11 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2026

  • Closing date

    11 May 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    30 April 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Science

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,918.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS plus TLR 2c for 2i/c

Teacher of Science with TLR for 2i/c job summary

Teacher of Science with TLR for 2i/c

Key Responsibilities

Teaching

To undertake an appropriate programme of teaching in accordance with the duties of a standard scale teacher.

To plan and prepare courses and lessons in line with academy policy.

To contribute to the whole academy's planning activities.

To assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of students and to keep such records as are required.

To provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students.

To undertake a designated programme of teaching.

To ensure a high-quality learning experience for students that meets internal and external quality standards.

To prepare and update subject materials.

To ensure effective and efficient deployment of classroom support.

To use a variety of delivery methods that will stimulate learning appropriate to student needs and demands of the syllabus.

To maintain discipline in accordance with the academy's procedures and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework.

To undertake assessment of students as requested by external examination bodies, subject area and academy procedures.

To mark, grade and give written/verbal and diagnostic feedback as required.

To teach students according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the student in the academy and elsewhere.

To ensure that ICT, Literacy, Numeracy, PHSE and Work-Related Learning are reflected in the teaching/learning experience of students

Operational/Strategic Planning

To assist the Head of Faculty on rigorous self-evaluation

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

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.

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About Orion Spires

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
667 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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School website
Orion Spires website

At Spires Academy we offer a distinctive small school environment where each individual is well known, listened to and encouraged to be the best they can be. Serving just over 600 students enables us to maintain an inclusive and nurturing community atmosphere, where staff work with students to develop the skills, confidence and knowledge needed to reach their full potential.

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