Teacher of Science at Beacon Academy

Beacon Academy; Crowborough; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Staff recognition initiatives

LGPS/Teacher’s Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing Support

Blue Light Card discounts

Gym discounts

Free parking

Job summary

Beacon Academy in Crowborough is seeking a Teacher of Science to join our successful Science Department. Start date January 2027. Salary/Grade: MPS/UPS. This is a permanent, full-time post suitable for both Early Career Teachers and experienced practitioners.

You will deliver engaging lessons across Key Stages 3 and 4, with the opportunity to teach your specialism at Key Stage 5 for a suitably qualified candidate. This role requires passion, high standards and commitment to student outcomes.

Qualifications

• We are seeking a Teacher of Science who can deliver engaging lessons across KS3 and KS4 with the potential to teach KS5 for a suitably qualified candidate.
• Suitability for ECTs is welcome and the post is permanent and full-time.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging and challenging science lessons across KS3 and KS4.
• Possibly teach science at KS5 for a suitably qualified candidate.
• Maintain high standards of teaching and learning and support student progression.

Job description

Job Reference #: EDV/2026/BA/96799

Location: North Beeches Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 2AS

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Term: Full-Time

Salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE)

Closing Date: 8:00pm, Sun 18th Oct, 2026

Start Date: January 2027

Positions Available: 1

Suitable for ECTs

Interview Date(s): 19th, 20th or 21st October 2026

About This Role

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.

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.

Safeguarding Statement

Beacon Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Beacon Academy ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Related Documents

• Teacher Of Science Recruitment...pdf