Job Description

Castleford Academy

Wakefield
57,137 - 61,534 per year

Job type:

Full Time, Part Time, Permanent

Apply by:

7 October 2025

Job overview

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Castleford Academy is a high-performing, over-subscribed 11-16 school with a strong academic record and a commitment to excellence. We invest in our staff through tailored professional development, well-being support, and opportunities for career progression.

With outcomes consistently above national averages, our success is driven by dedicated staff, hardworking pupils, and supportive families. Join a team that works together to achieve excellence and make a real difference in the Castleford community.

The academy is part of Castleford Academy Trust. Leaders challenge and support all stakeholders to achieve outstanding outcomes for all pupils across the Trust. We value and develop our staff by attracting and retaining high quality teachers and support staff, supporting them to achieve their best and create opportunities for professional growth and development.

Lead Practitioner of Science

To Start January 2026

Leadership Scale 5-8

57,137 - 61,534

Part time will be considered

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic, motivated and able Lead Practitioner of Science to assist in leading our successful Science department.

We are looking for a forward thinking, inspirational practitioner to work collaboratively with colleagues, deliver outstanding lessons and to support in the development of the curriculum, raising academic achievement and ensuring all pupils make outstanding progress.

You will be:

Able to inspire pupils of all abilities within Science to achieve their highest potential across Key Stage 3 and 4. Able to lead a team of high achieving specialists. Able to confidently manage behaviour throughout the department. Committed to delivering consistently outstanding teaching and ability to share your practice with others in a constructive and collaborative manner. Contribute to the strategic development of the department by implementing new initiatives, monitoring and reporting on key outcomes, to ensure the department meets academic targets. Responsible and accountable for pupil attainment and achievement, by tracking pupil progress and supporting individual pupils' learning needs, liaising with SLT to report on data and implement intervention strategies. Able to work alongside the Leader of Science to develop/maintain outstanding practise.

You will be:

An outstanding practitioner. Inspirational, dedicated and motivated. Passionate about science and the education of young people. Committed to Castleford Academy Trust vision and values. Committed to achieving the best for every pupil. Committed to inspiring pupils and staff in the development of teaching initiatives and strategies, promoting Science as a subject. Committed to inspiring pupils and staff in the development of teaching initiatives and strategies.

The deadline for applications is midday on Tuesday 7th October 2025, with interviews due to take place shortly after.

As part of our team at Castleford Academy Trust, you will have access to a comprehensive package of wellbeing support designed exclusively for schools, providing access to a team of in-house wellbeing experts, counsellors, nurses and physiotherapists.


Castleford Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. For all positions at Castleford Academy, you are required to complete a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check prior to appointment.


Application forms can be downloaded from our website. Completed applications should be addressed to Mr Wesley Bush, Headteacher at the school address or via email to recruitment@castlefordacademy.com.


For further information on the school, the role and how to apply please visit https://www.castlefordacademy.com/ or telephone Miss Kirsty Triplett, HR Manager on 01977 605060.
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Castleford Academy

Ferrybridge Road, Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10 4JQ
United Kingdom

+44 1977 605060

About Castleford Academy

'Care' 'Aspire' 'Succeed'

Castleford Academy is an exceptional over-subscribed 11-16 school catering for over 1,400 pupils. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum; we are proud of our achievements and firm commitment to providing an excellent education for all. Our expectations are high, and this is reflected in our successful academic record. Leaders challenge and support all stakeholders to achieve outstanding outcomes for all pupils. We value our people and are committed to attracting, developing and retaining high quality staff by creating opportunities for professional growth and development.



At the heart of everything we do is our commitment to improving the lives of the children in the Castleford community. This reflected in our outcomes. Our progress 8 score is consistently above the national average with pupils at Castleford Academy achieving almost half a grade higher than expected in their subjects. We significantly outperform other schools locally and are regularly placed in the top 20% of schools nationally. Behind the headline measures lies the hard work and dedication of all of the pupils, staff and support from parents, which made these results possible.



The Academy is committed to 'working together to achieve excellence for all'. Staff receive a comprehensive and bespoke annual professional development programme and are supported to develop and progress their careers within the Trust academies.



The academy is committed to supporting staff in all areas of their professional development and their well-being. We believe in a healthy work-life balance and have many support mechanisms to make sure this is the case. Reducing unnecessary workload is a constant priority for leaders. in addition to this, staff well-being is supported through a range of on-site activities and facilities e.g. a Sports Hall & Fitness Suite offering superb facilities for staff and access to the SAS Wellbeing service (including free GP appointments, physiotherapy and counselling). To further support work-life balance, the Trust have recently introduced an annual paid personal day for all staff working at the academy.



Castleford Academy is 5 minutes from the M62 and the Academy is just a 25 minute drive from Leeds, Wakefield, Doncaster and York. There is easy access to the A1 and M62 and we have staff working for us from as far as Huddersfield, Harrogate, North Leeds, Barnsley and Sheffield.

Interested in working here?

We welcome the opportunity for visitors to come and have a look around. If you think this is the sort of school you would like to be part of and would like to visit us to see for yourself, please contact recruitment@castlefordacademy.com to arrange a suitable time.

Castleford Academy is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. For all positions at Castleford Academy you are required to complete an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.

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