Science Teacher

Every; Shrewsbury; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to work scheme

Free lunch at school

Wellness hub

Job summary

The Keystone Academy in Shrewsbury is seeking a dedicated teacher to contribute to its specialist SEMH and neurodivergent education program. You will deliver engaging lessons, support pupils, and help create a nurturing, trauma-informed learning environment.

With a focus on personalised education and strong pastoral care, the role offers the opportunity to work across a broad curriculum, collaborating with SENCO teams and SLT to monitor progress and meet National Curriculum requirements.

Qualifications

• Note: Post holders will be expected to be flexible inundertaking duties and responsibilities attached to their post and may be asked to perform duties which reasonably correspond to the general character of the post and are commensurate with its level of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the teaching of their own subject within the school and other subjects as and when required.
• Support and maintain an environment and a code of behaviour and discipline which promotes and secures good teaching, effective learning and high standards of achievement.
• Deliver and support the PHSE and RHSE programmes across the school.

Job description

Application Deadline: Friday, 6th November 2026

Interview Date: w/c 16th November 2026

Is a Shared Job: No

About us

Weare a specialist school based in Shrewsbury, catering for young people agedbetween 4-16 in the Shropshire area. We opened our doors for the firsttime in September 2022 in a temporary building, and moved into our brand-newpurpose-built school in November 2023.

Ourspecialism in social, emotional and mental health needs and in particularneurodivergence, means our staff team is highly skilled and able to adapt,providing personalised education, support and care for all learners.Taking the time to understand the differences of our learners withneurodivergence, including but not limited to, Autism, ADHD and speech,language and communication difficulties, ensures the support can be trulytailored.

Our Vision

Be Yourself.Be Brilliant.

Preparingchildren for bright and meaningful futures with the courage, confidence,resilience, and skills to flourish in the world.

At TheKeystone Academy, we aim to transform lives by:

• Empowering pupils with SEMH and neurodivergent needs to grow inconfidence, emotional resilience, courage, and determination, throughspecialist support within an inclusive, trauma-informed and nurturingenvironment.
• Placing the child at the centre of every decision and actiontaken.
• Creating a culture of authenticity and celebration, where everyoneis proud to be themselves.
• Building connections and supporting pupils to develop meaningfulrelationships.
• Ensuring learning is exciting, engaging, and purposeful, andpupils develop a lifelong love of learning.
• Understanding pupils' holistic needs, delivering adaptive andpersonalised learning experiences that engage and inspire.
• Supporting all pupils to achieve their very best outcomes andqualifications.
• Providing a broad, bespoke, and relevant curriculum, including arange of experiences, interventions, and opportunities that develop the skillsfor life that students need for their next steps in education and life.

We believeour approach to education will ensure that all students leave Keystone Academyhappy, well-balanced, life-long learners who are well prepared for their futurebeyond school.

All membersof staff have a commitment and passion to deliver the best possible educationalexperiences, encouraging all students to dream big and empowering them to leadsuccessful and fulfilling lives, in a safe and protected, well-supportedatmosphere. Our aim is to reignite that love for learning that may havebeen lost at some point, through inspirational teaching and provision ofopportunity.

The Keystone Academy willalso provide the opportunity for you as educators and those supportingeducation to make a real difference in an environment that supports yourprofessional development.

I hope you will want to joinour team to help develop our school and create an aspirational environment forour pupils. Please get in touch if you have any questions and I lookforward to hearing from you.

• Supportthe vision and direction of the school
• Providean engaging curriculum within the academy
• Deliverand maintain effective learning and teaching throughout school
• Ensureeffective pastoral care and behaviour support throughout the school
• Tobe responsible for the day-to-day impact of own subject across the curriculum
• Willingnessto demonstrate a flexible approach to the curriculum to meet schoolrequirements

Teaching and Learning

Teachersat The Academy will help secure and sustain effective teaching and learningthroughout the Academy, monitor and evaluate progress and present students'achievements, effectively using benchmarks to track set targets forimprovements. They will:

• Deliverthe teaching of their own subject within the school and other subjects as andwhen required
• Supportand maintain an environment and a code of behaviour and discipline whichpromotes and secures good teaching, effective learning and high standards ofachievement
• Supportand maintain the mental health and wellbeing of the students which promotes andsecures good teaching, effective learning and high standards of achievement
• Helporganise the curriculum and its assessment and work with the SLT to monitor andevaluate it in order to identify areas for improvement
• Ensurethat the curriculum and assessments meet National Curriculum requirements
• Ensurethat improvements in literacy and numeracy are priority targets for allstudents across school
• Toliaise with the Academy’s SENCO in order to identify students who requirefurther support or intervention
• Deliver and support the PHSE and RHSEprogrammes across the school

Partnership Working

• Supportin establishing a culture and curriculum which fulfils the aims andrequirements of the whole school community as set out in the vision
• Seekopportunities to invite parents and carers into The Academy to enrich studentexperience and to promote The Keystone Academy’s value to the wider community
• Collaboratewith staff, to actively promote British values, as well as the academic,spiritual, moral, social, emotional and cultural well-being of students andtheir families
• RepresentThe Academy at relevant meetings, as and when required

Health and Safety / Child Protection

• Tohelp ensure that health and safety standards meet statutory requirements,monitoring health and safety matters within the school, particularly ensuringthat all members of staff take reasonable care for the health and safety ofthemselves and others
• Tohelp ensure that Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures and Department ofHealth assessments of Children in Need are rigorously complied with, and thatthe welfare and health and safety of students are of prime consideration
• Topromote the safety and well-being of students and staff
• Toensure good order and discipline of students and staff

Note: Post holders will be expected to be flexible inundertaking duties and responsibilities attached to their post and may be askedto perform duties which reasonably correspond to the general character of thepost and are commensurate with its level of responsibility.

The YES Trust is committed tosafeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff toshare this commitment. Child safety recruitment procedures operate andappointment is subject to satisfactory references, enhanced DBS, qualificationscheck and all other relevant employment checks.

• Accessand support with training and CPD including further professionalqualifications.
• Specialisttraining where required
• Cycleto work scheme
• Flexibleand supportive approach to work
• Freelunch at school
• Tuskercar salary sacrifice scheme
• Ahuge range of discounts, free gifts, perks including shopping, eating out,holidays
• Thewellness Hub – access to a variety of practical and useful resources
• Medical- on-line GP appointments, prescriptions and advice at a time convenient to you
• Counselling- EAP Service
• Flexibleworking - We recognise that attracting and retaining the highest qualitycandidates means offering a flexible working environment. We consider a varietyof flexible arrangements, including part-time roles, job-sharing, flexiblestart and finish times, and hybrid opportunities where appropriate. By adoptinga flexible approach, we empower our staff to bring their best selves to workevery day, fostering creativity, commitment, and resilience. Our teams remaindiverse, motivated, and aligned with our vision of transforming children'slives through world-changing education. We believe that by investing in thewellbeing and professional fulfilment of our staff, we are also investing inthe futures of the communities we serve. Candidates are encouraged to discussflexible working from recruitment onwards, in line with the statutory "dayone right" principle, and ensuring equal opportunities for all groups ofprospective employees.

The Youth Engagement Schools Trust (YES TRUST) Safer Recruitment Policy Statement.pdf