Science Teacher - Weston Secondary School
Weston Secondary School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9QP11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
17 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 June 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
General description of the post
The holder of this post is expected to carry out the professional duties of a teacher as described below, as circumstances may require and in accordance with the school’s policies under the direction of the School Leader. The post-holder is required to fully support the vision, ethos and policies of the school.
Relationships
The post-holder is accountable to their line manager in all matters.
Within the Performance Management process, all staff in the school are accountable to the School Leader through their respective teams and leaders.
Within the learning management process, all staff in the school are accountable to the School Leader for the profiles and performance of all students they teach.
Within continuing professional development (CPD) all staff in the school are accountable to the School Leader for the impact their development has on pedagogy.
Teachers make the education of their pupils their first concern and are accountable for achieving the highest possible standards in work and conduct. Teachers act with honesty and integrity; have strong subject knowledge, keep their knowledge and skills as teachers up-to-date and are self-critical; forge positive professional relationships; and work with parents in the best interests of their pupils.
Teachers’ Standards
Contribute to the School Development Plan priorities of:
Setting high expectations and continuously monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of learning outcomes
Securing a collaborative school vision of excellence and equity that sets high standards for every student
Achievement
Duties and responsibilities:
Making a contribution to raising standards across the school
Setting clear and challenging targets that build on prior attainment for each pupil
Establishing clear targets for achievement and evaluate progress through the use of appropriate assessments and records and regular termly analysis of this data
Setting, tracking, evaluating and reporting on progress towards individual pupil targets
Giving every child the opportunity to reach their potential
Consistently demonstrating high expectations for every child
Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils:
Be accountable for pupils’ attainment, progress and outcomes
Be aware of pupils’ capabilities and their prior knowledge, and plan teaching to build on these
Guide pupils to reflect on the progress they have made and their emerging needs
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how pupils learn and how this impacts on teaching
Encourage pupils to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study
Quality of teaching
Contribute to the School Development Plan priorities of:
Raising the quality of teaching and learning and embedding a learning culture that will enable pupils to become effective, enthusiastic, independent learners, committed to life-long learning
Setting high expectations and monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of learning outcomes
Enabling students to become effective, enthusiastic, independent learners, committed to life-long learning
Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge:
Have a secure knowledge of the relevant subject(s) and curriculum areas, foster and maintain pupils’ interest in the subject, and address misunderstandings
Demonstrate a critical understanding of developments in the subject and curriculum areas, and promote the value of scholarship
Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of standard English, whatever the teacher’s specialist subject
If teaching early reading, demonstrate a clear understanding of systematic synthetic phonics
If teaching early mathematics, demonstrate a clear understanding of appropriate teaching strategies
Plan and teach well-structured lessons:
Impart knowledge and develop understanding through effective use of lesson time
Promote a love of learning and children’s intellectual curiosity
Plan, prepare and present lessons in accordance with WSS Guidelines
Set homework and plan other out-of-class activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge and understanding pupils have acquired
Reflect systematically on the effectiveness of lessons and approaches to teaching
Contribute to the design and provision of an engaging curriculum within the relevant subject area(s)
Promote careers education through Science and ensure that teaching and learning illustrates how Science might lead to career opportunities.
Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils:
Know when and how to differentiate appropriately, using approaches which enable pupils to be taught effectively
Have a secure understanding of how a range of factors can inhibit pupils’ ability to learn, and how best to overcome these
Demonstrate an awareness of the physical, social and intellectual development of children, and know how to adapt teaching to support pupils’ education at different stages of development
Have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs; those of high ability; those with English as an additional language; those with disabilities; and be able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them
Make accurate and productive use of assessment:
Know and understand how to assess the relevant subject and curriculum areas, including statutory assessment requirements
Make use of formative and summative assessment to secure pupils’ progress
Use relevant data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan subsequent lessons
Give pupils regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, and encourage pupils to respond to the feedback
Behaviour and Safety of pupils at school
Contribute to the School Development Plan priorities of:
Ensuring that the school and the people and resources within it are organised and managed to provide an efficient, effective and safe learning environment
Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils:
Establish a safe and stimulating environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect
Set goals that stretch and challenge pupils of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions
Demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour which are expected of pupils
Maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary
Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment:
Have clear rules and routines for behaviour in classrooms, and take responsibility for promoting good and courteous behaviour both in classrooms and around the school, in accordance with the school’s behaviour policy
Have high expectations of behaviour, and establish a framework for discipline with a range of strategies, using praise, sanctions and rewards consistently and fairly
Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to pupils’ needs in order to involve and motivate them
Leadership and Management
Fulfill wider professional responsibilities:
Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school
Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues, knowing how and when to draw on advice and specialist support
Deploy support staff effectively
Take responsibility for improving teaching through appropriate professional development, responding to advice and feedback from colleagues
Communicate effectively with parents with regard to pupils’ achievements and well-being
To sustain wide, current knowledge and understanding of Science teaching, and pursue continuous professional development.
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:
Treating pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher’s professional position
Having regard for the need to safeguard pupils’ well-being, in accordance with statutory provisions
Showing tolerance of and respect for the rights of others
Not undermining fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs
Ensuring 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.
What the school offers its staff
WE CAN OFFER YOU:
Excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes
In-house Teaching School
An individual induction programme supported by a mentor
Networking groups for Teachers, Business Managers, Site Teams and IT staff
Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
Generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service
Free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where all conditions are met)
Opportunity to become a school workplace Health and Wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the Health and Wellbeing strategy
Access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages
Access to a staff benefits portal through Vivup
Free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members
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.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@westonsecondary.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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About Weston Secondary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 806 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Weston Secondary School website
- Email address
- hr@westonsecondary.co.uk
Weston Secondary School has a cohort of 730 students from Year 7 to Year 11.
Arranging a visit to Weston Secondary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@westonsecondary.co.uk.
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