24 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    10 August 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    16 July 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Other support roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Science

Working pattern

Full time: Full Time, 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, 45.942 paid weeks

Contract type

Fixed term - Fixed Term until 31 August 2026

Full-time equivalent salary

£29,572.00 - £30,559.00

Pay scale

Grade 5, SCP 16-18

What skills and experience we're looking for

Thornaby Academy are looking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic Science Technician to join our team. The successful candidate would be able to organise the support services for the Science Teachers in the Academy, be able to prepare the materials, stock and standard solution, specimen and apparatus required for demonstrations and set up and test demonstrations experiments and ensure they will work satisfactorily.

What the school offers its staff

Northern Education Trust offers:

  • The opportunity to work and progress across the family of schools, should you wish in the future;
  • The chance to apply for leadership roles in the Deeps structure taking on a whole school leadership project;
  • The support and expertise of Director of Subjects.
  • A full and detailed programme of support and development for all;
  • A further comprehensive programme of professional development, including leadership, provided through the NET Staff College.

Employee benefits

  • Free flu vaccinations
  • Free onsite parking

In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the interview process.

The Trust is committed to considering flexible working requests.

The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All posts are subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. We expect all adults to share our commitment to safeguarding and the health and wellbeing of our pupils.

Flexible working opportunities

The Trust is committed to considering flexible working requests.

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

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

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About Thornaby Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
478 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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Thornaby Academy is a vibrant, inclusive and caring community that has recently joined the family of schools in Northern Education Trust. In a short space of time, we have wholeheartedly fostered the NET vision of being ‘Outcomes focused, child centred’.

We believe that children come first; every decision we make is always underpinned by what is in the best interests of our young people so that they achieve, are safe, successful, valued and respected.

In collaboration with other NET schools, we have access to a wide range of opportunities for us to develop, strengthen and enrich our provision both in and beyond the classroom. In doing so, we are fully committed to ensuring our young people achieve the outcomes they deserve and develop the skills they need to lead happy and fulfilling lives.

We have the highest expectations of all of our students and staff in our drive to achieve excellence. We particularly value the strong support we receive from parents and the wider community in our focus on standards.

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