Teacher of Science (Maternity Cover)
St Richard's Catholic College, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1SE28 days remaining to apply
Start date details
June 2026
Closing date
6 February 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 January 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 9 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Good honours degree in science related area
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Experience of successful teaching or teaching practice in science at KS3 and KS4
- A keen interest in developing the teaching of science
- Awareness of data protection, security and confidentiality
- Effective working relationships with young people of a range of abilities
What the school offers its staff
- Superb working conditions
- Excellent teaching facilities
- A thriving community where you can enjoy teaching and develop your career
- A serious commitment to professional development
- All staff have a laptop
- Generous non-contact time
- Excellent staff facilities
- Staff Welfare team
- Ensuring equality and diversity is a priority
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
St Richard's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Apply for this jobAbout St Richard's Catholic College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1033 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Richard's Catholic College website
- Email address
- recruitment@strichardscc.com
- Phone number
- 01424 731070
St Richard’s is a co-educational Catholic school offering an inclusive Christian education to pupils of all abilities from the ages of 11 to 16 years. It is our aim to encourage, support and develop every pupil in our care academically, socially and spiritually.
We have high academic standards at St Richard's, as our GCSE results consistently testify. In 2025, we secured outcomes that placed us as the highest attaining school in both East and West Sussex, yet we are not an 'exam factory' and whilst excellent teaching and learning is a cornerstone of our provision, it is our wider expectations and strength of our relationships which really underpin what we are about. For example, we expect our pupils to work hard, behave well, dress smartly and pursue excellence in all that they do inside and outside of the classroom. We also aim to provide a happy, caring and safe environment in which pupils can learn and develop into rounded, responsible and confident members of the community. We are, at heart, a family and a 'school which changes lives' (Catholic School Inspection, March 2025).
Our efforts have not gone unnoticed and we are well decorated by external agencies. We have a Prince’s Teaching Institute Art Mark, Leading Edge status, Fairtrade Fair Achiever Award status, an Artsmark Gold Award, a Space Education Quality Mark, Green Flag Eco-Schools Award and Investors in Careers at the highest level. We have also been awarded numerous times by the SSAT, currently holding Exceptional Education Awards, Engaging with Key Stakeholders, Climate for Learning, Leadership through Moral Purpose, Professional Development, Variety of Teaching Approaches, Exceptional Pupil Performance and Exceptional Pupil Progress. Perhaps most importantly, however, we were cited as 'the happiest school in Sussex' based on Ofsted feedback in Spring 2025 and our attendance rates are also the highest in the County: testament to the support we enjoy from our parent and carer body. When we were visited by the Catholic School Inspection team earlier this year, they found us to be 'outstanding' in every area against a new and very stringent framework. We have a proud history and legacy of providing a remarkable standard of education and care, yet we also look forward to our future with a vibrant energy and commitment to be even better, nearer and closer to God, which is what our patron, St. Richard instills in us through his example.
We would all agree that every child is unique and precious with different talents and aspirations, and our efforts are directed into ensuring that they feel both valued and challenged
Arranging a visit to St Richard's Catholic College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@strichardscc.com.
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