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Second in Charge of Science

Second in Charge of Science

Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA)

Hackney

  • Expired
Salary:
Teachers’ Main PayScale, Mossbourne Allowance £1600, TLR / UPS + TLR
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
1st of September 2025
Apply by:
10 March 2025

Job overview

Work Pattern: 40 hours per week

Interview dates: TBC

Location: Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

 

The successful applicant will be passionate about science education and have the drive and ambition to lead and support the

management of the learning area. They will be well-organised, energetic, and willing to go the ‘extra mile’. They will be instrumental in ensuring that outstanding teaching and learning are maintained in the learning area. They will share in the vision that Science education is for all and will be instrumental in not only maintaining high standards but have the desire to play a significant role in developing the Science Learning Area further.


If you are passionate about innovative education, have a commitment to personal excellence and are ready for a new challenge, we welcome your application.

Please note that CVs or incomplete application forms will not be considered. All other applications will be considered; however, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Mossbourne Federation reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline.

We welcome visits from interested applicants to the academy. If you would like to see the academy in action, please email enquires@mvpa.mossbourne.org to arrange a visit.

The Mossbourne Federation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.


Start date: 1st September 2025 [INSET Days: Wednesday 27th August 2025 & Thursday 28th August 2025]

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About Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA)

Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA)

At Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy we are continuing to build on the Federation’s ethos of providing an exceptional education for all our students. With children at the heart of everything we do, Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy continues to raise expectations and achievement in Hackney and its neighbouring boroughs, with the belief that all students can fulfil their true potential. Our students receive great lessons, enjoy a vibrant enrichment programme, and have access to our oratory specialism. Our outstanding teaching staff work in a rewarding environment where everyone pulls together for the same thing: the best possible deal for our students.

If you want to be part of the team that is improving the future of our students, then read on!

The Mossbourne Federation

The Mossbourne Federation is a thriving network of Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form academies providing the children of Hackney with an outstanding education from 4 to 18 years of age. We deliver the highest quality of teaching & learning across a broad curriculum, underpinned by high expectations of every student and by our Federation values of: Excellence, No Excuses and Unity. Our staff strive towards a common goal: being the best we can be, ensuring every student, every teacher and every member of staff fulfils their potential. We value continuous improvement, are always learning, and always looking for a better way to do things. We are a supportive family that shares experiences, knowledge, and ideas in an environment that welcomes input and challenge.

Set within the metropolitan borough of Hackney, all Mossbourne Federation academies are near London Overground stations, providing a no-fuss commute for colleagues living in other London boroughs. London’s fashionable ‘East and West Ends’, are also only a short distance away.

At Mossbourne Federation, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We do not discriminate in recruitment or during employment based on any protected characteristic or aspect of individual identity. We have committed to becoming an Anti-Racist organisation and we welcome individuals with the ethos and energy to help us achieve this goal.

The Mossbourne Ethos

The Mossbourne Federation is the realisation of Sir Clive Bourne’s dream to provide the children of Hackney with an outstanding education. Over the past twenty years, the Federation has nurtured Sir Clive’s dream by fostering kind, courteous, hard-working, and well-rounded learners by providing an outstanding education based on the core values of ‘Excellence’, ‘No Excuses’ and ‘Unity’. Through upholding these core values, Mossbourne schools are without exception, exceptional.

The Federation’s calm working atmosphere creates well-rounded individuals who excel in the arts, on the sporting field and academically. All learners, regardless of ability, benefit from the innovative and enlightened approaches to teaching and learning within The Mossbourne Federation.

See all our current Primary, Secondary & 6th Form vacancies here: https://www.mossbourne.org/vacancies/

You can follow us on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mossbourne-federation/

Find more about working with Mossbourne Federation on our Federation Recruitment Brochure

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