Job Description

Job description
St. Thomas' Centre



Hawthorn Street



Blackburn



BB1 9TH

Job Title:

Secondary Science Teacher

Grade/Salary:

MPS + 1 SEN

Contract Type:

Permanent

Contract Terms:

37 hpw, Full Time

Closing Date:

Friday, 23rd January 2026

Interview Date:

Week Commencing Monday, 26th January 2026

Required From:

September 2026

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INSTRUCTIONS BELOW

Are you innovative, creative, forward thinking, and have a passion for working with the most vulnerable children in our society to ensure they get the education they deserve? This exciting and rewarding post is suitable for people committed to making a real difference. We are seeking to recruit an excellent secondary practitioner to join our school on a permanent basis. You will need to deliver a broad Science curriculum to both KS3 and KS4.





St Thomas's Centre is a unique school: situated on two sites in the community, it caters for pupils aged 5-16 years who have been permanently excluded. Many have unmet special educational needs, social, emotional and mental health difficulties or medical difficulties.






Teaching at St Thomas's is extremely rewarding. Each small class has additional adult support and modern technology. The Centre is a lively community. As an example of an outstanding alternative provision, new colleagues will receive support from an extremely friendly and experienced team.





We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and flexible practitioner who is able to become a significant adult role model for our pupils. You must be a professional role model for other staff and able to advocate for, and lead on your subject area across the key stages.





St Thomas's Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to strong references and enhanced DBS checks.



We are an equal opportunities employer with a staff body who reflect the diversity and heritage of our community.

The successful candidate will:

Be an excellent practitioner and subject specialist. Have the knowledge and experience and ambition to teach some of the most vulnerable pupils in our area. Have the subject knowledge and pedagogical skills to lead specialists and non-specialists in a cross-phase provision. Be enthusiastic, resourceful and keen to ensure that the highest possible standards of pupil achievement, personal development and well-being are achieved.


Should you wish to have an informal discussion regarding the post please contact Mrs Amanda Leaver (School Business Manager) on 01254 958401.

Application packs are available to download from this page. Please submit your completed application and a supporting letter to the school by 12:30pm on the closing date listed above. You may apply by email via post through the address above or via

aleaver@stthomas.blackburn.sch.uk

, or the attention of Mrs A Leaver.



Please note you supporting letter should be no more than two sides of A4.




This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure and Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.

Job details

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Job reference
REQ04472
Date posted
25/11/2025
Application closing date
23/01/2026
Location
St Thomas PRU
Salary
MPS + 1 SEN
Package
Blank
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Job category/type
Schools