Second in Charge - Science - Full-time

Leigh Academy Rainham, Rainham

• Ref:MED105-1002-323T
• Posted:09/05/2025
• Pay:MPS/UPS based on experience + TLR2a (£3,597)
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:19/05/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

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Are you ready to take the next step in your teaching career? Are you passionate about driving excellence in science education and inspiring both students and colleagues? Leigh Academy Rainham has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and committed individual to join us as Second in Charge - Science from September 2025.

Working closely with the Director of Learning for Science, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering curriculum, with a particular focus on Key Stage 3. You will help lead a passionate and collaborative team, promote outstanding teaching and learning, and support the progress of every student, regardless of background.

This is an ideal position for someone with a proven track record of excellent classroom practice and who is now looking to take on wider departmental responsibilities. If you’re driven to develop your leadership skills and make a genuine impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the development of the Key Stage 3 Science curriculum, ensuring high engagement and achievement.

• Support the Director of Learning in creating a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement.

• Contribute to raising standards through data-informed practice, lesson observations, and mentoring.

• Champion inclusion and personalised learning to ensure all students can thrive.

• Help manage departmental planning, resourcing, and staff development.

• Actively contribute to our whole-academy ethos and partnerships.

Why work for us?

• High-quality leadership training and professional development pathways.

• Opportunities for progression within an ambitious and growing multi-academy trust.

• Access to an excellent network of Science leaders across LAT.

• Full support from an established and nurturing leadership team.

Information about the school

About Leigh Academy Rainham: In September 2021, we opened our doors to the 180 founding students of our co educational comprehensive school for 11-18 year olds. Already oversubscribed, our new school is firmly set to be a beacon of excellence for secondary education in Medway. The wellbeing and success of each individual child is at the heart of everything and we are driven by the belief that it is our role to ensure all pupils develop an appreciation of the limitless possibilities ahead of them. Every learner is entitled to an enriching, varied and personalised education; delivered through a broad and balanced curriculum that provides challenge, irrespective of need, starting point or background. It is our ambition that in our highly inclusive setting, all our students will flourish, becoming inquiring, compassionate and culturally aware young adults.

Our strong learning community works together and shares the value of collaboration; every member of our academy family works together to achieve success, cultivating a strong sense of belonging. Our belief in human-scale education, delivered through our college model, ensures every one of our students is known and valued. Strong pastoral care is at the heart of our academy and we place great importance on building strong partnerships with parents and carers. Excellent communication and relationships with parents and carers is a cornerstone of a child’s academic success and personal development, hence the Academy is wholly committed to fostering strong partnerships with our families.

Working in a brand new school is a unique opportunity. A flexible approach with a can-do ethos is required, as is drive, grit and boundless enthusiasm. We will be looking to recruit a staff body that has a multitude of talents to enable us to provide a rich academic and co-curricular offer from the outset and look forward to hearing what additional skills, talents and interests you could bring to a role at the Academy. A sense of humour is also essential!

We are an inspirational learning community, with a traditional approach to discipline and broad, innovative digital curriculum, underpinned by the principles of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme. Through the implementation of our curriculum students mature into reflective and resilient learners who can work both independently and collaboratively to overcome challenges, are confident critical thinkers and master lifelong learning and digital skills.

'At Leigh Academy Rainham students flourish, becoming inquiring, compassionate and culturally aware young adults. We will work together to embed the essential skills, knowledge and attributes needed to be highly successful in achieving their own personal goals, compassionate members of our community and leaders in tomorrow’s world.' - Alex Millward, Principal

Job Contact Information

• Name:Talent Team, Leigh Academies Trust
• Address:Carnation Road, Strood, Kent, ME2 2SX
• Telephone: 01634 412 258
• Email: Joinus@LATrust.org.uk

Documents

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• Job Description | Teacher | Leigh Academies Trust
• Job Description | Second in Charge - Science | Leigh Academy Rainham