Teacher of Science

Glossopdale School and Sixth Form, Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 2DA

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  25 April 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £43,607.00 Annually (FTE) MPS

Teacher of Science job summary

Thank you for your interest in joining Glossopdale School & Sixth Form. Our school is an oversubscribed 11-18 comprehensive secondary school which serves the Glossop and wider community. We are a warm and caring school that has the highest expectations of students and ourselves, where every student is expected to work hard, behave well and contribute positively to the school community.

We are seeking to appoint an inspiring and innovative qualified Teacher of Science. The appointed person will be joining an experienced and highly skilled team.

The Science team is a large, successful faculty consisting of subject specialists teaching Biology, Chemistry and Physics from KS3 to KS5. The faculty is well resourced, friendly, committed and strives constantly to develop and improve methods for enhancing student learning, enjoyment and achievement.

Students have 3 lessons a week of Science in Years 7 -9 and 5 lessons a week in Years 10 - 11. We have some of the best facilities in the area having fully re-built our school in 2018. This not only provides both staff and students with everything they can expect for modern teaching and learning, but also gives us exceptional environmental credentials.

While with us, we encourage every member of staff to stretch themselves and we give everyone access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities. We are a research-based school with the aim to develop highly effective evidence-based practices including teaching, learning and assessment, where we collaborate as a whole staff to persistently improve our pedagogy and where we evaluate our practice habitually.

We are exceptionally proud of our staff and the dedication they display every day to support our students to reach their potential. Whether a member of our Leadership Team, Teaching Staff or Support Team – all have a vital role to play in providing an environment where we can provide world class education where all can achieve.

For more information, please see attached job pack or look on our website.

Commitment to safeguarding

The TRUE Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Our schools are a safe place for children, where our responsibilities for safeguarding children are taken seriously. As a Trust, we are responsible for ensuring that all our schools have thorough and robust child protection and safeguarding policies and procedures.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Glossopdale School and Sixth Form

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1240 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Glossopdale School and Sixth Form website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/glossopdale-school-and-sixth-form

Our School is a warm and caring community for all of our 1,200 students, from when they join us in Year 7 to when they leave us in Year 13. We are a school that has the highest expectations of students and ourselves, where every student is expected to work hard, behave well and contribute positively to the school community.

Our core purpose is to support students of all abilities and backgrounds to develop high aspirations and achieve their potential. We do this by nurturing and building ambition for our students, we open opportunities, broaden horizons and introduce challenges ensuring everyone can thrive, both academically and personally, to be the best that they can be.

While with us, we encourage every member of staff to stretch themselves and we give everyone access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities. We have just started our journey to become a research based school with the aim to develop highly effective, evidence-based teaching, learning and assessment, where we collaborate as a whole staff to persistently improve our pedagogy and where we evaluate our practice habitually.

Everyone also has the ability to get involved with school life beyond their core role – whether that’s supporting one of the many extra-curricular activities and clubs, or becoming part of the student support structure we have in place for each year group. There’s always some way you can push yourself towards your own goals while inspiring and supporting our students.

We have some of the best facilities in the area having fully re-built our school in 2018. This not only provides both staff and students with everything they can expect for modern teaching and learning, but also gives us exceptional environmental credentials.

Just like our students, we welcome people to join our school from a diverse range of backgrounds. We welcome interest from enthusiastic, dedicated and hardworking individuals who wish to share in our and, more importantly, our students’ success.

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