Teacher of Science
Walsall Studio School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1RL7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
17 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 October 2025
Job details
Job role
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Part time: 19.5
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teacher of Science (Part-Time, 0.6 FTE)
Walsall Studio School & Sixth
Start Date: January 2026
Salary: Main Scale / UPS
Contract: Permanent, Part-Time (0.6 FTE)
Closing Date: Friday 17th October 2025
Interview Date: Wednesday 22nd October 2025
Inspire the Next Generation of Creative Professionals
Walsall Studio School & Sixth is a deliberately small, forward-thinking school for 14–19-year-olds passionate about creative pathways in performance, music, and media. We offer a unique learning environment that mirrors a modern creative workplace, with flexible studio spaces and industry-standard facilities.
We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic Science Teacher to join our dynamic team. You will deliver high-quality, innovative teaching that prepares students for both exams and future STEM-related careers. Our ethos is rooted in inclusion, aspiration, and professional standards—treating students as young professionals and supporting them to thrive both personally and creatively.
What You’ll Do
- Deliver engaging and challenging Science lessons in line with the national curriculum and our “Curriculum That Gets You Hired” principles.
- Plan and deliver lessons that promote curiosity, problem-solving, and critical thinking through practical and project-based learning.
- Contribute to the planning and continuous improvement of the Science curriculum, ensuring it remains creative, relevant, and aligned with industry and higher education standards.
- Support enrichment projects, employer engagement activities, and STEM experiences that connect classroom learning to industry practice.
- Use trauma-informed and adaptive teaching approaches to meet the diverse needs of learners, including those with SEND or additional barriers.
- Build positive, professional relationships with students, fostering engagement, resilience, and aspiration through our MAGIC values (Motivation, Aspiration, Grit, Independence, Collaboration).
What We’re Looking For
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and evidence of further professional development.
- Successful teaching experience within the curriculum.
- A thorough understanding of effective teaching, assessment, and inclusive practices.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Commitment to your own professional development and to the values of Walsall Studio School & Sixth.
Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities
The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.
How to Apply
Please complete the Online Application Form via our Mercian Trust website.
For informal confidential conversations or to arrange a visit, contact:
Angela Lingard, SLT PA and Office Manager Email: a.lingard@studio.merciantrust.org.uk
What the school offers its staff
Our Offer to You
- A superb staff team committed to doing their best for all in our school community.
- Support from our Trust central teams and other schools in The Mercian Trust.
- Extensive professional development opportunities.
- Comprehensive employee assistance and staff benefits package, including health plans, salary sacrifice schemes, and discounts.
- An ambitious, forward-thinking team where every day brings new challenges and opportunities.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Studio School & Sixth is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A copy of the ‘Safeguarding Policy’ is available to view or download by logging onto the School website: https://walsallstudio.school/
This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from the school or by visiting www.crb.gov.uk.
Applying for the job
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About Walsall Studio School
- School type
- Free School, ages 14 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 185 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 14 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Walsall Studio School website
- Email address
- lottie.fellows@merciantrust.org.uk
Studio School & Sixth is a specialist 14-19 non-selective school and founding member of The Mercian Trust.
Located in the heart of Walsall town centre, our unique small school and sixth form offers an immersive professional experience; supporting academic, vocational and personal excellence for students starting Year 10 or Year 12 who seek a creative and digitally rich curriculum.
Vocational learning is really important here, but it would be wrong to think that this means our students focus purely on practical work. There’s plenty of theory to learn and we strike a good balance between the academic and the vocational. Above all, we challenge our students to be the very best they can be in their chosen fields.
Back in the Renaissance, more than 400 years ago, ‘apprentices’ studied under the guidance of ‘masters’ and it’s this model that has influenced the way Studio Schools operate today. Of course, much has changed and now, thankfully, those ‘masters’ and ‘apprentices’ are just as likely to be women and girls as men and boys.
Studio School & Sixth has almost 300 such ‘apprentices’. It’s one of only a handful of Studio Schools in the country and opened its doors in 2013. Its students go on to universities, conservatoires and high-quality apprenticeships. The school focuses on the creative, health and digital industries, which means students have careers as paramedics, therapists, software engineers, actors, dancers, teachers and much else besides.
Arranging a visit to Walsall Studio School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lottie.fellows@merciantrust.org.uk.
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