Salary:    £32,916 - £51,055 (depending on experience), Plus TRP which is £17,579.

Contract: PERMANENT

Start date: April 2026, but a later start date can be considered

Are you a passionate Science educator with the ambition to lead and inspire others?   We are seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Director of Science to join our successful Trust and play a key role in continuing to raise standards for our students. For an exceptional candidate, there may also be the opportunity to take on an Executive Trust-wide role in science, extending your impact beyond Brompton Academy.

As a middle leader you will lead a committed Science team, shaping an engaging and ambitious curriculum that drives strong outcomes for all learners. You will inspire both staff and students, promote high expectations, and ensure Science teaching across the department is impactful, inclusive, and aspirational.

High expectations sit at the heart of our culture. Through your leadership, our well-established careers programme embedded within the curriculum and enriched through events and experiences will continue to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to achieve their future goals.

This role is ideal for an ambitious teacher ready to take the next step into leadership, or an experienced subject leader keen to make a lasting difference within a thriving school and Trust.

You will be based at Brompton Academy, a highly oversubscribed secondary school serving the Medway community. Recently judged Good by Ofsted and celebrating our strongest-ever outcomes at Key Stages 4 and 5, the academy is on a clear upward trajectory. Guided by our mission of Transforming Lives Through Learning and our REACH values of Resilience, Equality, Aspiration, Community, and Happiness, we are proud of the calm, purposeful, and supportive environment we have created.

This is a full-time, permanent leadership role within a Trust that values collaboration, professional growth, and innovation.

HOW TO APPLY

Your application should be made after reading the job description and person specification, and you will use your application to tell us how your current skills and experience meet the requirements and why you think you would be suited to this role.  

We are keen to attract top talent to our inclusive Trust and therefore we welcome applications from all people across the community spectrum regardless of their race, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, sexuality, sexual orientation, disability, gender reassignment or age.

Deadline for applications:  4.00pm on Tuesday 10^th February 2026, though we reserve the right to close applications early.

Interviews will take place on 12 & 13^th February.

The University of Kent Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).    

In addition, the Trust will carry out an online search, once, as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.  This is intended to help us identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online.  The selection panel will then explore such items with the candidate during interview.  The Trust’s HR Team or another member of staff trained in safer recruitment, will use Google.com to conduct each search and no adverse judgement will be formed for applicants with limited or no online footprint