Job Description
About The Role
Head of Science
Reports to: Assistant Principal
Start date: June 2026/September 2026
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Ark MPS AM1 AM6 (£41,328 - £53,606) + TLR 1A (£10,173)
Closing Date: Friday, 10th April 2026
The Role:
Lead a professional community of subject teachers to ensure high attainment of their subject across all key stages and subjects of the Science curriculum. To develop and lead an exciting curriculum which drives ambitious outcomes for pupils and students by nurturing your people and modelling excellence across your daily practice.
Our ideal candidate will be/have:
Leadership
• Effective team member and leader.
• Previous experience as a line manager
• Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• High expectations for accountability and consistency.
• Vision aligned with Ark s high aspirations and high expectations of self and others.
• Genuine passion and a belief in the potential of every pupil.
• Motivation to continually improve standards and achieve excellence.
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils.
Teaching and Learning
• Excellent classroom teacher with the ability to reflect on lessons and continually improve their own practice
• Effective and systematic behaviour management, with clear boundaries, sanctions, praise and rewards
• Ability to understand and interpret complex pupil data to drive lesson planning and pupil attainment.
• Strong communication, planning and organisational skills.
• Demonstrable resilience, motivation and commitment to driving up standards of achievement.
• Ability to act as a role model to staff and pupils.
• Commitment to regular and on-going professional development and training to establish outstanding classroom practice.
Benefits
About Us
At Ark Bolingbroke Academy, we are a courageous, compassionate community - empowering excellence. We are a value lead organisation, being bold within every aspect of our lives at school.
Our talented teaching and support staff insist on high educational standards every single day, and their commitment is shown in our excellent results, with over 80% of our students achieving a top-third university or top 100 apprenticeship.
We want all staff to thrive, modelling leadership and determination to the pupils and students within our rich and diverse academy, working together to fulfil our vision of creating a centre of excellence within our local community.
Visit arkbolingbrokeacademy.org/jobs to learn more about us and see our current vacancies.
Diversity and inclusion:
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone staff and students can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.
Safeguarding statement:
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.
Head of Science
Reports to: Assistant Principal
Start date: June 2026/September 2026
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Ark MPS AM1 AM6 (£41,328 - £53,606) + TLR 1A (£10,173)
Closing Date: Friday, 10th April 2026
The Role:
Lead a professional community of subject teachers to ensure high attainment of their subject across all key stages and subjects of the Science curriculum. To develop and lead an exciting curriculum which drives ambitious outcomes for pupils and students by nurturing your people and modelling excellence across your daily practice.
Our ideal candidate will be/have:
Leadership
• Effective team member and leader.
• Previous experience as a line manager
• Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• High expectations for accountability and consistency.
• Vision aligned with Ark s high aspirations and high expectations of self and others.
• Genuine passion and a belief in the potential of every pupil.
• Motivation to continually improve standards and achieve excellence.
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils.
Teaching and Learning
• Excellent classroom teacher with the ability to reflect on lessons and continually improve their own practice
• Effective and systematic behaviour management, with clear boundaries, sanctions, praise and rewards
• Ability to understand and interpret complex pupil data to drive lesson planning and pupil attainment.
• Strong communication, planning and organisational skills.
• Demonstrable resilience, motivation and commitment to driving up standards of achievement.
• Ability to act as a role model to staff and pupils.
• Commitment to regular and on-going professional development and training to establish outstanding classroom practice.
Benefits
- Weekly CPD sessions and twice as many training days as standard.
- Dedicated line management meetings
- Encouragement to staff to develop their own ideas and projects within their departments and beyond.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Access to Ark rewards a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
- Interest-free loans up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.
About Us
At Ark Bolingbroke Academy, we are a courageous, compassionate community - empowering excellence. We are a value lead organisation, being bold within every aspect of our lives at school.
Our talented teaching and support staff insist on high educational standards every single day, and their commitment is shown in our excellent results, with over 80% of our students achieving a top-third university or top 100 apprenticeship.
We want all staff to thrive, modelling leadership and determination to the pupils and students within our rich and diverse academy, working together to fulfil our vision of creating a centre of excellence within our local community.
Visit arkbolingbrokeacademy.org/jobs to learn more about us and see our current vacancies.
Diversity and inclusion:
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone staff and students can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.
Safeguarding statement:
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.
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