Teacher of Science

Reporting to: Head of Department Location: Didcot Girls’ School & Didcot Sixth Form Salary/allowances: MPS/UPS scale point. Suitable for Early Careers Teacher Job type: 0.8 or full time Contract: Temporary one year appointment (or permanent by agreement at interview depending on candidate’s specialism) Start date: 1st September 2026 Apply by: 8am on Monday 18th May with interviews scheduled for Wednesday 20th May / Thursday 21st May The Post We are looking for someone with a genuine and infectious passion for their subject, who will enthuse and engage the students they teach; someone with high expectations for all students. You will join a team of hard-working and enthusiastic teachers with a commitment to science education. If you share these values, we would love to hear from you! The post is suitable for candidates who are able to teach KS3 and KS4 Science and there may be possibility of KS5 Science depending on preference. We welcome applications from experienced teachers as well as those new to the profession and currently in training. Didcot Girls’ School is an accredited teaching school with a significant track record for successful fast-track career progression, leadership development and excellent CPD. The school is also part of Ridgeway Education Trust, a growing multi-academy trust, which provides the opportunity for school improvement and leadership work across schools in the future. For further information about the department, please email Amelia Kyriakides and Ian Briggs, Joint Heads of Science on headofscience@didcotgirls.oxon.sch.uk DGS Science Department The science department at DGS is a dynamic and exciting place to work. The department is an enthusiastic, committed and supportive team of 21 teachers, 4 technicians and 2 Stem Co-ordinators with responsibility for trip organisation and Science club. The department leadership structure consists of the Heads of Science and Heads of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and a Key Stage 3 co-ordinator. The department is well organised, with fully resourced curricula and schemes of work across all key stages. The department achieved excellent outcomes in 2025. Achievement on Combined Science was outstanding, with a 9-4 pass rate over 85%. Single Science 9-7 pass rates were at least 70% in each science. Achievement at A-level is consistently good and is improving year-on-year. The department is teaching and learning focussed, with time set aside to share best practice and collaboratively evaluate and develop lesson resources. We believe that science lessons should be engaging and purposeful and we work hard to develop well-rounded scientists who are also very well prepared for their GCSE examinations. Science students at DGS follow a carefully sequenced, knowledge-rich curriculum extending from year 7 through to 13. All students cover the same content in years 7, 8 and 9. At the end of year 9 approximately a third of the cohort is invited to take the AQA S