Teacher of Science - KS3 and KS4

Redbridge Alternative Provision, Ilford, Essex, IG6 1PU

35 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Summer / Autumn Term 2026

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  9 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £37,872.00 - £56,124.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS depending upon experience

Teacher of Science - KS3 and KS4 job summary

If you have natural enthusiasm for working with young people and are committed to working to improve their life chances, then Redbridge Alternative Provision (RAP) would like you to join our welcoming and passionate team.

RAP provides an education for a range of KS3 & 4 students who have been, or are at risk of permanent exclusion from their mainstream school.

Applications are welcomed from dynamic and inspirational teachers, who wish to make a difference by safeguarding, raising standards and improving the life chances, behaviour and levels of attainment for some of the most vulnerable students whose previous educational experience, for whatever reason, has not been wholly positive.

We are interested in candidates that are good and outstanding teachers, who are fully-inclusive in their practice, with positive classroom management skills and a growth mind-set attitude. They need to be resilient and flexible enough to work in a pressured school environment. The successful applicants will demonstrate a strong commitment to the aims, values and ethos of the school and be a positive team player.

We are looking for an exceptional teacher with:

Qualified Teacher status

Successful classroom experience of Quality First Teaching

An interest in, and understanding of, Special Educational Needs and the factors which affect behaviour

Resilience, stamina, flexibility and excellent interpersonal skills

A positive attitude to hard work and challenging situations

We can offer you:

The opportunity to be part of a supportive, child focused team of staff with a community feel.

A highly rewarding job with no risk of boredom

A present SLT with an open door policy

A well structured staff wellbeing offer

Career progression and extensive CPD Programme

Opportunities for additional responsibility and promotion

Visits to RAP and informal discussions are welcomed by contacting:

Rubert Jonker - Headteacher - 020 8501 6080

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks, therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

All adults employed by the school have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.

Redbridge Alternative Provision welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this position.

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 Redbridge Alternative Provision

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 21 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Redbridge Alternative Provision website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/redbridge-alternative-provision

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