Teacher of Science

Teacher of Science Job Description

Salary:  M1-UPS 3

Contract type: Full-time permanent

Reporting to: Assistant Headteacher of Teaching and Learning

Responsible for: Teaching of Science

Start Date: September 2024

Main purpose

Strategic duties and responsibilities:

To plan, develop and deliver high quality Science lessons using a variety of approaches, to continually enhance teaching and learning.

To monitor student progress, keeping student records that include assessment outcomes and targets set at regular intervals in line with Academy policy, to enable all students to achieve their full potential.

Contribute to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare and personal care of children and young people with regard to the Every Child Matters agenda and Area Child Protection Procedures.

Any other reasonable tasks requested by the Headteacher.

Subject knowledge and curriculum development

• Use extensive, up-to-date subject knowledge to teach Biology across the school, and keep up to date with developments in pedagogy and the curriculum.
• Oversee the Biology/Chemistry planning of curriculum content, ensuring it is well sequenced to promote pupil progress.
• Ensure the planned Biology/Chemistry curriculum is effectively and consistently implemented across the school.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of systematic synthetic phonics and share this practice with colleagues.
• Attend relevant training courses and share new knowledge with colleagues.
• Manage student learning through effective teaching in accordance with the department’s schemes of work and policies.
• Ensure continuity, progression and cohesiveness in all teaching.
• Use a variety of methods and approaches (including differentiation) to match curricular objectives and the range of student needs, and ensure equal opportunity for all students.
• Work with EAL/SEN staff and support staff (including prior discussion and joint planning) in order to benefit from their specialist knowledge and to maximise their effectiveness within lessons.
• Support individual learning, including students on the subject gifted and talented register, by planning work with appropriate challenge and monitoring and reviewing student outcomes regularly.
• To use the Academy teaching and learning model, using clear and precise learning objectives and defining criteria for success for each lesson.

Monitoring and assessment

• Quality assure data within the subject to ensure it is accurate, reliable and valid.
•  Analyse internal and external assessment data to track pupil progress and attainment.
• Identify where pupils have learning gaps or are not making the expected progress, and make sure interventions target these.
• Monitor the quality of teaching and learning across the subject, including book scrutinies, teacher planning scrutinies, lesson observations and learning walks.
• Moderate Science assessment to make sure teachers are making accurate judgements of pupils' progress.

Leading and managing colleagues

• Establish positive working relationships among colleagues, modelling effective team-working and support.
• Help colleagues develop positive communication with pupils and parents.
• If applicable, appraise colleagues and help them develop professionally following the Academy policy.

Managing resources

• Audit, check and manage Science resources termly, to ensure they are available, up to date, varied and diverse, and match pupil and curriculum needs.
• Provide support with classroom displays for the subject area across the school to ensure they are stimulating, of high quality, and inspire curiosity in pupils.

Deadline Friday 3rd May

Interviews will take place W/C 6th May