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Contract: part-time (0.4 or 0.5FTE)

To start: September 2025

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St Bede's School is seeking a teacher of science to join it on a part-time basis (0.4 or 0.5FTE) from September 2025.

The appointed candidate will be required to teach science up to Key Stage 5 (KS5); the school would be particularly interested to hear from candidates who have experience of teaching KS5 physics, although this is not essential.

The science department are a focused enthusiastic team who are always looking for ways to make learning fun for students but allowing them to progress to their full potential.

The department is based in two new purpose-built buildings, with 15 fully equipped laboratories and three well stocked preparation rooms. Each laboratory is installed with a projector and a wireless keyboard and mouse. The department also has a class set of netbooks and chromebooks for use with students and ICT rooms are available to book in the ICT department. There is wireless internet access throughout the department and many software packages installed on the school network.

In 2024, 84% of year 11 students achieved 99-44 in double award science (national 57%) and 63% (national 42%), 75% (national 45%) and 70% (national 44%) achieved level 9/7 in biology, chemistry and physics respectively.

The school has a very strong sixth form uptake of sciences and follows OCR specifications in biology, chemistry and physics. In 2024, 70% of students at A2 achieved A*-C in biology, 82% in chemistry and 93% in physics.

Students are given the opportunity to get involved and in external science competitions and courses to enrich the learning of the more able.

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Please note: the School will review applications on receipt and as such, this vacancy may close earlier than the deadline advertised. Early applications are encouraged.

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‍Download the Job Description for further details and information on how to apply.