Science Teacher | Academy | Derby

CORE PURPOSE We require an ambitious, intellectually rigorous Science Teacher to deliver high-quality biology, chemistry, and physics instruction across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. The role involves facilitating a challenging, concepts-first academic curriculum while leveraging practical laboratory work to foster deep scientific inquiry, analytical reasoning, and academic mastery. KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS Curriculum Design & Instruction: Plan, resource, and deliver highly structured, evidence-based science lessons that challenge pupils across all technical and academic abilities. Practical Laboratory Leadership: Coordinate and execute safe, engaging practical experiments, ensuring pupils master foundational laboratory techniques, scientific data collection, and safety protocols. Academic Progress Monitoring: Implement rigorous formative and summative assessment routines, utilising pupil tracking data to design sharp, targeted interventions that bridge learning gaps. Examination Preparation: Guide Key Stage 4 cohorts systematically through the demands of terminal GCSE combined and triple science specifications, maximising progress outcomes for all learners. Pastoral Care Integration: Undertake full form tutor responsibilities, managing daily registration, monitoring pupil attendance, and delivering the school's structured personal development units. ENVIRONMENT & STRUCTURE Academy Framework: Operating within a forward-thinking multi-academy trust, our academy benefits from centralised operational support, collaborative network planning, and robust professional development pathways designed to accelerate teacher growth. Behaviour Systems: The campus implements highly consistent, school-wide behaviour routines that maintain a quiet, respectful, and orderly atmosphere, ensuring classrooms and science laboratories remain calm, predictable, and safe environments for complex learning. PROFILE REQUIREMENTS Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent recognised teaching credential, paired with a strong honours degree in a core scientific discipline (Biology, Chemistry, or Physics). Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver strong progress outcomes in terminal public examinations through explicit, highly engaging instruction. Routine Implementation: The ability to execute school behaviour policies with absolute consistency, maintaining a positive, highly focused, and strictly disciplined workshop and classroom culture. REGIONAL CONTEXT Advanced Engineering & Innovation Hub: Based in Derby, the school operates within a city world-renowned for its cutting-edge industrial heritage, serving as a global center for advanced engineering, aerospace innovation, and rail technology. Connectivity: The area offers premier East Midlands transport links, providing efficient commuting options via major trunk networks (A52, A38, and the M1 corridor) alongside comprehensive rail connections running smoothly through Derby Midland station. APPLICATION INTAKE Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.