Teacher of Science (ideally Biology)
UTC Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 9DUThis job expired on 4 March 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
4 March 2020 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 February 2020
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Biology
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 1 to Main pay range 6, £24,373 to £35,971
Additional allowances
What can we offer you?
- a modern, purpose built and well equipped college
- state of the art facilities and resources
- the opportunity to teach and work with highly motivated students and parents
- a small, cohesive and mutually supportive staff team
- access to the Teacher Pension Scheme
- established links to employer partners and access to new and emerging partners
- access to an online Employee Benefits Portal offering access to a - wide range of discounts and offers
- access to an Employee Assistance Programme offering personal, physical, emotional and wellbeing advice and guidance
Teacher of Science (ideally Biology) job summary
We are looking for a Teacher of Science (ideally Biology), to join our special team commencing in September 2020. If you are currently in industry and are seriously considering moving into educating young adults, UTC Portsmouth offers the best kind of environment: excellent facilities, very supportive colleagues, outstanding students, generous leave entitlement compared to industry.
We are looking for a candidate who is able to:
- ensure that students make excellent progress in classes taught, and that they enjoy them
- plan and teach lessons to a consistently high standard, such that:
- Learners are clear about the learning expectations.
- Learners are actively engaged and have the opportunity to apply themselves independently.
- Learners, of all abilities, are appropriately challenged.
- Learners make good progress in developing their: mastery, knowledge, understanding, skills and ideas (or lesson is setup to provide this).
- Marking is up to date, gives evaluative feedback and allows students the means and opportunities to improve their work. Marking addresses standards of literacy.
- Mark books show knowledge of progress and needs of each student.
- be a form tutor, supporting the academic, social, moral and cultural development of students in their care. To deliver their PSHE and citizenship education.
- contribute to planning courses and curriculum development. To develop appropriate syllabuses, resource schemes of work, marking policies, and teaching strategies in the curriculum area. To contribute to whole college planning activities.
- monitor student progress to inform teaching and learning and intervene, promptly and appropriately, with students when necessary.
- fully participate in the enrichment programme and to cross-curricular and extra-curricular work.
*Please note: We reserve the right to close this post early if the right candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.*
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 UTC Portsmouth
- School type
- Free School, ages 14 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 456 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 14 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- UTC Portsmouth website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@utcportsmouth.org
UTC Portsmouth presents a modern and very different opportunity in the area for teachers and students alike. Our students have made a conscious decision to choose us over their existing school or other FE options. They are passionate about science, technology (including computing), engineering and maths (STEM) while we also ensure a sound academic base through the high quality provision of GCSE and A Level English. They have been attracted by the opportunity to work with a wide range of committed employer partners and alongside like-minded students, both through their academic studies and through a range of employer-led projects. They expect to be taught by excellent teachers, and want to learn and be successful academically and professionally.
Leading and teaching in UTC Portsmouth will be challenging. But, it is highly rewarding, as many of our teachers have already found and you have the opportunity to shape UTC Portsmouth as it develops and, more importantly, shape the futures of many young people.
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