Director of Science

Delta Academies Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Academies Trust in Wakefield invites applications for a Director of Science to commence in January 2027 on a full-time, permanent basis.

As Director of Science you will join a team of lead professionals responsible for the quality of science provision, teaching and assessment across the Trust, driving improvement and high standards through collaboration with Senior Leadership and Subject Leadership Teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan and teach high quality science lessons.
• Deliver intervention programmes to improve attainment.
• Analyse performance data to target student support.
• Collaborate with Senior Leadership to raise standards across academies.

Job description

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and highly skilled Director of Science to join our team in January 2027 on a full time, permanent basis.

As a Director of Science, you will be part of a team of lead professionals that take responsibility for the quality of individual subject provision, curriculum teaching and assessment for Science across the Trust. You will be jointly accountable for subject performance improvement, attainment and progress in your discreet subject area. You will work across the Trust's Academies with a target group of Academies assigned to you where you will work closely with the Senior Leadership and Subject Leadership Teams to accelerate improvement and raise standards.

Within your role, you will plan and teach high quality lessons, deliver intervention programmes and challenge and support subject teams to achieve stretching targets for student outcomes. You will analyse performance data to ensure that students are appropriately targeted for support and work across the Trust to ensure consistency of subject quality and delivery throughout the network of Academies.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

At Delta Academies Trust, we're committed to your ongoing development and supporting your ambitions, this includes our internal leadership development programmes - Leadership Pathways