Science Teacher

Blueleaf Education have the pleasure of working with this excellent Academy in the heart of East London. This Academy will give young people the best possible education whatever their background or ability and will help them develop a life-long enthusiasm for learning.
Students experience a broad and rich curriculum with music and mathematics as specialist subjects. A culture of high standards and achievement will enable them to develop their full potential, building the skills, confidence and self-belief they need to become responsible and successful adults.
This Academy creates an inspiring, secure and inclusive environment where innovative thinking and creativity is encouraged and aspirations are raised.
It is a school for the whole community with students, staff, governors, parents and members of the local community working together for mutual benefit.

Role Profile
The Academy deliver a unique, innovative and practically based Science curriculum and have purpose built, well equipped laboratories and preparation areas.
The primary objective of this role is to assist the Science Subject Leader in shaping an outstanding Science department, ensuring the highest standards of learning, teaching and achievement and engagement of all students. The successful candidate will be committed to promoting Science, across the Academy and to working with a range of external partners, including the Science Museum.

Salary: Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale
Location: Hackney
Contract type: Full Time Contract
term: Permanent

PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTES
1. Qualified Teacher Status (or working towards)
2. First degree or equivalent
3. Relevant specialist qualifications and experience in your subject specialism with the ability to teach at all Key Stages and all abilities
4. Outstanding classroom practitioner
5. Commitment to improving practice through reflection, appropriate professional development and through being open to advice and feedback
6. Evidence of continuing professional development or relevant research

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
1. Thorough knowledge and understanding of curriculum requirements and developments within your subject specialism
2. Evidence of commitment to the principles and policies of equal opportunities
3. Secure knowledge and understanding of a range of Assessment for Learning strategies
4. Secure knowledge and understanding of how to make effective personalised provision for all students, including those for whom English is an additional language and students who have special educational needs
5. The implications of the Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs for teaching and learning Science
6. Up-to-date knowledge of current educational developments in Science relevant to whole school issues
7. The particular challenges facing many learners in the inner city

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
1. Good communication skills
2. Work closely with leadership team taking a leading role in developing, implementing and evaluating policies and practice
3. Ability to motivate students and colleagues to recognise and respond to the diverse needs of learners
4. Ability to design opportunities for learners to develop their literacy, ICT (PC and MAC) thinking skills within your subject area
5. Ability to design opportunities for learners to develop their numeracy, ICT and thinking and learning skills within your subject area
6. Self-management – the ability to plan time effectively and
to organise oneself well

PERSONAL QUALITIES
1. Energy, enthusiasm, determination and an insistence on high standards
2. A willingness to learn new skills and approaches and to share the experience with others.
3. Ability to relate to students, parents and carers, colleagues and other partners
4. A passion for the value your subject can bring to students and a commitment to the ethos of the wider life of the Academy
5. Be able to work under pressure, prioritise and manage time effectively