Teacher of Science
The Wells Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG3 5LR18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 January 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Science, Social sciences
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR
What skills and experience we're looking for
Salary: MPR/UPR
We are looking for a Teacher of Science to join our incredible team.
Closing date: 2ndFebruary 2025 to start after Easter. A September start date would be considered for the right candidate.
About us
Education has the power to transform lives and it is our mission at The Wells Academy to provide our students with an education that allows them to live a life of meaning and purpose.
At Wells, we strive for excellence and believe all children are entitled to an exceptional quality of education that is built upon:
- A culture of high expectations,
- An ambitious and inclusive knowledge-rich curriculum, and
- Teachers that are inspirational subject experts.
We are confident that this approach will empower our students to reach their full potential.
At The Wells Academy, our values are lived, not laminated! Integrity, resilience and ambition are at the core of everything we do, and we are looking for people who are aligned to our values. We believe in being ‘warm strict’ and expect staff to ‘sweat the small stuff’ as we know it makes a profound difference to the lives of our students. We warmly invite prospective colleagues to visit us during the day to experience our academy in action and see what we’re all about.
What the school offers its staff
In return
Being part of the Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT), you can be assured that you will be joining a successful Multi-Academy Trust that has a great track record in helping children to succeed, no matter what their background. The Trust is dedicated to valuing and developing the workforce, whether that be through ensuring a fair workload or offering access to bespoke CPD from the Learning Alliance to enhance professional growth.
We believe in looking after the people who make a huge difference to our children, their families and the communities we serve. That’s why we give everyone who joins a Perkbox account – with 24/7 access to perks and discounts, plus curated wellbeing tools to look after your physical and mental health. It’s part of our commitment to look after you.
Here’s what you can look forward to:
- Hundreds of global and local perks, available online 24/7
- Shopping discounts from the biggest brands, all year round
- Saving money on everything from the supermarket shop to summer holidays
- A free Employee Assistance Programme from Health Assured
- For further information, please click here.
If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview for this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts will be subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks. All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education”.
The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
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
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About The Wells Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 702 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Wells Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- people@greenwoodacademies.org
Arranging a visit to The Wells Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email people@greenwoodacademies.org.
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