Head of Science OR Maths

part of the Bridge Trust

Email: heidi.leggett@thebridgetrust.academy

Website: https://thebridgetrust.academy/our-schools/fen-rivers/

• Salary - Teacher Upper Payscale plus TLR and SEN allowance
• Permanent
• Full Time
• Required for September 2026

Do you need flexibility in your working day/ working week – we will do what we can to accommodate?

Are you Neuro Diverse and wanting a workplace that understands?

Are you looking for an exciting new challenge?

Are you innovative and creative?

Do you have drive and ambition to be the best that you can be?

Do you enjoy really making a difference to children’s lives?

Would you like to be part of a team which supports you?

Come and have a coffee with us and find out more about us

Our story:

The Bridge Trust is a unique Multi Academy Trust which consists of five special schools, two mainstream schools, a Training & Development Service and an Outreach Service. We are an ambitious family of schools that embraces the individuality of everyone – children and adults. We acknowledge that learning can look different for different pupils and staff, and we look to change our approach to meet the needs of the individual. The Bridge Fen Rivers is a therapeutic SEMH Special School offering full time education and therapeutic support to up to 96 children aged between 5 and 16 years old. Pupils are referred to the school by the local authority.

Fen Rivers, which is part of The Bridge Trust, provides young people with specialist education in order for them to progress and succeed in sustained education or employment. We do this through high-quality therapeutic teaching and learning, based on effective relationships, that enable the achievement of life skills and meaningful qualifications. For more info, please visit our website: https://thebridgetrust.academy/our-schools/fen-rivers/

We are recruiting for a Head of Science or Maths:

• To provide effective leadership and management on a specific academy for; delivering a safe and secure education provision for students with complex needs and behaviours.
• To be the driver in behaviour management and student support for complex and vulnerable students.
• To manage the educational environment, which supports and motivates students with complex needs, whilst they undertake a high quality and aspirational curriculum.
• To drive performance and outcomes in engagement, curriculum, quality of teaching, safety, achievement and progression.
• To work with the Operations Manager to ensure that the Trust’s overall effectiveness is judged by OFSTED as consistently good or outstanding

In return, we can offer you:

• Excellent professional development opportunities.
• A supportive community and a committed team of staff that are equally determined to give students the best possible opportunities.
• Access to a wide range of extensive employee assistance and benefit programmes whenever you need it.

Discussions are welcome. Please contact - heidi.leggett@thebridgetrust.academy to book a conversation.

How to apply:

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’. Alternatively, you can download this by visiting the vacancies page on our career site: https://thebridgetrust.academy/vacancies/

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our recruitment website to apply via the online application form.

Please note that we reserve the right to interview sooner as applications are received should we have a strong field.

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 1 June 2026, 9am

Interview date: Applications will be considered on receipt of application – Please don’t wait until the deadline!



The Bridge Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure and children’s barred list where appropriate.

This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subsequent amendments to this Act.

At The Bridge Trust, we want all our employees to feel included, bringing their passion, creativity and individuality to work. We value all cultures, backgrounds and experiences, and truly believe that diversity drives innovation.