Teacher of Science

Do you want to be part of a team where you will help make a lasting impact on our students, many of whom are disadvantaged, and rapidly accelerate their progress?

Do you want to work in a school where you are free to teach, with impeccable student behaviour and unhindered by bureaucracy?

This is an excellent opportunity for an ECT to join us as a Teacher of Science.

Ernulf Academy is an 11-16 comprehensive academy which is really on the move. Based in St. Neots in Cambridgeshire, Ernulf Academy has an increasing roll with over 700 students. As a truly comprehensive and inclusive academy, the school is proud of its place within the local community. This is reflected in our approach to all areas of our work. From supporting students preparing for Oxbridge through to working with the most vulnerable Ernulf Academy embraces everyone. 

We are committed to a knowledge-rich curriculum and a traditional approach to teaching, behaviour and culture. We believe that schools must teach powerful knowledge, ’the best that has been thought and said’ and an ‘entitlement curriculum’ for all. We believe in explicit instruction and have been greatly influenced by Lemov’s ‘Teach Like A Champion’, Rosenshine and recent developments in cognitive science. We believe that the creation of a scholarly culture that is warm and strict, disciplined and joyful, where there is ‘purpose not power’, ensuring impeccable behaviour, where teachers can focus on teaching and pupils can focus on learning, underpins everything.

We are values-driven and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational and academic education for all our students, so that all them will learn, thrive and lead successful lives. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We want to ensure that all of our students have the option to be able to go to university or aspirational alternative.

At Astrea, our commitment is to inspire beyond measure. This core commitment drives everything that we do. Education is also about much more than just attainment. To deliver this, we focus on encouraging and nurturing our REACH values: Resilience, Empathy, Aspiration, Contribution and Happiness in all of our children and young people. We call these the Astrea Dispositions.

We value our staff highly, and treat workload very seriously. Our systems are high leverage, ensuring you can really focus on your core purpose – teaching, in a sustainable way, unhindered by bureaucracy or poor behaviour.

What we offer:

• Huge support and progression opportunities
• A knowledge rich curriculum ,built on ‘powerful knowledge’ and a traditional T&L approach built around Rosenshine and TLAC
• Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources
• Excellent support from the Astrea Trust Central team
• A feedback policy focused on whole class feedback – no onerous marking policies
• Disruption-free learning and a ‘warm/strict’ behaviour system
• Highly visible/supportive senior leaders who have your back
• Centralised detentions, including homework detentions (you do not need to organise/run/chase them at all)
• No formal graded lesson observations – just ongoing ‘no-stakes’ instructional coaching, helping you to continuously develop
• Excellent ongoing CPD, career development and promotion opportunities across the Astrea Cambridgeshire region
• Opportunity to complete NPQs
• An unrivalled professional progression model
• A very pleasant location in beautiful Cambridgeshire

What we are looking for:

The successful candidate will be:

• A highly effective classroom practitioner with the drive and motivation to inspire students
• Aligned to our values and mission. If you are the type of person who fits with our culture, you will love working here
• Someone who passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter what their starting point, background or needs. Someone that does not make excuses for what children can achieve.

Interested in applying?

If this is something you’re interested in, looking for a new challenge, have a passion for education or maybe all of the above, take a look at the Applicant Brief to find out more about the role to apply.

We actively welcome visits and would be delighted to show you around our Academy to fully appreciate our excellent learning environment. Please contact the Interim Principal, Mark Neesam for any further information prior to application: mark.neesam@astreaernulf.org

The closing date for all applications is Sunday 26th February at 12.00pm.

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks.