Teacher of Science
Hetton School, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9JZThis job expired on 29 March 2019 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2019
Closing date
29 March 2019 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
15 March 2019
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 1 to Main pay range 6, £23,720 to £35,008
Teacher of Science job summary
Reporting to Subject Leader
Responsible for Teaching, Learning, Assessment and Behaviour of students
General Responsibilities
• deliver the curriculum for the school and with a view to promoting the development of the abilities and aptitudes of the students in any class or group assigned to you
• planning and preparing courses and lessons
• teaching, according to their educational needs, the students assigned to you, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the student in school and elsewhere
• assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of students
• promoting the general progress and well-being of individual students and of any class or group of students assigned to you
• providing guidance and advice to students on educational and social matters and on their further education and future careers, including information about sources of more expert advice on specific questions; making relevant records and reports
• making records of and reports on the personal and social needs of students
• communicating and consulting with the parents of students and persons or bodies outside the school
• participating in meetings arranged in relation to the progress or well-being of students
• providing or contributing to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students
• participating in arrangements for appraisal
• reviewing methods of teaching to improve practice and participating in professional development
• advising and co-operating with the Headteacher and other teachers on the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching and assessment and pastoral arrangements
• maintaining good order and behaviour among the students and safeguarding their health and safety both when they are authorised to be on the school premises and when they are engaged in authorised school activities elsewhere
• participating in meetings at the school which relate to the curriculum for the school or the administration or organisation of the school, including pastoral arrangements
• participating in arrangements for preparing students for external examinations, assessing students for the purposes of such examinations and recording and reporting such assessments; and participating in arrangements for students presentation for, and conducting, such examinations
• participating in administrative and organisational tasks related to such duties as are described above, including the direction or supervision of persons providing support for the teachers in the school
• attending assemblies, registering the attendance of students and supervising students, whether these duties are to be performed before, during or after school sessions.
• contribute to supervision duties within directed time during the school day
• consistently meet the Teacher’s Standards
• anything else deemed necessary by the Headteacher to ensure the effective running of the school
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.
About Hetton School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 625 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Hetton School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vikki.kent@schools.sunderland.gov.uk
Hetton School is an expanding 11-16 mixed comprehensive school on the south east outskirts of Sunderland and close to Durham. The school is a vibrant community, rich in extra-curricular experiences, including Cricket, Girl’s Football and Leadership Academies. The school moved into a brand new building in September 2016.
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