Subject Leader at Fulbrook School

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Job Reference #

EDV/2026/FS/38514

Location

Weathercock Lane, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, MK17 8NP

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Part-Time

Salary

Main/Upper Pay Scale plus TLR 2.2

Hours Per Week

Part Time (0.8)

Closing Date

Midday, Fri 25th Sep, 2026

Start Date

1 January 2027

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

Interview Date(s)

TBC

Interview Date(s) TBC

About this Role

Fulbrook is seeking to appoint a passionate and enthusiastic Subject Leader for science.

The successful candidate will have the ability to:

Produce high-quality teaching plans and supporting resources; deliver high-quality lessons in science; lead the development of a great curriculum with engaging learning and formative assessments; to secure the highest levels of learner interest and achievement; to monitor and support the overall development of pupils as a form tutor.

You will be responsible for the strategic development of the department including coordinating and managing the work of the science team, taking a lead role in identifying any underachievement and ensuring appropriate strategies are put in place to address this across the school.

Fulbrook is a very popular, high achieving school, which is an extended secondary school, providing education for Years 5 – 11. Please visit our school website to learn more about the school vision.

Set in a magnificent green field site, just within the county boundary of Bedfordshire, the school is close to the exciting and vibrant city of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire. As a 9-16 extended secondary school, we have 555 students currently on roll.

We are a school where everyone is known, valued, and supported to achieve personal success.

We offer a very popular cash back health insurance package, providing dental, optical, diagnostic consultations, scans and various therapies including physio, chiropractic and osteopathy.

Kingsbridge Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment, to follow the Trust/School’s safeguarding policies and procedures and to behave appropriately towards children and young people at all times.

Go to fulbrook.school to see our Vision, Values and Ethos. Press the link here to see our vacancies, get the Job Description and Person Specification and apply on online at MyNewTerm. We reserve the right to interview and offer before the closing date.

Contact Details

  Sarah Kenworthy
  01908582022
  skenworthy@fulbrook.school

Fulbrook School would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:

Describe how you have structured curriculum coverage to be progressive throughout your school?
Describe a time when you have given coaching or support for a colleague to improve the quality of their teaching. What did you do and what was the outcome.
What are the ingredients of a high-quality lesson?
What would you consider to be good evidence of pupil progress and high levels of engagement?
What impact has any CPD had on you, and what did the CPD look like?
Think about a specific cohort or student who was underperforming. How did you use data to identify the gap; what intervention did you put in place; what was the eventual impact on their progress?
Think about a time when, for example, a student stayed behind to make a disclosure that makes you concerned for their safety. Talk through exactly what steps you took.