8 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    24 February 2025

  • Closing date

    10 December 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    28 November 2024

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

Science

Working pattern

Part time: 26 hours, Monday to Friday

Contract type

Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover

Actual salary

£30,013 - £46,525

Pay scale

MPR1 – UPR3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a passionate professional ready to build your future at Wellsway School?

Do you want to be a part of a school community where your contributions truly make a difference?

Join us!

At Futura Learning Partnership, we are committed to creating an environment where every employee - whether in teaching, support, or leadership - can flourish. We strive to attract, develop, and retain the very best talent by creating a culture that values professional development, wellbeing, and inclusion.

Your Role in Building Brighter Futures

As a Teacher of Science at Wellsway School, you will play a key role in contributing to the delivery of Futura’s mission statement of “Building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish.” We are looking for an individual who is passionate about living our values and making a positive impact on all the young people in our Trust.

About Wellsway School

Wellsway School is a highly successful secondary school and sixth form in Keynsham, near Bath and Bristol. With a supportive community of staff and students, we are committed to excellence in education and fostering a love of learning in every individual.

We are looking to appoint a well-qualified and enthusiastic teacher of science who, under the guidance of the Director of Science, will teach across the age and ability range. As a teacher at our school, you will be responsible for ensuring that every student enjoys an excellent experience in your lessons and will work closely with the rest of the team in planning and delivering interesting and engaging sequences of lessons.

What You’ll Bring to Futura

We are looking for an inspirational Teacher of Science who:

  • Holds qualified teacher status and is experienced in teaching Science at Key Stage 3 and 4. Specialism at A-Level is desirable.
  • Proven ability to plan and deliver engaging and effective lessons across the age and ability range.
  • Demonstrates excellent communication, teamwork, and organisational abilities.
  • Demonstrates a passion for creating a supportive and inclusive environment for all members of our school community.
  • Aligns with our trust-wide values by bringing a positive, collaborative approach to their work and a willingness to continuously develop professionally.

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer to Support Your Growth

  • Professional Growth: Continuous Professional Development (CPD), inset days, rotation and secondment opportunities, and leadership succession programmes.
  • Wellbeing Support: Initiatives like ‘Wellbeing Moments,’ flexible working arrangements, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental health support.
  • Comprehensive Benefits: Generous defined pension schemes, Health Cash-back Plan (covering dentist, physiotherapy appointments, etc.), and multiple retail discount schemes.
  • Sustainability Commitment: Reducing our carbon footprint through our Climate and Nature initiatives across all schools.
  • Inclusive Culture: A collaborative environment where diversity is celebrated, helping staff bring their best selves to work and thrive in their roles.

Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, one of which must be from your existing/most recent employer and completed by a Headteacher/appropriate senior manager/HR Lead, satisfactory pre-employment health screening, online searches and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.

Equal Opportunities:At Futura Learning Partnership, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated, and everyone is treated fairly. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are dedicated to supporting our staff to achieve their full potential.


Commitment to safeguarding

Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006’.

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About Wellsway School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1318 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

A successful, high-performing 11-18 mixed comprehensive that is popular and over-subscribed, with almost 1300 students on roll. The school is set on the east side of Keynsham, eight miles north-west of Bath and seven miles south-east of Bristol and we are fortunate to have a large, semi-rural setting with excellent transport links for students and staff. Having been part of the Wellsway Multi-Academy Trust since it was founded has already brought many benefits to the school community and a real strength of the trust is its cross phase nature, allowing us to work with leaders with a wide range of experiences and students across all the age ranges.

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