Teacher of Science

From the advert

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, ambitious and highly effective Teacher of Science to join our successful and committed Science department.

This is an exciting opportunity for an excellent classroom practitioner who is passionate about Science and has the subject knowledge, energy and high expectations needed to inspire young people. The successful candidate will teach Science across the secondary age range.

Our values at The Misbourne for both students and staff are learning, kindness and excellence; these permeate everything we do, but start with our staff. At The Misbourne we acknowledge that teaching is a demanding profession and therefore looking after our staff is of highest priority. If you join our staff team, you will be part of a caring, kind and supportive group of professionals who really do share a sense of belonging and camaraderie. We actively look at ways to give staff time back, whether this be with our two week October half term, a flexible PPA which you can take at home every fortnight, or flexible use of gained time in the summer term.

We have a fully planned and resourced centralised curriculum across all subjects, meaning we do not expect teachers to go home and do individual planning. We have development time across the year so that curriculum teams can collaboratively plan and talk about teaching; continuing to develop professionally and reducing workload. We use the summer term to gain time to plan ahead, once again meaning that the summer holiday can indeed be a proper break from teaching. If you want to work in an academy with high regard and value placed on its staffing body, then please do come and visit us at The Misbourne.

It is an exciting time to work with the Science team - we have many new curriculum developments, combined with a range of co-curricular opportunities and trips. This is resulting in large numbers of students choosing to study the triple sciences at GCSE, along with ever-increasing numbers of students studying the sciences at A level.

The Science department consists of 8 dedicated Science labs, each of which is well equipped to deliver specialist teaching through to A Level. Each lab contains a newly installed interactive Promethean board. The Science team consists of 13 members of teaching staff covering biology, chemistry and physics specialisms. Three experienced Science Technicians work with the teaching staff to provide our students with as many practical opportunities as possible. Staff wellbeing is a priority, therefore up-to-date shared lesson slides and other resources are available.

At KS3 a broad range of science topics are taught to provide the foundation knowledge required for success in the sciences. At GCSE we follow the AQA Triple Science and Trilogy Science courses. At A Level, Biology and Chemistry follow the OCR A specifications, Physics follows the AQA specification.

The Science department works closely with our excellent careers team to take the lead in a wide range of STEM opportunities for students. Recent experiences include:

• Year 9 trip to GE Healthcare

• KS3 involvement in the GirlsGetSet STEM programme

• Year 9 and 10 Johnson & Johnson STEM day

• A level trip to Reading University

• PPMA Best Virtual STEM Day

• GCSE Science Live! trip

• A level Education in Action trips

• A level Biology field trip

• Year 7 visit to The Big Bang Fair

About us

The Misbourne is an 11-18 mixed school single-academy trust in the picturesque village of Great Missenden, in the heart of the Chilterns. We have over 1100 students on roll, including a successful and growing Sixth Form. In summer 2024 our students achieved Progress 8 of +0.30, making us one of the top non-selective schools in the County. We are proudly non-selective and inclusive, ensuring that we live and breathe our values: we are a community that values learning, promotes kindness and strives for excellence in all we do. We are the Lead School for Careers in Bucks, and hold the prestigious Quality in Careers Standard.

Our staff tell us they genuinely feel like part of a team; a team who are striving to help each student flourish both academically and personally. We prioritise staff wellbeing, recognising the team as our most valuable asset, as detailed in our Wellbeing Charter.

Our 2026 Ofsted report achieved Expected Standard in all categories and highlighted:

• Pupils are proud to attend The Misbourne. They feel well supported and cared for.

• Pupils enjoy learning. This is clear in the purposeful atmosphere in classrooms.

• Post-16 students show high levels of commitment to their learning. They work hard with staff to develop increasingly sophisticated study skills. This prepares them well for their studies.

• Pupils develop warm and positive relationships with staff. This creates a calm and positive environment where pupils feel safe and happy.

• Pupils are keen to serve the school community and enjoy the leadership roles they hold.

• Pupils achieve particularly well in English and Mathematics. These results are consistently above national averages.

• Staff have high expectations of behaviour. This helps pupils to behave well, creating a calm and positive atmosphere throughout the school.

• The school has well-established strategies to identify pupils' needs.

• The school's offer prepares pupils well for the future. They develop the knowledge, skills, character and integrity they need for life beyond school.

What we offer you:

• An academy that puts wellbeing at the top of their priorities, detailed in our Wellbeing Charter

• Students who are a pleasure to work with

• Great training and development opportunities

• An experienced, friendly and collaborative team of staff

• A two-week October half-term

• A fortnightly ‘Flexi-PPA’ with a late start (10.10am) or early finish (1.30pm)

• and annual personal ‘Headspace Day’

• Free access to our own fully-fitted gym

• Free on-site parking.