Teacher of Science

Teacher of Science

Salary:          £35,000 - £51,000 per annum 

Contract type:  Full Time, 37.5h over 5 days a week

Contract term:  Permanent

Start Date:       September 2025

Closing Date:    9am on 31st March 2025

About the Role:

We are excited to offer a unique opportunity for an inspirational and ambitious teacher to join Nova Hreod and make a lasting impact on the life chances of our students. 

The ideal candidate will be deeply passionate about improving the educational outcomes of our young people and committed to further developing the strong foundations we’ve already established at Nova Hreod. We believe there are no limits to what our students can achieve, and we seek teachers who embody this belief in their everyday work. 

At Nova we ensure that our classrooms are disruption-free so our teachers can focus on the main thing – teaching. We have effective behaviour systems in place which means that behaviour is well-managed and teacher time is protected. We keep our systems and procedures clear and simple and aim as a school to at all times stick to our mantra of simplicity, clarity and consistency.  

We are seeking ambitious teachers who are ready for their next challenge, to ensure that our Science department delivers results for our students that match those of the highest performing schools in the country.  

As a teacher of Science at Nova Hreod, you will join a successful experienced department that delivers an engaging and exciting KS3 and KS4 curriculum. The Science team ensures that their teaching and learning practices are research led and rooted firmly in evidence. We have high aspirations for what students can achieve in Science at Nova and as part of our commitment as a school to the Sciences we run our unique catalyst STEM stream programme, more information about this can be found here:  

 The successful candidate will demonstrate the following qualities: 

• A genuine passion for education and a deep commitment to improving the life chances of every student. 
• A willingness to work hard with a commitment to ensuring that our Science department delivers outcomes for our students significantly above the national average. 
• Excellent organisational ability  
• Commitment to being a team player. 
• A passion for their subject and excellent understanding of subject pedagogy and the curriculum in their subject. 
• A commitment to maintaining and further developing the school’s ethos of diversity, inclusivity, and equality of opportunity. 

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• a rigorous whole-school behaviour policy effectively supported by the senior leadership team. 
• enthusiastic, friendly and well-behaved students who deserve the very best teachers 
• hardworking, dedicated and enthusiastic colleagues 
• a commitment to the wellbeing of our staff 
• an exceptional salary, above the maintained sector by 5% on average 
• supportive leadership and a committed Governing Body 
• a superb building with state-of-the-art facilities 
• Cash towards medical treatment 
• At least one personal day a year 
• Three extra INSET days for wellbeing 

About Nova Hreod Academy

Nova Hreod is committed to becoming one of the country's top-performing schools. At Nova we believe that all children have limitless potential and that all children can succeed when they are educated in an environment that is characterised by high standards of behaviour and excellent teaching. Our entire staff share a common goal: giving every child the best possible chance of success. We are determined to prove that students in Swindon can achieve at the very highest levels.  

We place learning at the heart of everything that we do at Nova. Our expert teachers deliver a rich and ambitious academic curriculum in a calm, purposeful atmosphere. Our students work exceptional hard to develop a good understanding of the subject disciplines that we teach.     

Beyond the classroom our house system, student leadership opportunities, and our enrichment programme, SuperNova, ensure that students have a wide range of opportunities to develop their character and to find and develop new passions, skills and interests.   

How do we reduce workload for teachers? 

• High-quality, centralised curriculum resources 
• Live marking in lessons, so marking does not need to be taken home 
• A centralised behaviour management system 
• Visible and supportive senior leadership team (SLT) 
• Well-planned deadlines 

These are just a few examples of how we’re making sure our teachers can focus on what matters most: delivering excellent lessons to our students. 

If you are looking for the next step in your career, and would like to find out more, please email James Harding-Mbogo (Headteacher) on j.harding-mbogo@novahreodacademy.org.uk. He will arrange a visit or an informal call to talk about the role.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early in light of a large response.

Due to the high volume of applications received, the School is unable to provide individual feedback on why an application is unsuccessful. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

United Learning  

We are part of United Learning, the largest academy trust nationally, which offers a life-changing education to children and young people across England. 

Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance. 

As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have a rich CPD curriculum and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.