Teacher of Science
Dixons Unity Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 3DS6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 February 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 4
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: 37.5 hours a week. Monday - Friday.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Why choose Dixons Unity Academy? The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of integrity, resilience and respect and completely committed to our mission: to ensure all students succeed at university or a real alternative; they live happy and purposeful lives.
There are a range of benefits to working at Dixons Unity:
- '9 in 10' for teachers: our innovative strategy providing one flexi day per fortnight on top of normal PPA time
- 9 training days per year as we invest in your professional growth
- Wider support and opportunities provided by our exceptional school trust
- Two personal days per year
- No meetings after school: PD, departmental meetings and fortnightly coaching for every staff member is built into the school day
- 'Feedback not marking' policy with live, in class, feedback prioritised
- Minimal data inputs and administrative tasks
- Centralised curriculum resourcing to allow you more time to tailor your teaching
- Exceptionally visible senior and pastoral leaders to support with behaviour and culture
- Health and wellbeing support provided through SimplyHealth
- Wider benefits such as cycle to work and technology schemes
- The opportunity to be part of a school on a special transformation journey
Dixons Academies Trust
Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. As a school trust of 17 schools, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most through delivering exceptional education in our schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester, which include primaries, secondaries, all-throughs and a standalone sixth form.
- We are values driven: our values of work hard, be nice, be good underpin everything we do
- We have been challenging educational and social disadvantage for over 30 years
- We are launching a bold flexible working policy to give our teachers more time back
- We are ambitious for every child and highly inclusive
- We are always in the top 5 nationally for progress at secondary
- We prioritise the professional development and growth of all our staff; every member of Team Dixons receives regular coaching
- We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and our staff work collaboratively to share resources and reduce workload
We establish high-performing non-faith academies which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every student to have the choice of university or a high-quality apprenticeship.
Visit our OpenSource platform to learn more about our approaches and culture.
Learn more
Full details of this role can be found in the job description and person specification.
Interviews will take place on 20 March 2025.
Please visit www.dixonsua.com or call us on 0113 512 5530 and speak to Nichol Pace, Academy Administration Manager, to discuss the role further.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment for everyone at Dixons. Therefore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities and irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergent status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required.
We are focused on delivering an ambitious equality, diversity and in lusion strategy as part of our 2-5 year plan. You can read more about this here.
Our trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. inclusion strategy as part of our 2-5 year plan. You can read more about this here.
Our trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
What the school offers its staff
Why choose Dixons Unity Academy? The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of integrity, resilience and respect and completely committed to our mission: to ensure all students succeed at university or a real alternative; they live happy and purposeful lives.
There are a range of benefits to working at Dixons Unity:
- '9 in 10' for teachers: our innovative strategy providing one flexi day per fortnight on top of normal PPA time
- 9 training days per year as we invest in your professional growth
- Wider support and opportunities provided by our exceptional school trust
- Two personal days per year
- No meetings after school: PD, departmental meetings and fortnightly coaching for every staff member is built into the school day
- 'Feedback not marking' policy with live, in class, feedback prioritised
- Minimal data inputs and administrative tasks
- Centralised curriculum resourcing to allow you more time to tailor your teaching
- Exceptionally visible senior and pastoral leaders to support with behaviour and culture
- Health and wellbeing support provided through SimplyHealth
- Wider benefits such as cycle to work and technology schemes
- The opportunity to be part of a school on a special transformation journey
Dixons Academies Trust
Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. As a school trust of 17 schools, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most through delivering exceptional education in our schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester, which include primaries, secondaries, all-throughs and a standalone sixth form.
- We are values driven: our values of work hard, be nice, be good underpin everything we do
- We have been challenging educational and social disadvantage for over 30 years
- We are launching a bold flexible working policy to give our teachers more time back
- We are ambitious for every child and highly inclusive
- We are always in the top 5 nationally for progress at secondary
- We prioritise the professional development and growth of all our staff; every member of Team Dixons receives regular coaching
- We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and our staff work collaboratively to share resources and reduce workload
We establish high-performing non-faith academies which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every student to have the choice of university or a high-quality apprenticeship.
Visit our OpenSource platform to learn more about our approaches and culture.
Learn more
Full details of this role can be found in the job description and person specification.
Interviews will take place on 20 March 2025.
Please visit www.dixonsua.com or call us on 0113 512 5530 and speak to Nichol Pace, Academy Administration Manager, to discuss the role further.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment for everyone at Dixons. Therefore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities and irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergent status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required.
We are focused on delivering an ambitious equality, diversity and in lusion strategy as part of our 2-5 year plan. You can read more about this here.
Our trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. inclusion strategy as part of our 2-5 year plan. You can read more about this here.
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
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Additional documents
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About Dixons Unity Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 913 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dixons Unity Academy website
- Email address
- info@dixonsua.com
Arranging a visit to Dixons Unity Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@dixonsua.com.
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