Teacher of Science
About This Role
Do you love your subject? Are you passionate about teaching young people and supporting them to be the best they can be? If so, we’d love to hear from you. We are looking for an excellent Teacher of Science (0.4) who is excited about their subject and wants to inspire students to be successful.
We welcome applications from teachers with all levels of experience. Our team consists of staff with a range of experiences and expertise. We have an excellent ECT programme, supporting teachers who are new to the profession and a strong professional development programme for all staff.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your teaching journey, we’d love to hear from you!
This is a permanent opportunity starting August 2026. If you would like to visit the school for a tour or speak with the Headteacher about this role, please get in touch.
Job Requirements
Qualified Teacher Status
Degree in Science.
Excellent subject knowledge
Experience of working in a secondary school
About Iveshead School
Iveshead is an inclusive 11-19 school in the heart of the Shepshed community with our core values of ‘Respect, Succeed, Enrich’. We have high expectations of our students and are ambitious for each and every one of them. Our mission is clear - we want to ensure that all of our students have an excellent education and experience of school, giving them opportunity and choice beyond Year 11 and Year 13.
Our students are fantastic young people who work hard, enjoy learning and make every day different. We are incredibly lucky that we have a dedicated team of staff: our teachers are subject experts who love teaching their subject. We work together to ensure that we are removing barriers and helping students to flourish. We are a truly inclusive school and are rightly proud of our two specialist provisions.
We have an impressive Sixth Form where we retain students to study a wide range of A Level and vocational courses. Students are successful in gaining places at universities, securing places for competitive apprenticeships and employment opportunities beyond Year 13.
Our school campus is very well resourced; our Sixth Form students study in a brand new Sixth Form Centre which was opened at the beginning of this academic year.
About Mowbray Education Trust
As a leading, high performing education provider, the Mowbray Education Trust (MET) is a multi- academy trust currently educating around 2,500 pupils from the age of 2 to 16. Our schools are based in the town of Melton Mowbray and surrounding villages in the Borough of Melton and are easily commutable from Grantham, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham, and Oakham.
As an organization, we are always looking to develop our staff to grow their career with us through mentoring and professional development opportunities. Our staff are driven by one main vision, to do our best for every single pupil so that they can develop to their full potential, to act courageously and with integrity in all that they do.
Mowbray Education Trust reserves the right to close adverts early if sufficient applications are received.
All roles are subject to full pre-employment safeguarding checks; including an Enhanced DBS with Barred List check - this includes a 6-month probationary period.