Teacher of Science

Holywell School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 0JA

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2025 or Sepetmber 2025

• Closing date

  20 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  30 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS

Teacher of Science job summary

This is a wonderful opportunity for a creative colleague to join us as we continue to teach our students in Years 5 to 8 but also as we develop our curriculum further through Years 9 to 11 so our students can be successful at GCSE Level. This is an exciting time for a teacher to be joining us as you will have an input into how we shape and develop our secondary provision. The role would be perfect for a teacher new to the profession (we have a great track record of supporting ECTs) or for an experienced teacher looking to work in a dynamic and very supportive team. We currently have four full-time members of the Science team and a Science technician. Science is a well-led and well-resourced area of the curriculum. Full details of the schemes of work can be accessed on the school website – Learning -> Subjects -> Science. There is a significant teaching commitment attached to this post and the postholder will also look after a tutor group.

The successful candidate will;

Join a school that offers a genuine opportunity for career development

Be able to contribute to the wider improvement of the school

Be driven and committed to our students.

The start date for the position is either after Easter or September 2025, depending on the right candidate. If you need any additional information or clarification about the post, or should you wish/be able to visit the school ahead of submitting your applications, please contact Romana Tomei (Business & Operations Manager) by email at rtomei@holywellschool.co.uk.

Completed applications should be received on or before Thursday 20th February 2025 - we do reserve the right to withdraw this advert should a suitable applicant be found before the closing date. Please explain in your letter of application why you are passionate about teaching Science, what your pedagogical approach for Science is and how you could support us in developing our KS4 curriculum. Interviews will take place week commencing 24th February. We would highly recommend a visit to the school to see our ethos in action.

Closing date: Thursday 20th February 2025 (Noon)

Interview date: W/c 24th February 2025

Holywell School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children’s welfare. We also have a sincere commitment to equal opportunity and to the celebration of diversity, including in our staff recruitment. We welcome applications from all sections of our community very warmly, and we recognise the huge strength and opportunity that comes from diversity in all aspects of our make-up. We will need to obtain references in advance of interview for any candidate short- listed, and all job offers are subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.

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 Holywell School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 9 to 13
• Education phase: Middle
• School size: 722 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 13
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Holywell School website (opens in new tab)
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Holywell School is a caring, distinctively Christian, community-focussed Church of England School. We aim to continue the historic tradition of Church of England Schools by providing a Christian Values-inspired education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. As a school, we are a loving, supportive community with high aspirations for all. We promote inclusion, we are proud to belong and we value each individual. We look after each other, believe in second chances and aim to be the best we can be so we can serve and support the common good.

Our vision is to ‘Live life in all its fullness’. We aim to be an outstanding Christian learning community where everyone is valued as a unique individual and where everyone feels safe. We will aim to be the best we can possibly be, to treat others as we wish to be treated and to make a positive difference to our community and beyond. We strive to be peaceful problem-solvers with open minds and hearts, living God’s love and being kind.

We are a popular and oversubscribed school of 700 students. 2021-2022 will see our final year of expansion. Although situated in the Local Authority of Central Bedfordshire, we straddle the border and have half of our population from Bedford Borough schools. Students are largely drawn from the two villages of Cranfield and Wootton. There is an increasing number of ‘out-of-catchment’ students who are applying to the school because of its good reputation. As part of Central Bedfordshire’s ‘Schools for the Future’ development programme, we are currently exploring a long-term plan to evolve into an 11-16 secondary school.

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