Teacher of Science

Idsall School, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 8PD

61 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2026

• Closing date

  12 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 32,916.00 - 45,351.00

Teacher of Science job summary

Teacher of Science

 

 

Can you nurture student curiosity in Science and encourage scientific thinking?

 

Would you class yourself as a compassionate, collaborative and ambitious practitioner with the determination to make a difference?

 

Do you have a passion for Science that will help captivate the minds of our young people?

 

 

If you are driven by unlocking potential and having a positive impact that can change the future outcomes of the young people at Idsall, your future starts here.

 

MPR/UPR

1.0 FTE

Permanent

To start Easter 2026

 

Come and join our vibrant heavily oversubscribed 11-18 rural school with excellent facilities. We are a happy, forward thinking, creative and collegiate staff body and you will be joining the school at an exciting stage of its development.

 

We are excited to have the opportunity to add to our dedicated Science team a teacher with a proven track record or the ability and willingness to build that record with our support. You will be ready to inspire and light fires in KS3 and 4.

 

To be successful, you will: 

Have the required experience to teach Science across the whole ability range in KS3 and KS4. There is the potential to teach Science at KS5 for a candidate with suitable experience.

·        Be an inspirational leader with passion, drive, and a commitment to consistently deliver outstanding teaching in Science.

·        Be able to engage our young people through an inclusive curriculum.

·        Ensure our young people develop the stamina and resilience that comes from engaging them in challenging tasks

·        Have the patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations.

·        Be flexible and open to change.

·                 Be able to develop a flexible range of teaching strategies

·        Understand that students take individual and multiple pathways in their learning

 

Why this role above others?

You will be part of a highly effective, supportive team who readily share best practice amongst the team.

The Science department is a committed team who work well together to enable students of all abilities to fulfil their potential.

We are proud of the high expectations and aspirations we set for every child and young person, providing an inspiring environment where everyone can learn and achieve. 

We provide ambitious and exciting opportunities through well-designed and individualised curriculum packages.

We offer:

·        Excellent professional learning and support at every stage in your career, with opportunity for continued personal development through our Talent Pathway

·        Career development opportunities including funded NPQs

·        Excellent resources and facilities

·        A core belief in staff wellbeing and work life balance for all

·        Benefits including funded counselling, physiotherapy and GP and other medical support

·        As a school in the Marches Academy Trust teachers have opportunities to engage with staff across the Trust to support and collaborate with peers and colleagues in sharing the expertise across our family of 11 schools.

 

The Marches Academy Trust values each person equally. We are building a diverse team and embedding a welcoming, inclusive culture that encourages diversity and authenticity. We believe this will encourage creative ways of thinking – ensuring we collaborate more effectively and achieve better outcomes.

We positively welcome applicants from all qualified candidates who share our ethos.

 

Further details about this vacancy and an application form are available on the school website. (Please note we do not accept CV’s).

If you have any other queries please email, Mrs L Pinchin, PA to the Headteacher on admin@ids.mmat.co.uk

 

Closing date for applications is midday on Monday 12^th January 2026.

 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in our care and expect all staff to share this commitment. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to declare any criminal convictions and will be subject to online checks. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

 

 

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 Idsall School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1170 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Idsall School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/idsall-school

Idsall is a large successful 11-18 mixed comprehensive school with over 1,300 students. The school occupies extensive and attractive grounds on the edge of the market town of Shifnal bordering on open countryside.

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