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Science Teachers – A Level, BTEC & GCSE

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Primary & Secondary £30,000 - £45,000 per annum permanent mid Level Urgent 30 April 2026
West Midlands, England

Education Details

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Levels: GCSEBTECA-Level
Also teaches: BiologyChemistryPhysicsCombined Science

Job Description

Science Lecturers / Teachers – A Level, BTEC & GCSE

Location: West Midlands Contract: Full-time / Part-time / Temporary & Permanent opportunities Salary: Competitive (dependent on experience and qualifications) Start Date: ASAP / September starts available

We are currently recruiting Science Lecturers and Teachers across the West Midlands to deliver A Level, BTEC, and GCSE Science. Whether your specialism is Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Combined Science, we have opportunities across schools, sixth forms, and FE colleges.

The Role

You will deliver high-quality Science teaching across A Level, BTEC, and/or GCSE, supporting learners to achieve strong academic outcomes and progress into higher education, apprenticeships, or careers in STEM.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Plan and deliver engaging Science lessons within your specialism
  • Teach A Level, BTEC and/or GCSE Science
  • Differentiate teaching to support mixed-ability learners
  • Assess progress and provide clear, constructive feedback
  • Support learners with practical work, coursework, and exam preparation
  • Contribute to curriculum delivery and departmental success
  • Maintain a safe, inclusive, and engaging learning environment

Essential Requirements

  • QTS, QTLS, PGCE, or equivalent teaching qualification
  • Experience teaching A Level, BTEC or GCSE Science
  • Strong subject knowledge in your specialism
  • Confident delivering both theory and practical lessons
  • Excellent classroom management and communication skills
  • Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain)

Desirable

  • Experience within Further Education or Sixth Form settings
  • Ability to teach across multiple levels (GCSE, BTEC, A Level)
  • Strong track record of learner achievement and progression

What's on Offer

  • Opportunities across schools, sixth forms, and FE colleges
  • Flexible working options (permanent, temporary, part-time)
  • Competitive salary and pay rates
  • Supportive departments and leadership teams
  • Access to modern labs and teaching facilities
  • Ongoing CPD and career progression opportunities

Ready to Apply?

If you're a passionate Science Teacher or Lecturer looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch to explore suitable roles.

What's on Offer

  • Flexible working options (permanent, temporary, part-time)
  • Supportive departments and leadership teams
  • Access to modern labs and teaching facilities
  • Ongoing CPD and career progression opportunities

Dovetail and Slate Limited (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting. Because education matters. © Dovetail and Slate Limited.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‍​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍‌​​‌​​‍​‍​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‍​​​​‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​‍​​‌​‍‌​‍​​​​​​​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​​​​‌‍​​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍‌​​‌​​‍​‍​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‍​​​​‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​‍​​‌​‍‌​‍​​​​​​​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​​​​‌‍​​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Your Recruitment Consultant

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Associate Recruitment Consultant​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‍​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​​​‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Requirements

  • QTS, QTLS, PGCE, or equivalent teaching qualification
  • Experience teaching A Level, BTEC or GCSE Science
  • Strong subject knowledge in specialism
  • Confident delivering theory and practical lessons
  • Excellent classroom management and communication skills
  • Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain)

Benefits

  • Flexible working options (permanent, temporary, part-time)
  • Supportive departments and leadership teams
  • Access to modern labs and teaching facilities
  • Ongoing CPD and career progression opportunities

Skills & Qualifications

Science teachingA Level teachingBTEC teachingGCSE teachingPractical science deliveryDifferentiationAssessment and feedbackClassroom management