. Behaviour is excellent, with positive attitudes demonstrated by staff and students. Our results are well above national averages, we achieve positive progress 8 scores and are ranked highly in County Durham league tables. We are regularly oversubscribed, demonstrating the journey we have been on. Staff wellbeing and development are at the heart of everything that we do. The students at Woodham deserve the highest quality of teaching and pastoral care; the successful candidate will be able to deliver both. We constantly strive to get better at everything that we do, but this is achieved in a warm and friendly environment.

What the school offers its staff

“Working at Woodham Academy has enabled me to be the practitioner I’ve always wanted to be. The excellent behaviour of the students, coupled with a supportive and progressive senior leadership team means that staff morale is exceptionally high. At Woodham you really feel that your personal career ambitions are valued, and there are copious CPD opportunities and pathways for progression.” (staff member March 2021)

Subject experts in all three science disciplines complement our delivery of high quality teaching and learning. The successful candidate will need to work well as part of a team and must be able to add value to the group.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to l.buck@woodham.org.uk

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About Woodham Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1038 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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Phone number
01325 300328

Woodham Academy is a secondary 11-16 age group school in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. We are due to move into a brand new building from September 2024.

Arranging a visit to Woodham Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email l.buck@woodham.org.uk.

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