Teacher of STEM

The Kingsway School; Stockport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A successful and ambitious school in Stockport is seeking a committed teacher for Key Stage 3 STEM. The role involves designing and delivering high-quality lessons, leading curriculum innovation, and fostering a supportive learning environment. An early career or experienced teacher with creativity in curriculum delivery and a community-minded approach is ideal. Competitive salary and extensive professional development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Well-regarded pension scheme

Excellent career development opportunities

Support for health and wellbeing, including an award-winning employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Vision and creativity in curriculum delivery.
• Reflective, kind and community-minded approach with a focus on high expectations.
• Capability to teach across STEM subjects.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver high-quality STEM lessons across Key Stage 3 subjects.
• Lead curriculum development and innovation within the Enterprise department.
• Foster a supportive learning environment for children.
• Contribute to the wider Enterprise faculty.

Skills

Teaching flexibility

Curriculum development

Community-minded approach

STEM subjects knowledge

Education

Early Career Teacher (ECT) or experienced teacher background

Job description

Overview

Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: The Kingsway School, Gatley
Required from: Easter 2026 (or September 2026 for the right candidate)
Salary: MPS/UPS
Closing date: 16th February 2026
Interview date: 26th February 2026

Details of the Role

The Kingsway School is a successful and ambitious school with an exciting future ahead. We are seeking committed, inspirational teachers to join us as we continue our renewed journey of improvement and success. We are delighted to share this unique opportunity for a teacher of Key Stage 3 STEM based on our Key Stage 3 campus as part of our distinctive middle school offer. For this role, you will be a child focused practitioner with the flexibility to teach across STEM subjects and become a member of our wider enterprise faculty. This role is one that will be pivotal in driving curriculum development and innovation in our school. Our leadership team is dedicated to creating a school where staff and students feel valued, supported and proud to belong. We believe in high standards, strong relationships and a genuine sense of community. At Kingsway, the core purpose of every teacher is to deliver consistently high-quality teaching and learning so that every student can achieve their full potential.

Recruitment Pack Includes

• Our curriculum vision
• Our unique middle school and upper school model
• Our staff wellbeing charter
• Our bespoke ECT training program
• Our enhanced professional development opportunities
• Testimonials from current staff

Contact for Informal Discussion

Dee Mistry (Head of Enterprise) on [e-mail].

About ELT

Education Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, educating over 3500 pupils from age 2 to 16 in the Greater Manchester area. We are very proud of our inclusive ethos to Collaborate, Empower and Achieve and provide over 490 employees with an inspiring and innovative place to work, with exceptional training and development opportunities. As a Trust employee you will receive excellent benefits, including a highly competitive salary, well-regarded pension scheme, excellent career development opportunities and support for your health and wellbeing, with our award‑winning employee assistance programme.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• Well‑regarded pension scheme
• Excellent career development opportunities
• Support for health and wellbeing, including an award‑winning employee assistance programme

Safeguarding & Recruitment Process

We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place, which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school. This is in line with statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002 and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and vetting checks. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.

Equality & Diversity

We are committed to fulfilling our Equality Duty obligations, including valuing equality and diversity and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief. We expect the successful candidate to have the necessary standard of spoken English, as described under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty that requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English (or English or Welsh in Wales). Candidates should apply by completing the ELT application form, CVs alone will not be accepted in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). Please return your completed form by the closing date to: [e-mail].

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver high‑quality STEM lessons across Key Stage 3 subjects.
• Lead curriculum development and innovation within the Enterprise department.
• Foster a supportive learning environment for children.
• Contribute to the wider Enterprise faculty.

Qualifications

• Early Career Teacher (ECT) or experienced teacher background.
• Vision and creativity in curriculum delivery.
• Reflective, kind and community‑minded approach with a focus on high expectations.
• Capability to teach across STEM subjects.