Teacher of Science

Stanborough School, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6YR

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  30 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  16 April 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34,398.00 - £52,490.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS plus fringe

Teacher of Science job summary

We wish to appoint a passionate and inspiring Teacher of Science to join a forward thinking and successful faculty with a team of specialists including a Curriculum Leader, Teaching and Learning Lead and Subject Leaders. ‘A’ level science is taught in all three specialisms and the department offers a range of extra-curricular activities, both in and out of school. Candidates are welcomed from any specialism. For suitably experienced candidates with Physics as a specialism who are looking for a full time position, there is the potential for a position of responsibility with a TLR.

The science faculty is a key curriculum area of the school where results are significantly above the national average in both combined and individual sciences. As a large and progressive faculty there is a suite of ten science laboratories. There is also a team of technicians who support the area from a central requisition hub in the science area. We are looking for a candidate who is inspiring, dynamic and has a passion for teaching Science to join our team and continue to grow a joy of learning in all our students.

This position would equally suit an experienced teacher or an early career teacher for whom excellent induction and support is provided. For an informal discussion about the post or to arrange a visit prior to application please contact Govin Persand, Deputy Headteacher - gpersand@stanborough.herts.sch.uk

We were delighted to be awarded a ‘Good’ rating by Ofsted in March 2023, this recognises the hard work and progress made by all in the school. Prospective candidates are encouraged to read the full report available on our website at https://stanborough.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-OFSTED-Report.pdf.

Further information is also available on our website: https://stanborough.herts.sch.uk/vacancies/staff-vacancies/

Closing date: 9.00 am, Thursday 30th April 2026

Interview date: 6th May 2026

Prospective candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as we reserve the right to call candidates for interview and appoint before the closing date

Stanborough School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and references therefore applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers. Please note that this post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Stanborough School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The following policies are provided on the vacancies section of our website: Policy for Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment and Retention Policy

Applying for the job

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About Stanborough School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1261 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stanborough School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stanborough-school

Awarded a 'Good' rating by Ofsted in January 2023, Stanborough School is an 11-18 co-educational Academy that sits on the southern fringe of Welwyn Garden City with easy access to the A1 and London. Due to parental demand for places at the school, from September 2019 the school expanded to 8 form entry. We pride ourselves in being a fully inclusive school that serves our local community and on being a school that does its best for each individual student so they can achieve their potential during their time at Stanborough.

Stanborough is proud of its community involvement. We work closely with the four other local Secondary Schools as part of the Welwyn-Hatfield 16-19 Consortium. We also take a leading role in hosting and developing a number of other key community developments such as the Handside Schools Partnership with a local special school and primary school.

The school boasts excellent facilities including our first-rate IT resources, a legacy of our Specialist Computing Status. With a dedicated Art and Technology block, Sports Hall, Sixth Form Centre and the recently constructed MFL and Humanities and Music and Drama teaching blocks the students enjoy some outstanding facilities. Our excellent resources in all curriculum areas also show our commitment to giving students a wide variety of curricular opportunities including technology, the performing arts and computing.

Our greatest asset at the school is our staff. We want the best educators for our students and through exceptional retention we have a stable staff with very low turn-over. A number of staff who started at the school as NQTs now find themselves in senior positions at the school. We have a strong support team and many staff have remained with the school for several years.

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