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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    20 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    12 June 2025

Job details

Job role

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Subject

Science

Working pattern

Part time, full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

M1 - M6/UPS1 - 3

Teacher of Science (Maternity Cover) job summary

Teacher of Science to cover maternity leave

(M1 - 6 and UPS 1 - 3. Start date: September 2025, - exact length of contract unknown.

Flexible working applications will be considered.

Are you a driven and motivated Teacher of Science looking to gain new experience and take the next step in your career? Do you want to be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking school that is rapidly improving?

We are looking for a talented and ambitious Teacher of Science for a maternity leave. This is an exciting opportunity to join a good school with experienced staff and an ambitious Senior Leadership Team. You will receive exceptional CPD and be an integral part of a small but growing department. The successful candidate will be responsible for the planning, teaching and assessing of classes throughout Key Stages Three and Four.

The Dean Academy is an 11-16 school with approximately 750 students on roll in Lydney, in the beautiful Forest of Dean. As a small, local and fully comprehensive school, The Dean Academy is part of the highly successful Athelstan Trust. We are a school who have been on an incredible journey of rapid improvement and were judged as “good in all areas” in September 2021. The successful candidate will share the drive and ambition of our dedicated staff in continuing this community of transformation and will be keen to deliver exceptional education in a “school where students thrive” (Ofsted, 2021).

The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful in being called for interview, all candidates are expected to apply for an enhanced DBS before appointment is confirmed. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your interview.

Closing Date: Friday 20th June 2025, 12 Noon.

Applications will be considered as they are received; we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.

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

The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful in being called for interview, all candidates are expected to apply for an enhanced DBS before appointment is confirmed. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please also be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your
interview.

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About The Dean Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
734 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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School website
The Dean Academy website
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The Dean Academy is an 11-16 school with approximately 700 students on roll in Lydney, in the beautiful Forest of Dean. As a small, local and fully comprehensive school, The Dean Academy is part of the highly successful Athelstan Trust. We are a school who have been on an incredible journey of rapid improvement and were judged as “good in all areas” in September 2021 leading to the school growing quickly. The successful candidate will share the drive and ambition of our dedicated staff and will be keen to deliver exceptional education in a “school where students thrive” (Ofsted, 2021).

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