SCIENCE TEACHER

Job Description:

Overall Responsibilities:
To create and deliver challenging programmes of study in science.
To ensure that teaching and learning is supported by the most robust research and
evidence.
To work as part of a teaching team and, where appropriate, help develop other teaching
staff.
To maintain and further develop curriculum and subject specialism(s).
To be a designated form tutor and the key home-school link for pupils.
Main Duties:
Teaching and learning
1. To teach effectively across a range of provision ensuring pupils achieve excellent
outcomes.
2. To regularly assess and review pupils progress and achievement and to communicate
effectively with parents/carers in line with school procedures.
3. To work with the head of science to develop, implement and monitor effective schemes
of work, course delivery, assessments, pupil surveys and pupil data in line with school
policy.
4. To ensure that teaching and learning is evaluated and action plans produced and
implemented to promote best practice and ensure excellent pupil achievement.
5. To work with other teachers and staff to identify, develop and deliver staff training.
6. To remain up to date with national trends in education and in science and implement
developments in curriculum design and delivery to reflect these.
7. Where appropriate, to mentor staff new to teaching, staff undertaking teacher training
programmes and other staff as appropriate.
8. To develop and maintain a learning environment in line with the schools values.
9. To deliver enrichment programmes.