9 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    5 January 2026

  • Closing date

    28 September 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    19 September 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

Science

Working pattern

Full time: Full Time

Contract type

Fixed term - Maternity Cover - Maternity or parental leave cover

Pay scale

TPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Vacancy: Teacher of Science

Full Time, Maternity Cover Post

Closing Date: 11:59pm Sunday 28th September 2025

Interview date (optional): TBC

Required from: January 2026

Details:

St Peter’s is an oversubscribed school, known as a high performing school and nationally recognised for our approaches to character education. Our most recent Ofsted inspection (‘Good’ November 2019 and SIAMS inspection (‘Excellent’ May 2019) indicate the significant progress we have made in developing well rounded students who ‘live life to the full’. As a Beacon School, Relational and Restorative Approaches are key to how we educate for a wise, courageous and compassionate community.

We are seeking to appoint a Teacher of Science from January 2026 (Maternity Cover) to teach KS4 (Majority Physics with some Chemistry) and KS3 (Biology, Chemistry and Physics), working in a friendly team. Science is a strength at St Peter’s where students enjoy a rich and varied curriculum. They achieve very high results and consistently make excellent progress.

Our students make working here a real pleasure, and as such we have high expectation for both our students and ourselves.


What the school offers its staff

We offer:

  • a welcoming and friendly team of excellent staff
  • a supportive working environment
  • students with a drive to succeed

A willingness and ability to offer time and energy to our wellbeing programme &/or extra-curricular provision (which we believe adds significant value to our character based approaches to education, including our Duke of Edinburgh and Ten Tors), will be taken into consideration for applications.



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

As a Church of England Aided School, in cases of equal merit preference will be given to candidates who are in sympathy with the foundation. The school is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of its students. This role is subject to enhanced DBS clearance.

Applying for the job

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About St Peter's Church of England Aided School

School type
Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1305 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Email address
vacancies@spexe.org
Phone number
01392 204764

St Peter’s is an oversubscribed school, known as a high performing school and nationally recognised for our approaches to character education. Our most recent Ofsted inspection (‘Good’ November 2019 and SIAMS inspection (‘Excellent’ May 2019) indicate the significant progress we have made in developing well rounded students who ‘live life to the full’. As a Beacon School, Relational and Restorative Approaches are key to how we educate for a wise, courageous and compassionate community.

Arranging a visit to St Peter's Church of England Aided School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@spexe.org.

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