Science Teacher
Stanley High School, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 9TF4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
23 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
11 June 2025
Job details
Job role
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Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 Months
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
:Qualifications:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject
- Qualified teacher status
Experience:
- A passion for Science, and a thirst to develop pupils and self as lifelong learners in the subject
- Ability to teach engaging, well-sequenced and adapted lessons
- Demonstrable experience of improving student outcomes
- Ability to use ICT effectively to support learning
- Experience of teaching groups of pupils and pupils of all abilities
- Collaborative teaching methods and working with colleagues in the preparation, assessment and monitoring work
- Experience as a form tutor and/or pastoral work
- Experience as GCSE Examiner
- Experience of leading/taking part in an extracurricular Science activity
Skills:
- Must be well organised
- Excellent communication, literacy and numeracy skills
- Ability to work hard under pressure while maintaining a positive, professional attitude
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload and work on own initiative
- Excellent evidence-led creative teaching ability
Knowledge & Understanding:
- National Curriculum for Science at Key Stages 3-4
- Understanding of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 Part 1
- Developing differentiated schemes of work
Equal Opportunities:
- Understanding of different social backgrounds of pupils
- Understanding the needs of pupils and the appropriate strategies to support them
Principal Accountabilities:
- Provide high quality teaching and learning experiences for students.
- Fulfill the role of Form Tutor to students.
Main Activities and Responsibilities:
Main duties and responsibilities are indicated here. Other duties at an appropriate level and nature may also be required and will be negotiated.
Teaching and Learning:
- Teach Science at Key Stage 3 and 4.
- Consistently deliver good or outstanding well-planned learning that achieve high outcomes.
- Monitor and identify under achieving students from performance data.
- Report to students and parents as required.
- Liaise with parents to ensure excellent attainment.
- Contribute to the school literacy and reading policies.
- Support extended learning activities to enhance students learning experiences.
- Manage the behaviour of students in classrooms and around the school.
- Understand and fulfill all the requirements of Schools policies.
- Work as part of a team in the delivery of high quality learning outside the classroom.
- To support the Curriculum Area’s Improvement Strategy for Science.
- To contribute to the department’s after school revision and extra-curricular programme.
- To support transition in learning at primary and post-16 level.
- As a Form Tutor support the personal development of students.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Ensure all students are safe and can achieve their potential.
- Adhere at all times to professional business standards of dress, courtesy and efficiency.
- Attend subject and staff meetings.
- Attend and participate in Open Evenings, Parents’ Evenings and other school events.
- Uphold the school’s Behaviour for Learning Policy and Student Dress Code.
- Be responsible for ensuring subject knowledge is developed and participate in staff training and development.
What the school offers its staff
The Science Department is a hardworking and forward-thinking team made up of 6 teachers and a full-time technician.
Our excellent relationships enable us to work effectively as a team and share resources to ensure the best experience for all students. We also promote an open-door culture and authentic collaboration.
We are always looking at how we can further improve the quality of education within science, whether through accessing high quality CPD to improve teaching and learning or continually reviewing and refining the curriculum so that all students achieve success.
Our faculty vision is ‘To inspire lifelong curiosity and passion for science through outstanding teaching that excites, engages and empowers every student’. We bring this to life through the engagement and enrichment opportunities we offer, as well as ensuring students are exposed to different STEM careers within each topic. We are focussed on developing the scientists of tomorrow.
You will be well supported by a Senior Leadership Team that prioritises high-quality teaching and learning, along with a comprehensive induction and training programme tailored to your individual needs. We value professional development and will ensure you have access to all relevant CPD opportunities so you can reach the highest standards in your teaching practice.
We are a friendly and supportive team, and united by curiosity and an infectious enthusiasm for science. If you are passionate about science and committed to making a lasting impact on young people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.
Commitment to safeguarding
In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education Southport Learning Trust is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, which Southport Learning Trust might want to explore with you at the interview.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hcasady@stanleyhigh.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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About Stanley High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 841 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Stanley High School website
- Email address
- hcasady@stanleyhigh.co.uk
Stanley High School is a proud member of the Southport Learning Trust family of schools leading to collaboration amongst our wider school community. We have a strong safeguarding culture and we will expect you to champion this within your role. Our staff will engage in high quality Continuous Professional Development at both school and Trust level and all staff have access to our supportive well-being package.
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