Teacher of Science
Brighton College Prep School
Brighton and Hove
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 5 April 2023
Job overview
Brighton College Prep School is seeking to appoint a Teacher of Science from September 2023. This is a full-time, permanent role, although part-time will also be considered.
Specific teaching duties:
- To inspire pupils from Year 4 to Year 8 in the subject of science and to prepare them for exams such as Common Entrance and Scholarship examinations.
- To support the Head of Department in planning, developing teaching an innovative science curriculum.
- To ensure all taught lessons are well planned and allow for effective differentiation with respect for the needs of individual pupils.
- To be responsible for the quality of teaching and learning within all lessons.
- To positively encourage pupils to realise their full potential and uphold best practice in the department.
- To teach lessons in accordance with whole school expectations and policies.
- To mark, assess, record and report on pupil progress and attainment in line with departmental and whole school expectations.
- To maintain detailed pupil records for the department, including information which monitors the progress of individual pupils in the subject.
- To complete the reporting cycle for all pupils being taught, including interims, reports and attendance at Parents’ Evenings as required.
- To liaise with colleagues in order to maximise opportunities for cross-curricular teaching.
- To prepare and encourage pupils to achieve success in any national, subject related events.
- To celebrate pupils’ work through displays throughout the department and across the school.
- To promote digital learning via the effective use of ICT when teaching.
- To create and maintain effective partnerships with relevant staff and with parents to support and improve pupils’ achievements and personal development.
- To communicate effectively and regularly to parents about the progress of their child.
Additional responsibilities:
- To be a form tutor (Year 6 to Year 8).
- To participate fully in the wider life of the school, including the teaching of games.
- To attend relevant weekly meetings.
- To supervise pupils on school trips and visits, as required.
- To attend Admissions related events, including Open Mornings.
Safeguarding responsibilities:
- This role will involve daily contact with pupils, and you will be engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
- All staff and volunteers have a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom you are responsible and with whom you come into contact.
About Brighton College Prep School
- Brighton College Prep School
- Walpole Lodge, Walpole Road, Brighton
- East Sussex
- BN2 0EU
- United Kingdom
Brighton College Prep School is a co-educational school for children aged 3-13. It is the main feeder school to Brighton College, one of England’s leading schools. The College educates 1,000 pupils aged 13-18 alongside a Lower School, educating 100 pupils aged 11-13. The Prep School educates 500 pupils aged 3-13.
Brighton College Prep School provides an inspiring education that aims to prepare pupils for life in our College and beyond. We are proud to be part of a school which is one of the most innovative and forward thinking in the country.
The Prep School helps all children to believe in themselves and to excel in their own individual way. The teaching philosophy allows pupils to be individual whilst enabling them to develop and progress at a rate above and beyond their own expectations. Within each year group teachers aim to give children the best possible start to life, both in their academic grounding and in developing their values and beliefs. The school motto is well known by pupils who pride themselves on trying to:
Be Kind.
Be Curious.
Be Confident.
Be the best you.
The school is based on two sites within the vibrant city of Brighton; our Pre-Prep educates children from Nursery to Year 3, after which they progress on to the Prep site for Years 4 to 8. Pupils benefit from use of facilities at the College, including the Chapel, the Sarah Abraham Recital Hall, the dining facilities and the new School of Science and Sport. Our sports fixtures are played at the Jubilee ground pitches located nearby in the South Downs.
Brighton College Prep School is progressive and pupil orientated. Each individual is recognized for their own achievements, resulting in a happy, caring environment. The staff body is also a positive and vibrant one; equality, diversity and respect are championed and celebrated by all.
The Brighton College family of schools also includes St Christopher’s, Handcross Park and Brighton College Prep Kensington. Overseas, the College has opened Brighton College Abu Dhabi, Brighton College Dubai and Brighton College Al Ain in the UAE, Brighton College Bangkok in Thailand, Brighton College Singapore and Brighton College Hanoi in Vietnam (opened in September 2023).
THE CITY
The College enjoys its location in Brighton, one of Britain’s youngest cities and one of the most vibrant in Europe.
In 2017, a national survey identified Brighton as the “happiest” city in the UK. It is close to the beautiful South Downs, within easy travelling distance of London (about 50 minutes by train), and about 30 minutes from Gatwick Airport. Portsmouth, Newhaven and the Channel Tunnel provide accessible links with the Continent.
Brighton is also a university city, and the College has good links with both the University of Sussex and Brighton University.
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