Teacher of Science

Burntwood School, London, SW17 0AQ

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 June 2026

• Closing date

  15 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 June 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subjects: Science, Physics
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Teachers’ Pay Scale (Inner London)

Teacher of Science job summary

• Role: Teacher of Science
  
• Full time/Part time: Full Time
  
• Contract Type: Permanent
  
• Salary Grade: Teachers’ Pay Scale (Inner London)
  
• Reporting to: Head of Cluster
  
• Commencing: September 2026

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, committed, and inspiring Teacher of Science to join our successful and dynamic Science Cluster from September 2026. This position would be suited to both experienced teachers and Early Career Teachers. While we particularly value subject knowledge in Physics for this post, we would also be delighted to hear from applicants with a Biology and Chemistry background.

The successful candidate will:

• have a good, relevant honours degree and be QTS qualified by the start date;

• have the subject knowledge to teach Physics, Chemistry or Biology to A-Level;

• be able to motivate and inspire students to love science;

• be committed to working successfully as a member of a team;

• have strong organisational and interpersonal skills.

Burntwood is a popular, highly successful, multi-cultural school. We put equality, safeguarding and inclusion at the heart of our ethos. Burntwood has a strong corporate identity characterised by our firm commitment to the UNICEF Convention on the Rights of the Child.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check.

If this role is of interest to you, please read the application pack, available on our website.

How to apply

Please note, we are only accepting applications through our careers site.

Should you require any other details, please contact our HR team by via email.

Applications must be completed and submitted no later than 9am on Monday 15th June 2026.

The interview date is to be confirmed.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check.

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 Burntwood School

• School type: Academies, None, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1472 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Burntwood School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/burntwood-school

Burntwood is a highly successful academy for girls. We are an 11-19 comprehensive school with 1500+ students, of whom 450 are in our mixed Sixth Form. The majority of our students progress to our Sixth Form and the vast majority then on to university and higher education.

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