Deadline is tomorrow

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    22 May 2025 at 10am

  • Date listed

    2 May 2025

Job details

Job role

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Subject

Science

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE)

Teacher of Science job summary

VACANCY

Teacher of Science

Full or part time will be considered

Salary: ECT/MSP/UPS

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Science Teacher to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for delivering engaging and effective Science lessons, fostering a love for science among students, and preparing them for academic success.

Uplands Academy is based in Wadhurst, East Sussex, an area of outstanding natural beauty and is close to Royal Tunbridge Wells. It is commutable from places such as Brighton, Hastings, Eastbourne and Lewes and has approximately 800 students across years 7-13. Please note, our sixth form is closing from summer 2025.

In September 2022, Beacon Academy, together with Uplands Academy in Wadhurst, became a member of the MARK Education Trust (formally Beacon Community College Academy Trust). The acronym, MARK, was selected because staff who work in the Trust are motivated, ambitious, resourceful, and knowledgeable. This partnership will provide many exciting opportunities for professional development, and the sharing of good practice across the two schools.

Our staff have high expectations, are ambitious for our students, and they know them well. We pride ourselves on our rigorous focus on the child as a unique individual, including our most disadvantaged and those with SEND. We ensure that the lessons our students receive our effectively adapted and inclusive, enabling them to be actively engaged in their learning. We want our children to be happy, successful, and confident by providing the best possible education for all our students. We want to be an exceptional educational establishment for our community. At Uplands Academy, we are proud of the excellent relationships between our staff and our students.

We work meticulously to secure a culture of unapologetically high expectations that are underpinned by our collective, uncompromising belief and ambition for our students, and for the experienced, loyal, highly skilled and highly-effective team of staff that teach them, allowing teachers to teach and students to learn. MARK Education Trust is committed to the development of both its staff and students.

The deadline for applications is 10am Thursday 22nd May 2025

For further details, please contact the Human Resources department on 01892 782135 or email cburgess@uplands-academy.org. Please be advised that we do not accept curriculum vitae.

All posts are subject to DBS enhanced clearance, health checks and satisfactory references. Uplands Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

NB: we advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.

Commitment to safeguarding

All posts are subject to DBS enhanced clearance, health checks and satisfactory references. MARK Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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About Uplands Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
799 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
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Uplands Academy converted to an Academy in September 2022 and became a member of the MARK Education Trust (formally Beacon Community College Academy Trust). The acronym MARK was selected because staff who work in the trust are motivated, ambitious, resourceful, and knowledgeable. This partnership will provide many exciting opportunities for professional development, and the sharing of good practice across the schools within the trust.

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