Teacher of science

Teacher of science

MPS - UPS, TLR negotiable

Start date:  September 2022

Staffordshire University Academy are seeking to appoint an innovative and ambitious teacher of science who can enthuse, motivate and challenge students in a wide range of learning activities up to KS5. We teach sciences in KS3 and KS4 and then have hugely popular and ever-growing option subjects in KS5.  We have access to high quality facilities (including four specialist labs) and resources and work within a strong team structure that allows best practice to be shared.  Staff benefit from a positive working environment, with strong support for professional development.  The successful candidate will join a team of friendly and supportive colleagues who want to achieve the very best for our students.

This opportunity would suit an ECT, or a colleague with more experience in the profession, with a passion for science and looking for a new challenge. Our excellent induction programme will ensure you become an even better practitioner and will help develop career long skills. We have a relentless focus on improving the standards of teaching and learning across the academy and would like to appoint a candidate who has the vision and desire to develop these areas to support improving the outcomes of our students. 

o you have: 

• High aspirations and a track record of delivering effective lessons

• A passion for working with young people to make a difference to their lives

• A desire to ensure all groups of students are suitably motivated and challenged 

• The desire to share and learn from best practice to ensure continual self-improvement 

• The ability to use and apply technology in lessons to support teaching and learning 

In return we can offer: 

• Genuinely exciting career development opportunities 

• A team of supportive, experienced and enthusiastic colleagues 

• Excellent facilities

• A robust and responsive CPD programme

• Robust induction programme

• Innovative approach to staff well being 

For more information and to download an application pack please visit our website: www.suacademy.co.uk or email: vacancies@suacademy.co.uk to request an application pack. Alternatively contact Claire Simpson on 01543 224 654. 

Closing date for applications is 9am on 25th May 2022

This academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.