Science Teacher

Role: Teacher of Science

Academy: Outwood Academy Freeston

Start Date : 01/01/2027

Salary (Actual Salary): £ 34,009 to £52,835

Working Pattern: Full Time

Are you a dedicated and highly effective educator committed to raising the achievement of all students within your subject area? Join us as a Teacher, where you will be instrumental in delivering high-quality learning, utilising a range of teaching and learning strategies to ensure student success.

This position requires a professional who is aware of strategies for improving learning, understands curriculum developments, and is creative in finding solutions to enhance student performance.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic teacher of science. You will join a friendly and highly supportive department that has made huge strides, whereby students in AQA Combined Science and Separate Sciences continue to show year on year improvement.

Foremost we are looking to appoint an energetic Teacher of Science with good subject knowledge, a passion for Science, and want the students to love Science as much as we do. As a member of the Outwood Family you will share our vision of “Students First”.

Outwood Academy Freeston is a thriving school at the heart of the community. We now seek to appoint a teacher of science to join our 9 brilliant teachers. The department benefits from 8 science labs, a specialist science technician as well as the in-house support from the trust’s Director of Science.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) are proud to be a part of the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) hosting its North and East campus as Outwood Academy Redcar and Outwood Academy Adwick. The NIoT identifies best practice in education, in order to develop cutting-edge, evidence-based teacher training and professional development programmes. OGAT colleagues will benefit from the work of the institute, which draws on the expertise of some of the most outstanding school leaders in education today. You will also be supported by an OGAT director of science who provides bespoke CPD, coaching and mentoring to all colleagues.

Welcome from the Principal:

I am very excited to introduce you to Outwood Academy Freeston, where you will receive a family-centered, warm, and positive welcome. Our academy is located conveniently in the heart of Normanton, one of the five towns of Wakefield.

As a family, we support and challenge ourselves to be the very best for every young person in our care, preparing them to be excellent citizens with the options to pursue any future they choose.

Our roots are important: we are privileged to be supported by The Normanton Freeston Foundation, which provides financial support to help our academy and students thrive—a legacy dating back to 1594.

We are proud to be part of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust, passionately sharing the belief in raising standards and transforming lives. Our staff is committed to making a positive, sustained difference for our students, their families, and our community.

We look forward to meeting you and sharing our passionate vision. If you share this commitment, please get in touch.

Teaching Booklets:

- To view the booklet on OGAT Secondary Teach Science Click Here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yo_fqmhcKg3f2tsyeJsFmtY0MOk6Mgn2/view)
- To view the Teaching Staff recruitment booklet, Click Here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/18pAlhd5XqBTgw0hkclBEvgxB-FlUzNPJ/view?usp=sharing)
If you have any questions or would like to visit the school, please contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Essential qualifications include a degree in an appropriate discipline related to the relevant subject and a teaching qualification coupled with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Required experience includes recent and relevant teaching experience (either in employment or training) and experience of assessment at Key Stage 3 and 4.

The successful candidate will be confident in using standard computer packages (word processing, email, and spreadsheets) and understand how these tools can enhance student learning. The role demands high levels of professionalism, including the ability to relate to students in a pleasant and sympathetic manner, and a capacity to recognise potential child safeguarding issues.

- To view the person specification please click here. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KUhjYUa9mb_yOGTN_PmnXglmtQtUODZL/view?usp=sharing)