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Teacher of Science (Maternity Cover)

King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1LF

This job expired on 8 December 2025 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  8 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 November 2025

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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
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours over 5 days
• Contract type: Fixed term - TBA - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between 34,398 and 52,490

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will have/be:

• Kind, Hard-Working and Ambitious
• A passion for teaching Science;
• Experience of teaching KS3 and KS4 Science, with a proven track record of success.
• The highest aspirations and expectations for all students, yourself and our school;

What the school offers its staff

King Harold Academy also benefits from being part of the Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT).

As an employee of TKAT you will benefit from:

• A wide variety of opportunities for professional development, including the potential to develop your career at more than one TKAT academy;
• Opportunities to work flexibly, where possible;
• Our support for your wellbeing at work; and
• The rewards of working to improve the life chances of our pupils.

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

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Classroom Teacher JD Sept 23.docx - 589 KB (opens in new tab)

Teacher of Science (Maternity Cover) - Starting April 2026 or sooner.docx - 3.9 MB (opens in new tab)

Equal Opportunities Form.docx - 51.1 KB (opens in new tab)

About King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 797 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy website
• Email address: michaela.campbell@kha-tkat.org
• Phone number: 01992 714800
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-harold-business-enterprise-academy

King Harold Academy is a community based school in Waltham Abbey, Essex.

King Harold Academy benefits from being part of the Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT).

Currently we teach KS3 and 4

Arranging a visit to King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email michaela.campbell@kha-tkat.org.

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