Science Teacher

Mount Havelock is part of the First Steps Together Group, and is our newest specialist school, located in Milnsbridge, Huddersfield, opening in January 2027.

Providing education for young people across Key Stages 3 and 4, Mount Havelock will offer a nurturing, inclusive and aspirational environment where pupils are supported to feel safe, understood and able to succeed. Joining Mount Havelock is an exciting opportunity to be part of a brand-new school from the beginning – helping to shape its culture, establish its team and create an exceptional learning environment for our young people.

At First Steps Together, we believe every child and young person deserves to feel safe, understood, included and able to succeed.

We are a growing group of specialist independent schools providing nurturing, inclusive and aspirational education for children and young people with a range of additional needs, including SEND, SEMH and complex presentations. Across our schools, strong relationships, individualised support and high expectations are central to helping pupils overcome barriers to learning, develop confidence and independence and achieve positive outcomes.

We are looking for an experienced, passionate and committed Secondary Science Teacher to join our school team and provide high-quality, personalised Science teaching for pupils with SEND.

This is an opportunity for a teacher who is passionate about their subject but equally passionate about finding different ways for young people to succeed. You’ll deliver engaging and accessible Science learning, adapting your teaching to pupils’ individual starting points, needs and EHCP outcomes while maintaining high expectations for what every pupil can achieve.

Working closely with teaching assistants and the wider school team, you’ll help pupils develop their scientific knowledge, practical skills, curiosity and understanding of the world around them, supporting them towards appropriate qualifications and accredited learning pathways while building the confidence and independence they need for life beyond school.

You’ll take responsibility for planning and delivering high-quality Science teaching for secondary-aged pupils with a range of SEND, SEMH and additional needs.

You’ll teach pupils individually, in small groups and in classes, adapting the curriculum, teaching approaches, resources, environment and pace of learning so that pupils with different needs and starting points can engage meaningfully and make progress.

At the heart of the role will be developing pupils’ confidence and capability across biology, chemistry and physics, alongside scientific enquiry, investigation, observation and practical skills. You’ll make Science purposeful and relevant, helping pupils understand how scientific knowledge connects to everyday life, the environment, health, technology and the world around them.

You’ll deliver appropriate secondary Science pathways, including accredited learning where appropriate, ensuring pupils are supported towards qualifications and outcomes that are ambitious but realistic for their individual needs and starting points.

You’ll create lessons that engage pupils who may have experienced significant barriers to education. That means being creative and responsive – using pupils’ interests, practical investigations, demonstrations, real-life applications, structured routines, visual approaches and appropriate technology to make Science accessible without lowering expectations.

Practical Science will be an important part of the role. You’ll plan and deliver practical activities that allow pupils to investigate, explore and apply their learning while ensuring activities are…