Teacher of Science; Maternity Cover - Ercall Wood Academy

Teacher of Science (Maternity Cover) - Ercall Wood Academy

Learning Community Trust – Ercall Wood Academy

Salary Range: MPS/UPS

Start date: ASAP

Ercall Wood Academy is a vibrant, values driven community school for students from 11–16 years of age, proudly located with Wellington, Telford and Wrekin. Ercall Wood Academy is built in the heart of its community, and this has shaped the vision and ethos that is embedded in our successful school. Our values of Empower, Respect and Aspire are fundamental in creating a positive student culture where students can strive for both academic success and holistic development.

The positive culture created within the school provides solid foundations for teachers’ daily practice and acts as a mantra for our students’ lives within their school.

Since opening, the school has established a culture of success creating young adults that are well respected within our society. Our most recent results have seen us placed as the most successful school within the Learning Community Trust in respect of Progress
8. This is a reflection of the systems, routines and high quality of education that are established within Ercall Wood Academy. We are a driven school and recognise the need to keep moving forwards to provide our young people with the best education and life experiences.

Teach Science across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 and be passionate about the subject.

All post holders working in regulated activity with children are required to have an enhanced DBS check (including a check on the children’s barred list). Shortlisted candidates will also be required to complete a criminal self‑disclosure declaration and, in line with statutory guidance, an online DBS check will be undertaken prior to interview.

• Closing date for applications: Monday 19th January 2026 @ 12 noon
• Interview: Thursday 22nd January 2026
• Contact:
  Mrs Pauline Roden, Tel: or pauline.rodencation

• Application Pack
• Job Description/Person Specification
• LCT Application Form
• Safeguarding Policy
• Welcome Letter

The Learning Community Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All post holders working in regulated activity with children are required to have an enhanced DBS check (including a check on the children’s barred list). References will be required for all shortlisted candidates, prior to interview and these will be checked following the Learning Community Trust recruitment and selection process.

In line with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online check will also be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates prior to the interview. Shortlisted candidates will also be required to complete a criminal self‑disclosure declaration. Posts that involve working in regulated activity are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act; it is a criminal offence for individuals on the barred list for children to apply for any post working with children.

For more information, please refer to the Ministry of Justice’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975. For information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, and further information about filtering offences, see the DBS filtering guide.

We are committed to equality and diversity and follow the Safer Recruitment practices as set out in the statutory guidance – Keeping Children Safe in Education. For more information regarding our school’s commitment to safeguarding, please see our Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy.