Science Teacher – Burton Borough School

Science Teacher 1.0 – ECT’s/MPS/UPS

Required September 2026

Burton Borough is a vibrant and inclusive mixed school of 1160 students, situated on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border within the pleasant market town of Newport.

We are looking for a science teacher who has a love of their subject and is committed to inspiring young people through quality first teaching.

Responsibilities

• Has strong subject knowledge and curriculum understanding.
• Shows a commitment to high quality lesson design.
• Demonstrates awareness of evidence based strategies such as retrieval practice, modelling, checking for understanding and scaffolded practice.
• Uses a range of formative assessment strategies, including cold calling, whole class response and structured questioning to identify misconceptions in science and adjust instruction in real time.
• Plans proactively to meet the needs of all learners, including those with SEND, through reasonable adjustments and adaptive teaching strategies.
• Establishes calm, purposeful classrooms through clear routines, front loading expectations and consistent application of behaviour strategies.
• Builds strong, respectful relationships with pupils, creating an environment where students feel safe to contribute and learn from mistakes.
• Works collaboratively within a team, sharing best practice and contributing to a strong departmental, school and Trust wide culture.

Benefits

• A professional learning culture that is highly focused on developing your teaching through a high‑quality professional development offer at school and trust level.
• A strong pastoral community that offers support at year group level.
• A centralised behaviour system to support a positive culture.
• A focus on career development.
• A school that provides rich opportunities for extra‑curricular activities.
• A dedication to staff wellbeing, including a special day of absence.

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