MPS/UPS + recruitment incentive

Full Time, Permanent

September 2025

9 December 2024

South Lincolnshire Academies Trust (SLAT) has an exciting opportunity for an inspirational and dynamic Teacher of Science at Bourne Academy. The successful candidate will teach across the age range, including examination groups.
This is an exciting opportunity for ECTs or experienced teachers to join a thriving and highly motivated Trust (all our ECTs are well supported by an excellent induction programme). Great career opportunities are available for the right candidate plus, a negotiable recruitment incentive.
The Department for Education have ranked South Lincolnshire Academies Trust as the 12th top performing Trust in the whole of England out of 213 Multi Academy Trusts with three or more schools.
The successful candidate will have:

• Qualified teacher status;
• The ability to teach Science up to GCSE;
• The opportunity to teach Science at KS5;
• The opportunity to teach English A Level;
• The ability to motivate students and achieve excellent results;
• Excellent organisational and ICT skills;
• Outstanding career progression opportunities;
• An awareness of effective assessment and use of data to track student progress;
• The capacity to work collaboratively as part of a team;
• A passion for the subject and the ability to share this with young people.

The Trust offers exceptionally pleasant working environments. Our school sites offer a calm and safe place, where staff and students work hard, achieve a great deal and enjoy excellent working relationships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks undertaken are in line with “Keeping Children Safe in Education”. All post holders are subject to satisfactory clearances prior to taking up an offer of employment.
Previous applicants need not apply.
We reserve the right to invite suitable candidates for interview before the closing date.
We look forward to hearing from you.

Bourne Academy is an oversubscribed non-selective mixed 11-18 secondary school with a vibrant Sixth Form and the founding school in the South Lincolnshire Academies Trust.

• The school has over 1,500 students with a pupil admission number (PAN) of 250 for years 7-11 and over 250 students in the Sixth Form.
• The school is performing WELL ABOVE national average and is in the top 5% of all schools nationally (based on a Progress 8 score of +0.63 in 2023).
• It is consistently in the top two non-selective secondary schools in Lincolnshire and outperforms local grammar schools.
• Bourne Academy is the top performing secondary school in Bourne.
• In May 2022, Ofsted graded the school as Good with outstanding features.
• The school has a popular Sixth Form provision, which is made up of students from Bourne Academy, Spalding Academy, Cowley Academy and surrounding schools, where students can study A-levels and BTEC qualifications.
• Bourne Academy was awarded ‘Secondary School of the Year’ at the 2023 Lincolnshire Free Press and Spalding Guardian Education Awards.

Join our highly successful Trust

South Lincolnshire Academies Trust has over 550 teaching and support staff working in the four schools (Bourne Academy, Spalding Academy, Giles Academy and Cowley Academy) that make up our highly successful Trust.
There has never been a better time to become part of our team with the rapid growth of the schools, where student numbers are increasing due to local demand and there is an expansion in our curriculum and facilities.
We pride ourselves on creating an environment that benefits from high staff retention as we offer realistic routes for progression for both teaching and support staff. We nurture and reward our staff and will help you develop and succeed.
Our Trust ethos is Aspire, Challenge, Achieve and this is embedded in everything we do for our students and staff. This common goal reflects why our schools are so popular as our students and staff work towards the same objectives.
Not only are we successful, but the working environment is a rewarding and enjoyable place to be.