Teacher of Science (Biology)

Wood Green School, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 1DX

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  23 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Biology, Science
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) Salary dependent on experience

Teacher of Science (Biology) job summary

We are now looking for a talented and enthusiastic teacher to join our Science Department. We will consider both full time and part time applications for this post.

The Science Department has an excellent reputation within the school and enjoys good GCSE and A level results. The Department is centrally located and comprises of ten laboratories, all with ICT facilities and three preparation rooms.  The department is well-supported by a dedicated team of technicians. Each teacher is based largely in one laboratory and teaches all three Sciences in Key Stage 3 and teachers specialise at Key Stages 4 and 5. There is a science staff workroom. In 2026 we will benefit from new laboratories as part of the school’s expansion.

If you are interested in the post but the specific conditions do not exactly match your requirements, please feel free to contact us via hrwest@acertrust.org.uk in advance of your application and a member of leadership team will be pleased to speak with you. Otherwise, we can discuss specific details during the interview process.

We are looking for staff who:

• Want to be excellent practitioners in their subjects

• Want to inspire students to learn and grow, both in and out of the classroom

• Are keen to collaborate to achieve our shared aims and to develop best practice, and to find solutions to our challenges together

• Want to keep learning and growing throughout their career

• Are committed to helping all our young people to be exceptional, well-qualified and well-rounded people who make a positive contribution to our school, our community and the world

What we will offer:

• A school where staff ‘value the care and consideration that the school takes regarding their workload’ (Ofsted October 2024)

• Committed department teams with the autonomy to innovate, within an effective aligned approach to teaching

• Access to high quality CPD 

• A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing – wellbeing is a core value and staff wellbeing is one of our strategic priorities. We care about our staff as teachers and as people.

The closing date is 12pm 23rd January 2025

Commitment to safeguarding

Wood Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the health, safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment for whom they are responsible or with whom they come into contact in the course of their duties. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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About Wood Green School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1291 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Wood Green School website (opens in new tab)
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Wood Green is an over subscribed 11-18 Academy school in the thriving town of Witney, 10 miles west of Oxford. Our strong reputation and results improving year on year have led to a rapid rise in student applications. We believe strongly in a culture of mutual respect and strong relationships, and everything is underpinned by our LEARNWell values.

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