Teacher of Science

To deliver outstanding teaching and learning of science and therefore help pupils achieve excellent academic results and be a role-model/impact the academy more widely.

To design an engaging and challenging curriculum that inspires children to appreciate the subject and its application.

The successful candidate will:

• Excellent classroom teacher with the ability to reflect on lessons and continually improve their own practice
• Effective and systematic behaviour management, with clear boundaries, sanctions, praise and rewards
• Thinks strategically about classroom practice and tailoring lessons to pupils needs
• Understands and interprets complex pupil data to drive lesson planning and pupil attainment

Key responsibilities

• To plan, resource and deliver lessons and sequences of lessons to the highest standard that ensure real learning takes place and pupils make superior progress
• To provide a nurturing classroom and academy environment that helps pupils to develop as learners
• To help to maintain/establish discipline across the whole academy
• To contribute to the effective working of the academy.

Outcomes and Activities

Teaching and Learning

• Enrich the curriculum with trips and visits to enhance the learning experience of all pupils
• With direction from the Subject Leader and within the context of the academy’s curriculum and schemes of work, plan and prepare effective teaching modules and lessons
• Teach engaging and effective lessons that motivate, inspire and improve pupil attainment
• Use regular assessments to set targets for pupils, monitor pupil progress and respond accordingly to the results of such monitoring
• To produce/contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual and groups of pupils
• Develop plans and processes for the classroom with measurable results and evaluate those results to make improvements in pupil achievement
• Ensure that all pupils achieve at least at chronological age level or, if well below level, make significant and continuing progress towards achieving at chronological age level
• Maintain regular and productive communication with pupils, parents and carers, to report on progress, sanctions and rewards and all other communications
• Provide or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups of pupils
• Direct and supervise support staff assigned to lessons and when required participate in related recruitment and selection activities
• Implement and adhere to the academy’s behaviour management policy, ensuring the health and well-being of pupils is maintained at all times
• Participate in preparing pupils for external examinations
• Ensure that all teaching is conducted in a safe environment with due consideration being given to health and safety requirements and risk assessments being conducted as necessary.