Teacher of Science

Beacon Academy; Crowborough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working approach

Staff recognition initiatives

Pension scheme

Annual leave

Wellbeing support

Staff surveys

Blue Light Card

Gym discounts

Free parking

Job summary

Beacon Academy in Crowborough is seeking a Teacher of Science to join our ambitious Science Department. You will deliver engaging and challenging lessons across Key Stages 3 and 4, with the opportunity to teach your specialist at Key Stage 5 for a suitably qualified candidate.

We welcome Early Career Teachers and experienced practitioners. The post is permanent, full-time, starting January 2027, and offers a generous benefits package and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Qualifications

• Deliver engaging lessons across Key Stages 3 and 4.
• Opportunity to teach KS5 for suitably qualified candidates.
• Committed to high teaching standards and student outcomes.
• Supports development of students’ appreciation of science.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging and challenging lessons across KS3/KS4.
• Possibly teach science at KS5 for eligible candidates.
• Contribute to a culture of high expectations and welfare.

Skills

Teaching

Science

Job description

Teacher of Science

Start date: January 2027

Salary/Grade: MPS/UPS

Contract: Permanent, full time

(Applications from ECTs are welcome)

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, talented and dedicated Teacher of Science to join our successful and ambitious Science Department. This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional practitioner, whether an Early Career Teacher or an experienced teacher, to make a significant contribution to a school that is committed to securing the very best outcomes for every student.

As a Teacher of Science, you will deliver engaging and challenging lessons across Key Stages 3 and 4, with the opportunity to teach your specialism at Key Stage 5 for a suitably qualified candidate. You will be passionate about your subject, committed to high standards of teaching and learning, and dedicated to helping young people develop a lifelong appreciation of science.

Benefits of working at Beacon Academy

• Flexible working approach

• Staff recognition initiatives

• Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme/Teacher’s Pension Scheme

• Generous annual leave entitlement (support staff)

• Access to Wellbeing Support through our Employee Assistance Programme, this includes free confidential telephone and face to face counselling

• Opportunities to share your views through staff surveys and forums

• Eligibility to access Blue Light Card and discounts

• Discounted use of Gym & Exercise Classes at Uplands Academy

• Free parking available onsite or within close proximity to all our schools

Beacon Academy is a split site, semi-rural, mixed 11-18 non-selective converter academy with approximately 1600 students, including over 300 students in our Sixth Form. We are situated centrally in Crowborough on the outskirts of the Ashdown Forest, an area of outstanding natural beauty. We are close to Tunbridge Wells and the south coast. The vast majority of our staff travel to Beacon from a variety of locations within the southeast, including Brighton, Eastbourne, Lewes and Tunbridge Wells.

In September 2022, Beacon Academy, together with Uplands Academy in Wadhurst, became a member of the MARK Education Trust (formally Beacon Community College Academy Trust). The acronym, MARK, was selected because staff who work in the Trust are motivated, ambitious, resourceful, and knowledgeable. We were pleased to expand our Trust further in September 2025 with the addition of Hailsham Academy. This continued growth reflects our shared commitment to educational excellence, collaboration and supporting the success of all students across our Academies.

We work meticulously to secure a culture of unapologetically high expectations that are underpinned by our collective, uncompromising belief and ambition for our students, and for the experienced, loyal, highly skilled and highly effective team of staff that teach them, allowing teachers to teach and students to learn in a school where leadership, management, behaviour and welfare are all judged as outstanding. MARK Education Trust is committed to the development of both its staff and students.

For further details, please contact the Human Resources department on 01892 603000 ext. 2286 or email [e-mail]. Please be advised that we do not accept curriculum vitae.

All schools within MARK Education Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to disclosure and barring service checks along with other relevant employee checks.

NB: we advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.