Teacher of Science

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Qualified Teacher Status.
• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding in the subject with an ability to teach to GCSE level.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding in the subject with an ability to teach to A level.
• Ability to apply knowledge and skills from theory in a practical classroom context
• Ability to motivate and encourage children
• Effective classroom manager
• Ability to create effective relationships with a variety of different people
• Excellent experience and knowledge of IT to support learning
• Excellent use of a range of evidence, including performance data, to support, monitor, evaluate and improve aspects of school life.
• Experience of marking for examinations boards
• Evidence of ability to teach across the whole of the 11-16 age range
• Evidence of use of strategies for raising achievement and achieving excellence
• Evidence of use of strategies for ensuring inclusion, diversity and access
• Ability to prioritise, plan, organise and manage work life balance
• Ability to work as an effective team player, understanding the strengths and weakness of others to help team development
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills, both written and spoken
• Ability to contribute to wider school administration and initiatives

What the school offers its staff

Rewards and benefits

• Competitive salary

• At least eight INSET days per year

• Enhanced contributory local government pension scheme

• Enhanced occupational sick pay, protecting you and your family

• Competitive and enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits

• Over 250 employee exclusive benefits through our partnersPerkbox, including access to wellbeing resources, discounted cinema tickets, holidays and gym memberships, carleasingand Cycle2work schemes

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.