Teacher of Science

The Chalk Hills Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0NE

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,026.00 - £59,742.00 Annually (Actual) AST 1-12 £33,026-£51,526 plus potential HoY allowance for the right candidate £8,216

Teacher of Science job summary

Teacher of Science

The Chalk Hills Academy are currently looking to recruit a Teacher of Science to join our successful team. Science is a subject where you can really captivate students’ attention with various exciting experiments and interactive lessons.

At The Chalk Hills Academy, we have a large Science Faculty with modern, fully equipped labs and Science Technicians on hand to help. We are looking to appoint a teacher who is motivated to teach engaging and effective lessons with the range of resources we have available.

The Chalk Hills Academy are proud of the unrivalled education experience offered and you will certainly benefit from forward-thinking and supportive leadership, an encouraging and enthusiastic staff body and enterprising students. Our academy has state of the art facilities, fit for all your teaching needs. Our facilities include a gym which staff are welcome to use after school hours and Sixth Form block.

We are looking for a teacher who wants to make a real difference in supporting students and furthering the success of the Science Department. We are on an exciting journey of growth and development, and we are open to incorporating fresh ideas from new staff members.

It’s incredibly important to us here at The Chalk Hills Academy that all our teachers feel valued, listened to, mentored, challenged and given adequate opportunities to develop. We welcome applications from ECT’s who are embarking on starting their teaching career and from more experienced colleagues.

If you want to grow and develop in a fast paced, dynamic and successful Academy, come and join us at The Chalk Hills Academy!

Key Duties

Be able to develop, plan and deliver effective and high-quality learning experiences to all students.

Be an aspirational professional who is enthusiastic, influential and committed to working in pursuit of success for the academy and its learners.

To set high expectations for all pupils, to deepen their knowledge and understanding and to maximise their achievement.

To assess pupils’ work systematically and use the results to inform future planning, teaching and curricular development.

Job specifics

Start date 1st September 2026

Salary AST 1-12 dependent on experience, plus potential Head of Year allowance for the right candidate.

Job Role Full time, Permanent

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date

Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.

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

Advantage Schools is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.

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.

About The Chalk Hills Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1614 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Chalk Hills Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-chalk-hills-academy

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