Teacher of Science
Hummersknott Academy
Darlington
- £31,650 - £49,084 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- £31,650-£49,084 (MPS/UPS)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 12 March 2025
Job overview
Hummersknott Academy
Edinburgh Drive, Darlington, DL3 8AR Tel: (01325) 241191
Email: jobapplications@hummersknott.org.uk
Website: Hummersknott.org.uk
Headteacher: Grant Sowerby
Salary: £31,650-£49,084 (MPS/UPS)
Required: September 2025
We are looking for an exemplary teacher of Science to match the aspirations of our students and to join an experienced and talented team. We are ambitious for every learner and are looking for a skilled practitioner who can make Science accessible and engaging for all. Whether you are embarking on your professional journey, or a more experienced practitioner looking for new challenges, this post will place you at the heart of a thriving faculty within an ambitious school.
Whilst well established, we would welcome someone with fresh ideas and perspectives to add to our practice.
If you are someone who can relate to a culture which puts students first and you are prepared to go the extra mile for every one of them, then we would be excited to hear from you.
Applications are welcome from both early career and experienced teachers who can teach to both key stages and to all ability levels. Above all, we are looking for someone with a real passion for the subject, whose teaching is rooted in the joy of Science; someone who is able to inspire students to share that joy.
The Academy has an excellent reputation within the local community with strong support from Governors, parents, students and highly motivated staff.
Advance Learning Partnership is a not-for-profit Multi Academy Trust consisting of a mix of primary and secondary academies. All academies within our Trust collaborate as a ‘family of schools’. The Trust as a whole is not a separate body or group of people, but rather one single organisation made up of all our academies with one single vision and shared set of values.
Application: Further details and application forms are available on the Academy website.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 12 March 2025 at 8 am
Provisional interview date: Wednesday 19 March 2025
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and appropriate references.
Successful candidate will be subject to safer recruitment including digital footprint.
Attached documents
About Hummersknott Academy
Hummersknott Academy is a co-educational, non-denominational secondary school in Darlington, County Durham with approximately 1300 students aged 11-16 on the school roll.
Hummersknott Academy was founded in 1955 as a girls’ high school and converted to academy status in 2012. In 2007, the school underwent an extensive £15 million regeneration project and in 2023 the Academy joined Advance Learning Partnership's family of schools.
The area of Hummersknott is located in the west of Darlington and has a population of around 3,500. Extensive facilities at the school include a dance studio, ceramics area, recording studio, swimming pool, sports hall and a 3G artificial football pitch.
Headteacher
Grant Sowerby
Values and vision
Hummersknott Academy is committed to providing outstanding, inclusive learning for all pupils regardless of their ability. Success is built upon partnership between parents, pupils, staff and local community groups. The aim is to develop every aspect of the people within the school community so that they can live successful and fulfilled lives.
Hummersknott Academy's curriculum is flexible and aimed at making sure all pupils have choice and can succeed.
Ofsted report
“The curriculum is ambitious for all pupils. This includes disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The curriculum has been carefully designed. It is organised so that pupils build on their prior learning."
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