Teacher of Science

What skills and experience we're looking for

To deliver outstanding teaching to ensure that all students are challenged to fulfil their potential, achieve excellent outcomes and an appreciation of the subject and its wider application.

To provide high quality educational, extra-curricular and enrichment experiences for all students.

Key responsibilities

• To develop an outstanding ethos of learning, commitment, contribution and enjoyment amongst students based on our shared vision of Proud Traditions, Wide Horizons and High Achievement
• To plan, resource and deliver lessons and sequences of lessons to the highest standard to ensure that deep learning takes place and students make excellent progress
• To develop a positive culture and climate within the classroom and school that helps students to develop as learners
• To demonstrate a growth mind set and a belief in 100% achievement

Learning and Teaching

• Teach engaging and effective lessons that motivate, inspire and improve student attainment
• Enrich the curriculum with experiences e.g. speakers and visits, to enhance the experience of all students
• Exploit opportunities to improve students’ skills in literacy and numeracy and to develop their character
• Be familiar with the Code of Practice and identification, assessment and support of students with special educational needs
• Be familiar with the school’s current systems and structures as outlined in policy documents including the Health and Safety and Child Protection Policies and apply them consistently
• Understand how students’ learning in the subject is affected by their physical, intellectual, emotional and social development
• Be self-reflective and evaluate own teaching critically to improve effectiveness and seek out opportunities to develop own pedagogy
• Be familiar with subject-specific health and safety requirements and ensure that lessons are planned so as to avoid potential hazards and risks

School culture

• Actively support the school’s vision, values and ethos by embracing a culture of collaboration, celebration of success and responsibility for outcomes
• Help create a strong school community, characterised by positive culture and climate to cultivate caring, respectful relationships, challenging prejudice in any form
• Believe that all students are capable of success, regardless of background
• Celebrate the achievement of individuals and teams
• Develop a stimulating learning environment and contribute to the learning environment in your departmental and pastoral areas
• Advocate student voice and leadership and use this to enhance your practice

Other professional requirements

• Participate as required in meetings with professional colleagues and parents in respect of the duties and responsibilities of the post
• Take responsibility for your own professional development
• Be a form tutor (where allocated) or support a House team and use this to role to develop the whole child

In other words, be the best teacher you can be; help students to learn, grow, and succeed

What the school offers its staff

Nicholas Chamberlaine School is committed to challenging educational and social disadvantage and aims to instil in students the ability to think critically and creatively.

The experience of working for Nicholas Chamberlaine School, and The Griffin Schools Trust, is unique. You will receive challenge and support to become expert in your field, develop the highest-level leadership skills and benefit from the wisdom of an extended family of supportive colleagues. There are excellent opportunities to work with peers and senior Trust staff on elements of our secondary strategy, to engage in leadership training as well as join a research-based Masters Programme.

We engage in a wide variety of Proud Traditions and experiences, including The Griffin Sports Festival, Arts Festival and Science Symposium, which give our community an exceptional breadth of experience.

. . . . . .Wellbeing. . . . . .

• We never use all of 1265
• We have reduced data drops to allow for more teaching and learning.
• We do not roll over the timetable in the summer term, instead we give staff time to work on core priorities and provide staff with essential CPD.
• We have disaggregated 2 teacher training days so that staff can take part in the Effective Formative Assessment programme twilight sessions.
• Curriculum planning is centralised within departments, allowing teachers to focus on adapting from base lessons, rather than having to create from scratch.
• We offer excellent professional development opportunities including NPQs and Trust funded Masters programmes, providing time in school to support.
• We encourage and support teachers to become exam markers.
• Departments are given at least 3 meeting per half term to share practice and subject knowledge.
• We minimise emails by having one Staff Comms per week and one MLT comms per week.
• All detentions are centralised to allow teachers more time to prep.
• We support staff to balance the needs of family life with part time and flexible contracts and paid/unpaid time off.
• All colleagues have free access to a modern gym on site.
• All colleagues can take advantage of the bike to work scheme.
• Weekly staff breakfasts on a Friday.
• Sharing good practice work with other departments.

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.