Teacher of Science
Upper Wharfedale School, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 5BS3 days remaining to apply
Earliest start date
1 September 2023
Latest start date
6 November 2023
Closing date
12 June 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 May 2023
Job details
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- View all Sciencejobs
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - 0.8 FTE Permanent (This academic year: Four Days Per Week) Main/Upper Pay Scale (£22,396.56 – £34,942.63 pro-rata [0.8FTE], depending on experience) Upper Wharfedale School honours any existing Main Pay Range/UPR payments. Applications welcome from ECTs or more experienced colleagues.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22396.56 - £31043.23
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Create and establish a climate which enables students to develop and maintain a positive attitude.
- Raise standards of student attainment and achievement within Science and monitor and support student progress.
- Deliver high quality lessons which meet the needs of all students, including those with SEND and the most able.
- To ensure that all lessons are delivered in line with the departmental schemes of work and school policies.
- Work with other staff within the Science Curriculum Area to set appropriate targets for all students, using a range of data (including levels of progress, ASP, CATs,etc) and monitor progress towards these, with appropriate and timely intervention when necessary.
- Work with colleagues in the Science Curriculum Area to formulate plans which have coherence and relevance to the needs of the individual students and to the aims and objectives of Upper Wharfedale School.
- Ensure there is development of students’ literacy, numeracy and ICT skills through the subject.
- Ensure that feedback is provided to students in accordance with the school’s feedback policy.
- Provide appropriate extra-curricular activities to motivate and engage students
- Implement and monitor agreed school policies and procedures, including those relating to the delivery of the cross-curricular themes, Literacy, Numeracy, Information Technology and Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Education.
- Maintain effective behaviour management and adhere to whole school agreed procedures including the Positive Attitude to Learning Policy;
- Take an active role in promoting the subject and whole school to local primary schools
- Ensure that Health and Safety issues are followed effectively and consistently
- Promote whole school Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Education throughout the school, including contributing to assemblies
- Play a full part in the life of Upper Wharfedale School; to support its ethos and to encourage all students and staff to follow this example.
- Model the behaviours of a professional at all times.
What the school offers its staff
- An investment in your professional and career development, to enable you to become ready for the next stage in your career
- Opportunities to observe and learn from outstanding practice
- Access to professional development at other local schools
- North Yorkshire County Council’s employee assistance programme with access to discounted products, health and wellbeing services and car leasing plans.
Applying for the job
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About Upper Wharfedale School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 346 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Upper Wharfedale School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- adalglish@uws.n-yorks.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01756 752215
Secondary School in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.
Arranging a visit to Upper Wharfedale School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email adalglish@uws.n-yorks.sch.uk.
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