Haberdashers’ Adams is a selective state grammar school with academy status situated in the small market town of Newport in rural Shropshire. It is a newly co-educational school from September 2024, taking approximately 30 girls into year 7. There are five forms of entry and currently about 1050 pupils on roll; approximately 100 of these are boarders. The Sixth Form has about 370 students of whom about 120 are girls.
Department Information
We are seeking to recruit an outstanding Teacher of Science, with a Biology specialism, who can teach pupils from Year 7 through to the Upper Sixth. The successful applicant will have a good degree in a relevant subject and will be passionate about the role and about their teaching.
Our students are exceptional in attitude and academic ability, they really enjoy high challenge learning and respond with engagement and positivity. The Biology team are collaborative, and supportive of one another and we look forward to applications from colleagues who love their discipline and will enthuse and inspire our young scientists.
We also wish to appoint someone who is interested in being involved in the wide range of extra-curricular activities that are an important part of the life of this school.
Please see the attached /person specification for further details. If you are interested in the post please complete the online Application Form, detailing in the Supporting Statement why you feel you are the right candidate for this role and your relevant experience.
The deadline for applications is 9am Wednesday 19th March 2025, with interviews being held week commencing 24th March 2025.
This is a Part-time, 0.5FTE/0.6 FTE, permanent post, starting September 2025. The post is suitable for ECTs and we warmly welcome applications from colleagues new to the profession.
Under the Data Protection Act 2018 the information or data which you will supply on the Application Form will be processed and held on computer and will also be processed and held on your personal records if you are appointed, in line with the above legislation.
The data may be processed by the Haberdashers’ West Midlands Academies Trust for the purposes of equality monitoring, compiling statistics, and for the keeping of other employment records. All data will be stored, processed and deleted in line with our Data Protection & Privacy Policy available at:
By signing and returning this Application Form you have been deemed to be giving your explicit consent to the processing of data contained or referred to on it, including any information which may be considered to be sensitive personal data.
In line with the current Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines (KCSiE), please be aware that we will be conducting an online search on yourself as part of our due diligence checks within our recruitment process.
Haberdashers' Adams is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service and the list of those prohibited from teaching or working within the profession.
A full copy of our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy can be found at