Teacher of Science

11-19 Academy (1368 students)

Chief Executive Officer: Sir John Townsley BA (Hons) NPQH

Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Mrs L Griffiths BSc (Hons) NPQH

Principal: Mr Peter Hollywood

Required September 2023

Teacher of Science

MPR / UPR

At Boston Spa Academy, we are seeking to appoint a passionate, dynamic and inspirational Teacher of Science who will become part of an organisation that seeks to prioritise students’ holistic development through our vision of ‘shaping character; cultivating ambition’.

We are proud that the academy supports students in developing the character traits required to be well-rounded individuals and for them to be prepared with the skills, habits and qualifications required for success in their future careers. Our community is built on kindness, respect, hard work and aspiration and our enabler to achieving this are the academy core values – Participation, Purpose, Positivity, Professionalism and being Principled. In January 2023, the exceptional nature of our work at Boston Spa Academy was recognised by Ofsted who rated the academy as ‘Outstanding’ in all areas of our work.

Boston Spa Academy joined The GORSE Academies Trust in 2018 and has since benefitted immensely from working in collaboration with other outstanding academies and from being part of one of the highest performing multi-academy trusts in the country. As a direct impact of this work, the academy has moved from being a school with average performance to one which secured a GCSE Progress 8 score of +0.75, as well as securing over 52% of grades being A*-B at A Level, in 2022. Boston Spa Academy is now amongst the highest performing schools in Leeds, the Yorkshire and Humber region and the country.

We are extremely proud of the curriculum that we offer in science at Boston Spa Academy. The science department is a thriving and highly successful curriculum area, which has made a major contribution to the strong examination results achieved at both GCSE and A Level in recent years. The department offers a rich curriculum to students at Key Stage 3, with all students then taking either Combined Trilogy Science or Triple Science at GCSE in Key Stage 4. As a result of students’ love for science, coupled with the exceptional outcomes achieved by young people at GCSE, an impressive number of students choose to continue their studies into A Level Biology, Physics and Chemistry at Key Stage 5. The department currently consists of 11 full-time colleagues, three of whom are Assistant Leaders and one of whom is the Director of Science.

At Boston Spa Academy, we are proud that, in our recent Ofsted inspection, it was commented that ‘staff feel valued and are proud to be members of the school’. The report also recognises that ‘leaders are highly supportive’ and ‘proactively seek to manage workload and support the well-being of staff’. As well as feeling part of a community with a common purpose, our professional body also benefits from outstanding CPD and support which is personalised to your particular needs and experience.

If you are excited about the prospect of this opportunity, we would be delighted to hear from you. An application pack which provides further details of the role is available to download directly from our website at www.tgat.org.uk/jobs, or by email to susie.dubber@bostonspa.leeds.sch.uk. 

If you would like to discuss this role in further detail, please contact Susie Dubber (susie.dubber@bostonspa.leeds.sch.uk) to arrange a meeting with Peter Hollywood.

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

Closing date: Monday 24 April 2023 at 09:00am

Applications should be returned to: susie.dubber@bostonspa.leeds.sch.uk

Interview date: TBC 

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.   

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply for this position.