The Park Education Support Centre

							                       THE PARK EDUCATION SUPPORT CENTRE

                                      Job Description

Post Title: -         Teacher of Science

Salary Grade:-        Upper Pay Scale 1

Base:                 KS3 & KS4

Responsible to:-      Headteacher

Purpose of the job:-
      To deliver high quality teaching and learning to pupils and to be part of The Park
      ESC team

Standards:-
      All teachers work within the statutory conditions of employment set out in the
      current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document. The duties listed below
      are not, therefore, an exhaustive list of what is required.
       Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
       Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
       Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
       Plan and teach well structured lessons
       Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils
       Make accurate and productive use of assessment
       Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
       Fulfil wider professional responsibilities

Personal and professional conduct
      A teacher is expected to demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and
      professional conduct. The following statements define the behaviour and attitudes
      which set the required standard for conduct throughout a teacher’s career.
      Teachers uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of
      ethics and behaviour within and outside school, by:
       treat pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at
          all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher’s professional
          position
       have regard for the need to safeguard pupils’ well-being, in accordance with
          statutory provisions
       show tolerance of and respect for the rights of others
       not undermine fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law,
          individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different
          faiths and beliefs

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         ensure that personal beliefs are not expressed in ways which exploit pupils’
          vulnerability or might lead them to break the law.
       Teachers must have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and
       practices of the school in which they teach, and maintain high standards in their
       own attendance and punctuality.
       Teachers must have an understanding of, and always act within, the statutory
       frameworks which set out their professional duties and responsibilities.

Duties and Responsibilities:-
        Deliver Science.
        Supervise the work of any support staff.
        Be aware of and comply with all ESC policies and procedures relating to and
          including child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data
          protection.
        To take part in training, professional development and attend all meetings as
          directed by the Headteacher
        To provide information, data and evaluation as required by the Headteacher,
          SLT and Childrens’ Services .
        To undertake any reasonable duties as directed by the Headteacher.

Support for pupils’ learning:
       Responsibility with the Headteacher and SLT for the provision of a broad,
         balanced and differentiated curriculum following National Curriculum
         requirements .
       To liaise with other professionals and parents where appropriate in order to
         better educate and support pupils, observing professional confidentiality where
         necessary.
       To teach pupils individually, when required.



Support for the curriculum:
       To teach specialist subject; Science
       To develop a Science scheme of work for KS3 & KS4
       To support the delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum

Entitlements
        Annual Performance Management
        Continued training and development within the Centre Inset Programme
        Appropriate professional support from SLT
        To have access to support for wellbeing
        To be consulted before any change is made to Job Description
        The post holder is managed by a member of the school’s senior leadership
          team.



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SCIENCE – UPS1

Additional Duties:
Have a comprehensive knowledge and well-informed understanding of the assessment
requirements for the Science curriculum.

Contribute where appropriate, to implementing the Science curriculum, policy and practice
and to promote collective responsibility for their implementation.

Have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of how to use and adapt a range of
teaching, learning and behaviour management strategies, including how to personalise
learning to provide opportunities for all learners to achieve their potential

Have up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the different types of qualifications and
specifications and their suitability for meeting learners’ needs.

Have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the Science curriculum area and
related pedagogy including how learning progresses.

Be flexible, creative and adept at designing learning sequences within lessons and across
lessons that are effective and consistently well-matched to learning objectives and the
needs of learners and which integrate recent developments, including those relating to
the Science curriculum.

Have teaching skills which lead to learners achieving well, relative to their prior
attainment, making progress as good as, or better than, similar learners nationally.
P8
Work effectively as a team member.
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Contribute to the professional development of colleagues through coaching and mentoring,
demonstrating effective practice, and providing advice and feedback.

TLR:
To have responsibility as a subject coordinator for the Science provision at The Park
ESC.




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