Teacher of Science

Houlton School is a brand new secondary free school that opened in September 2021; set within a combination of fully refurbished Grade II listed buildings as well as brand new, specialist teaching facilities, Science is housed within our brand new STEM teaching facility. We have had so many successes since opening, including achieving World Class Schools Quality Mark; 2024 Global Inclusion Award winners; Outstanding Teacher of the Year at the National Teaching Awards; and recently being graded 'Good' in all areas by Ofsted (February 2024).

You will join us in September as we welcome of our fourth cohort of pupils and the launch of Key Stage 4, so will teach across Years 7-10 in the first instance. Ultimately, we will have all seven year groups, including Sixth Form.

Innovation, Aspiration and Excellence are our three core pillars, which are at the heart of all we do – visit the website to get a strong feel for how we support you and our pupils to be the best you can be every day.

As Ofsted recently noted, 'Houlton School is aspirational for all its pupils, including those pupils with special needs and/or disabilities (SEND). It wants all pupils to achieve well academically and be ready for life in the wider world.'

We are the Houlton family - and look forward to reading your application.

So, who are we looking for?

As a result of our expansion, Houlton School has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Teacher of Science to join our successful school.

You will join a passionate team of teachers who are committed to delivering the curriculum in engaging and inspiring ways.

You will be an excellent teacher who has the ability to inspire, motivate, challenge and support their pupils to ensure that they make excellent progress.

This post is suitable for Early Career Teachers and more experienced colleagues.

It is very important to us at Houlton School that all of our teachers feel valued, listened to and mentored well so that they have opportunities to develop.

The successful candidate will:

● Be a motivated individual with excellent subject knowledge in Science with knowledge of current trends in teaching within this area.

● Be committed to supporting pupils to succeed.

● Be able to continue to build and lead to a successful team.

Overview of responsibilities:

● To teach pupils according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the pupil in school and elsewhere.

● To assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of pupils and to keep such records as are required by school and curriculum team policy.

● To provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups of pupils.

● To ensure that Literacy is reflected in the teaching/learning experience of pupils promoting whole school Literacy and Reading

● To undertake a designated programme of teaching.

● To ensure a high-quality learning experience for pupils which meets internal and external quality standards.

● To prepare and update subject materials and schemes of learning.

● To use a variety of delivery methods which will stimulate learning appropriate to pupil needs and demands of the syllabus.

● To maintain discipline in accordance with the school’s procedures, and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework.

● To undertake assessment of pupils as requested by external examination bodies, curriculum team and school procedures.

● To mark, grade and give written/verbal and diagnostic feedback as required in line with both the school’s feedback policy and the policy of any curriculum team the post holder is working within.