Science Teacher - Maternity Cover job in Wigan, Greater Manchester

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Science Teacher

Teaching Personnel are currently supporting a secondary school that is located in the centre of Wigan with the recruiting a Science teacher for a 12 month maternity gap beginning in September 2019.

Science teacher's applying for this role will be joining a strong and supportive Science department that will offer support to any staff member that is looking to join the school. (NQT's encouraged to apply also.)

The timetable will be teaching Chemistry or Biology to KS3 and GCSE level and candidates that can teach another area of Science as well as their specialist subject have been highlighted as highly desirable.

Our client secondary school has made massive improvements in recent months and the Deputy Headteacher is looking to appoint an ambitious teacher of Science who is confident in their ability to help raise standards within the school.

Job Summary;

Science Teacher - 12 Month maternity cover from September 2019.
Competitive pay in line with MPS/UPS standards £23,720 - £39,406
Full planning and marking responsibilities included
Must be able to teach Chemistry or Biology at GCSE level.
Interested teachers are urged to apply before the 7^th of June.

Our client school;

The successful teacher will be joining a school where the proportion of disadvantaged pupils is significantly higher than the national average and most pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is also lower than the national average compared to other secondary schools nationwide.

The school is situated in the centre of Wigan and is in an excellent location if you are travelling via public transport. If commuting by car then the school has on-site car parking and can be found just a short drive away from the A58. This is a small secondary school in comparison to other secondary schools in the area and currently has 700 pupils on roll.

For further information, interested teachers are asked to submit an up to date CV before the 7^th of June for consideration, this can be done via the link below;

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