Teacher of Science

Witton Park Academy, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 6TD

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: 34,069.00 - 52,835.00

Teacher of Science job summary

We are seeking an inspiring, passionate, and dedicated Teacher of Science to join our team on a full-time basis.

In this role, you will deliver high-quality, engaging Science lessons across the curriculum up to GCSE. You will play a pivotal role in nurturing curiosity, setting high expectations, supporting students with diverse needs (including SEND and disadvantaged learners), and fostering a safe, encouraging learning environment.

About the School

Welcome to Witton Park Academy, a vibrant centre of excellence where pride, passion, and innovation drive everything we do. We believe that a world-class education starts with world-class educators, and we are dedicated to creating an environment where both our staff and

students truly flourish and relationships underpin all we do.

Why Join Our Team?

State-of-the-Art Facilities: Our ultra-modern school buildings offer bright, inspiring classrooms and outstanding outdoor spaces designed to pioneer innovative learning.

We provide the tools and tech you need to bring your subject to life. Unrivalled Professional Development: We invest heavily in your growth. Through our leadership within the Achievement through Collaboration Trust and high-profile partnerships with Google, SSAT, and EIP SCITT, National Institute of Teaching (NIOT), Kingsbridge, Edge Hill University and National College to name a few. Our staff access elite, cutting-edge professional learning opportunities.

Community: We unite our school with the local community, instilling values of success, support, and social growth while leading the drive to be a community that is 'succeeding together'.

Whether you are an ambitious teacher looking for your next career step or an experienced leader aiming to make a lasting impact, Witton Park Academy offers the ideal platform for your professional journey.

We warmly invite you to visit our academy, experience our exceptional culture firsthand, and discover what makes our school community so special.

Visit our website for more information: www.witton.atctrust.org.uk

About the Trust

Achievement through Collaboration is a Trust with a purpose! We want our children, our staff and our schools to Achieve, Belong and Collaborate.  

To achieve our purpose, we know there are things we need to get right!

Through a clear definition and articulation of the values and beliefs of Achievement through Collaboration, we’ve built an organisation with children at the heart of everything we do. Our schools have the individuality to make the right choices for their pupils, staff and communities within a culture of collaboration.  

Our Trust Board owns the strategic plan, holding the executive team to account to deliver it whilst delegating the correct things to the Local Governing Bodies. LGBs are supported to build their role around the children, parents and staff of their individual school whilst expressing the “we” of the Trust. 

Key to maintaining our successful educational standards is a clear trust wide school improvement strategy/plan that meets the needs of every school wherever they are on their journey. Our Trust Wide strategy for capturing the most effective practice and transmitting it between more classrooms is in place and underpinned by a workforce talent management strategy that facilitates staff development and deployment.  

A strong central team connects the academies enabling leaders and teachers to concentrate on educational delivery. Achievement through Collaboration is financially stable which enables the strategic allocation of resources that enables standards to be maintained and improvements to be achieved.

We believe that all children, staff and schools benefit from belonging to a family of schools within a strong collaborative multi-academy trust. We are an outward organisation, we embrace innovation and opportunities that benefit our pupils. AtC has invested in staff to build capacity to collaborate with other schools and we are now actively looking to grow further.

If you share our values and are committed to ensuring that our children at Witton children have the opportunity to acquire the knowledge, skills and character to shape future success for themselves and their world, we look forward to hearing from you.

Jane Chambers 

Chief Executive Officer

Our commitment

We are committed to:

Safeguarding and putting children at the heart of everything we do. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment safeguarding checks, including on line checks. 

Supporting flexible working for all roles and welcome applications from those who wish to work flexibly.

Eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We are committed to a workplace which is free from discrimination and harassment and we strive to create an inclusive environment where all employees feel they achieve, belong and collaborate.  

Supporting colleagues - we offer a wide range of staff benefits available to all colleagues working within our family of schools.

Due to the nature of this role, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and requires enhanced DBS certificate/barred list check. It is an offence to apply for a role in regulated activity if you are on a barred list.

If you have any difficulties accessing our recruitment portal or completing the application form please contact 01924 907319.

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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 Witton Park Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1243 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Witton Park Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/witton-park-academy

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