Teacher of Science & STEM Lead

St Clere's School, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, SS17 0NW

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st January 2026

• Closing date

  21 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34,397.00 - £52,489.00 Annually (FTE) Additional TLR 2A - £3,527 per annum

Teacher of Science & STEM Lead job summary

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a passionate and innovative Science Teacher to become part of our thriving Science Department. We are looking for a dedicated educator who is enthusiastic, ambitious, and committed to delivering engaging and impactful Science lessons that inspire students and foster a lifelong love of learning.

At St Clere’s, we believe in providing a high-quality, inclusive education that empowers every learner to achieve their full potential and thrive in their future careers. As a Science Teacher, you will play a key role in shaping student outcomes through excellent teaching, learning, and assessment practices. You will bring energy, creativity, and a genuine commitment to improving the life chances of our students.

In addition to your teaching responsibilities, you will take on the role of STEM Lead, where you will drive the development of STEM learning across the school. This includes designing and managing targeted STEM programmes, ensuring curriculum alignment, and promoting independent learning and achievement in STEM subjects. You will be instrumental in raising the profile of STEM and supporting students to develop the skills needed for success in a rapidly evolving world.

  What the school can offer: 

• Relocation package of up to £8,000 for new employees renting or buying a property
• Support from highly experienced SLT members, and the wider trust network and collaboration with our other schools 
• Support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance  
• Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools 
• Recognition of continuous service  
• Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust  
• Fully subsidised Employee Assistance Programme   
• Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff 
• National Conditions of Service
•  Automatic enrolment into the National Teachers Pension Scheme

St Clere’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer. As a Trust, we recognise the value of and seek to achieve a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please refer to our recruitment & selection policy statement (www.osborne.coop/working-with-us) for more information.

Interview date: Please note, we will hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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

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 St Clere's School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1438 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Clere's School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-clere-s-school-stanford-le-hope

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