Teacher of Science and Animal Care
Earl Mortimer College, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8JJ14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
From January 2027
Closing date
27 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Main Pay Range / Upper Pay Range
Teacher of Science and Animal Care job summary
Position: Teacher of Science and Animal Care
Salary: Main Pay Range/ Upper Pay Range
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Closing Date: Friday 27th November
Interviews: Week commencing Monday 30th November
Start Date: From January 2027
We require a Teacher of Science to join Earl Mortimer College. You will be joining our team of creative, supportive and dynamic staff teaching and supporting students in KS3 and KS4 with the opportunity to teach and support Animal Care lessons in KS4.
It is an exciting time to be joining the hardworking and committed staff at Earl Mortimer College. The school is focused on providing a high level of education for all children and ensuring that every child has access to the same opportunities. Earl Mortimer College’s vision and ethos is rooted in developing aspirational and self-reflective learners who are able to think for themselves and be valuable members of their community. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum placing significant importance on cultural capital alongside academic achievement.
We would like to hear from you if:
You are a qualified teacher of Science (QTS status) with exemplary subject knowledge
You are an outstanding classroom practitioner with high expectations for achievements and behaviour
You are passionate about teaching and learning and have a positive outlook and excellent interpersonal skills
You are able to deliver a creative and stimulating curriculum to a high standard, enabling our students to achieve their best possible outcomes
You have a willingness to participate in continuous professional development opportunities to maximise your pedagogical knowledge
You are willing to contribute to the values, ethos and the development of our school
You are willing to teach BTEC Animal Care as part of the role
Earl Mortimer College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks will be conducted in accordance with KCSIE. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Links to our school policies, including our Safeguarding Policy and most recent Ofsted report, can be found on our website .
Visits to the College prior to submitting an application are welcomed. Please contact the College to arrange.
Earl Mortimer College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks will be conducted in accordance with KCSIE. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Links to our school policies, including our Safeguarding Policy and most recent Ofsted report, can be found on our website www.earlmortimer.org.uk
Visits to the College prior to submitting an application are welcomed. Please contact the College on 01568 613221 to arrange.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Earl Mortimer College
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 502 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Earl Mortimer College & Sixth Form Centre is a thriving and dynamic College placing the education of our students, in all aspects, at the heart of its drive for excellence. In November 2013 and October 2017 our Ofsted report judged us Good in every single aspect.
At our truly comprehensive College, we have 558 students on roll. Our students come from a large rural catchment area, however, the College itself is the most modern, ’state of the art’ and attractive learning environment.
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