STEM Instructor

Job description

Job Description

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Job Title: STEM Instructor

Location: Abbey Gardens School, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6SA

Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Monday to Friday | 8.30am – 4.00pm

Salary: £39,000 per annum (not pro rata)

Contract: Permanent | Term Time Only

Start: January 2027

Note: UK applicants only – no sponsorship available

About the Role

Are you passionate about STEM and eager to make a genuine difference in the lives of young people? Join our dedicated team as a STEM Instructor and support students aged 11-18 with SEMH and SEND needs. This role is more than just teaching; it’s an opportunity to ignite a love for learning, build confidence, and help students overcome barriers to achieve success in education and beyond.

As a STEM Instructor, you’ll deliver inspiring Maths and Science lessons, with opportunities to teach ICT based on your experience. Collaborating with a supportive multidisciplinary team, you’ll create engaging, accessible learning experiences tailored to diverse student needs. Your creative and adaptive teaching will play a vital role in developing students’ academic achievement, resilience, independence, and confidence, helping them realize their potential both in school and in life.

What You Will Be Doing

• Deliver engaging STEM lessons across Maths, Science, and potentially ICT
• Plan and adapt learning to meet the individual needs of students with SEMH and SEND
• Inspire and motivate learners through creative and practical teaching approaches
• Monitor, assess, and report on student progress
• Collaborate with support staff, families, and external professionals to achieve positive outcomes
• Contribute to curriculum development and innovative STEM projects
• Support students’ wellbeing, personal development, and achievement
• Engage in the wider life of the school, including enrichment and extracurricular activities

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking someone who is passionate about STEM education and committed to helping every student reach their full potential.

Essential Qualifications:

• PGCE or equivalent teaching qualification (ECTs welcome to apply)
• GCSE Grade C/4 or above in Maths and English (or equivalent)
• Experience teaching young people with SEND, SEMH, and/or challenging behaviours
• Experience delivering STEM subjects
• Strong ICT skills
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience teaching multiple STEM subjects
• Two or more years’ experience within a SEND or SEMH setting

About Us

Abbey Gardens is a brand-new specialist school, part of Acorn Education, dedicated to supporting young people aged 11–16 with SEMH needs. Opened in June 2026, we provide a nurturing, inclusive environment where every student is supported to thrive.

Our personalized curriculum builds on the National Curriculum while being adapted to each student’s individual needs, strengths, and aspirations. We combine academic learning with personal development, helping students build confidence, resilience, independence, and essential life skills.

As the school grows, our curriculum will remain relevant, engaging, and purposeful, with Key Stage 3 and 4 pathways offering recognized accreditation wherever possible. Our aim is simple: to help every young person overcome barriers, experience success, and build a positive future.

At Outcomes First Schools, we provide specialist education for learners who need a deeper level of understanding, expertise, and support than mainstream education can typically offer. We support students with a wide range of complex, co-occurring, and neurodivergent needs, including autism, ADHD, SEMH, speech and communication needs, dyslexia, and experiences of trauma or adversity.

We are proud to be part of OFG Education, which was officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth consecutive year in 2025.

Why Join Us?

We place students and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks, and successful applicants will undergo a fully enhanced DBS.

Benefits Include:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
• Health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• Hundreds of UK and international discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

OFG Education is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough, and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. While we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, OFG Education does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

london (abbey wood)

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

24-10-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English