Overview
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Job Overview
Start Date: 01 January 2026
Application Deadline: 9am, Monday 22nd September 2025
Salary: London Fringe Pay £33,075 - UPS3 £50,471 per annum (FTE)
Contract: Full time (part time will be considered)
Responsibilities and requirements
* Are you passionate about supporting students and instilling a love of Science?
* Do you have a thoughtful and self-reflective approach to pedagogy?
* Do you have a desire to be an outstanding classroom practitioner?
If you can answer yes to these questions, we would love to hear from you. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Science Faculty within an outstanding Secondary School. The successful candidate will be committed to planning and delivering a high quality, interesting curriculum, which will challenge and inspire all our students.
* Enthusiasm for working with 11-16 year old students.
* A thoughtful and self-reflective approach to pedagogy.
* A desire to be an outstanding classroom practitioner.
* A passion for the subject.
* Excellent ICT skills that make learning visible in the classroom.
* Excellent subject knowledge and a continued desire to develop further.
If you are an outstanding practitioner with drive, resilience and ambition then we would love to hear from you.
About the school and trust
Tomlinscote is a highly successful, over-subscribed, mixed comprehensive school of approximately 1500 students. Our staff enjoy working here because our standards, facilities and staff well-being are excellent. Our students are a pleasure to teach and make excellent progress as shown by the positive examination data. All Tomlinscote students and teaching staff have their own iPad to enhance learning inside or outside of the classroom. As a new member of staff you will receive plenty of support from colleagues within the department and from the wider school community. We also expect staff to undertake a pastoral role as a form tutor. There are opportunities to get involved in the wider life of the school through trips and extracurricular activities. We will develop every staff member that joins our team, providing one-to-one support, coaching and mentoring and access to extensive professional development. Any applicant should hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree to be considered for this post.
The Prospect Trust
The Sixth Form College Farnborough is a founding member of The Prospect Trust, with Tomlinscote School joining in September 2018. The Trust is a dynamic and ambitious multi-academy Trust on the Hampshire/Surrey border, providing outstanding education and support for almost 6,000 learners through its family of local academies. The Trust has a relentless desire to improve educational outcomes and the lives of young people in our local communities. The successful candidate will be expected to embrace the Trust’s values and play a key role in supporting its students.
How to apply
If you would like to have a further discussion before applying for this role please contact the HR team on team_HR@prospecttrust.org.uk.
Please complete the attached application form and equality monitoring form and email all completed applications to recruitment@prospecttrust.org.uk by 9am, Monday 22nd September 2025. Early applications are encouraged, as the Trust may elect to interview and appoint before the closing date.
Other information
The Prospect Trust takes the control and processing of employee data seriously and is committed to acting in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation; please read the attached applicant privacy notice which explains how your data is processed. Prior to the interview, an online search will be conducted by HR to identify any past or current incidents or issues that might affect your suitability to work with children. The search will use publicly available information and relate only to suitability to work with children/educational environments. Issues that arise will not automatically bar employment but may be discussed at interview. This is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified applicants; however, all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria will be invited for an interview. The Prospect Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment remains subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, a health check and references.
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