Teacher of Physics - Secondary and Sixth Form

Hours: This role is part-time (around 60%), however applications for different working patterns including full-time will be considered for the right candidate. This role is intended as a job share working across Northstowe Learning Community and Swavesey Village College. We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified teacher to join our Science department as we continue to grow our student and staff numbers. Applicants must be able to teach across the age and ability range because the role will involve predominantly KS5 and KS4 teaching. The successful applicant will demonstrate their ability and commitment to delivering high quality lessons to students, using expert subject knowledge. A key part of teaching roles at Meridian Trust schools is the role of Form Tutor; you will provide excellent pastoral support through our vertical tutoring programme either as a tutor or co-tutor. About Northstowe Learning Community (NLC) Northstowe Learning Community brings together: An 11-16 secondary school (NSC) Northstowe Sixth Form (NSF) Northstowe Primary School (NPS) Situated on the Northstowe Education Campus, NLC is co-located with the Trust’s Martin Bacon Academy. This specialist provision provides an innovative experience for its sixth form students through full integration with the Northstowe Sixth Form. This creates a vibrant educational hub where inclusion, collaboration, and excellence are central to the student experience. From September 2025, the school contains: One Reception and one Year 1 class (as the primary builds to its full 3FE (630 capacity) Approximately 760 students in Years 7-11 (as the secondary builds to its eventual 12FE 1800 PAN) Around 112 sixth form students (45 students in Year 13 and 67 students in Year 12). The Sixth Form will grow over time to reach its capacity of 400. NLC continues to grow rapidly in step with the new town of Northstowe, which will eventually be home to around 30,000 residents accommodated in up to 10,000 homes. The school is deliberately designed to play a key role in the provision of community facilities to reflect the Cambridgeshire Village College ethos. Our Journey So Far Northstowe Secondary College opened in 2019 with its first Year 7 cohort of just 71 students. In September 2024, the addition of both primary and sixth form phases marked a major milestone in our development and the school was renamed Northstowe Learning Community to reflect its expanded and unified identity. With the recent completion of Phase 2 of our building programme, NLC now features: An additional new specialist block for 11-16 education A state-of-the-art primary school building A purpose-built sixth form centre Phase 3 will commence once further housing development is confirmed. Once complete, Northstowe Learning Community will be one of the largest schools in the East of England, with capacity for approximately 2,800 students from Reception through to Year 13. The campus aims to serve a