14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    1st December 2025

  • Closing date

    30 September 2025 at 1pm

  • Date listed

    15 September 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Science

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) Depending on experience

Teacher of Science job summary

Teacher of Science

Role: Teacher of Science

Salary: MPS/UPS (Depending on experience)

Hours: Full time

Contract Type: Fixed Term (Maternity Cover)

The Role

Great Marlow School is are looking for a teacher with experience and outstanding subject knowledge to join the Science Department in a full-time capacity on a fixed term basis (maternity cover).

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, ambitious and motivated teacher to join this successful and hard-working department. Applications are welcomed from individuals with a track record of outstanding classroom practice. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to command respect in the classroom and inspire students to realise their potential. Candidates should also be confident in using effective strategies to motivate ALL learners and in promoting the enjoyment of the subject across all year groups.

  • At Key Stage 4: Science Trilogy and Triple Science are studied
  • At Key Stage 5: Biology, Chemistry and Physics are all popular A level choices

The School

Great Marlow School (GMS) is a successful, highly regarded, and popular school, GMS a fantastic place to work because there is a shared commitment to realise the potential in every child. Teaching staff and associate staff are enthusiastic, dynamic and talented. Every year we are significantly over subscribed in Year 7, and we have a large and popular sixth form: it is a school we are all very proud of.

The recent Ofsted inspection In Nov 2022, highlighted how well the school delivers its vision to create opportunities that enable all pupils to fulfil their potential and where pupils gain a good all-round education,

where academic success and well-being are equally valued. In addition to this Ofsted commented positively on the atmosphere that has been created in classrooms and the respectful atmosphere that is evident across the school. As a school, we have significantly raised achievement in the last three years, whilst maintaining the care and support of students; it is this which has secured the exceptional reputation of the school amongst parents, carers, students, staff, and trustees.

Great Marlow School offers:

  • A superb learning environment
  • First rate professional development and outstanding opportunities for career progression
  • An opportunity to be part of an exceptional, fast developing organisation
  • An excellent induction programme for all staff new to the school
  • Superb support from a successful, highly strategic leadership team
  • Outstanding school facilities
  • Subsidised gym membership

Please see Job Description further information.

The Great Marlow School and the Marlow Education Trust has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and for ensuring that they are protected from harm, therefore it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

  • All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
  • All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

The post is subject to an enhanced DBS including the children's barred list check and qualifications check.

As part of the Great Marlow School and the Marlow Education Trust's pre-recruitment due diligence checks, online searches may be conducted for shortlisted candidates.

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of cultures and all sections of our community.

Please note that applications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early. Therefore, early application is encouraged.

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.
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Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all staff must share this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Applying for the job

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Great Marlow School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1428 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Great Marlow School is a large co-educational secondary school located in the town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire. The school has around 1,450 students aged 11-19, with over 200 attending the sixth form.

Founded in 1961, the school converted to academy status in 2011 and in the last six years has invested £9 million in developing the school facilities including a state of the art sports centre, sixth form centre and performing arts accommodation. The Redgrave Sports Centre was named after former pupil and Olympic rower Sir Steve Redgrave, he opened in the centre in May 2013. The school and the sports centre are a 'hub' of the local community and host events and activities throughout the evenings, weekends and school holidays.

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