Regional Lead Teacher for Science

Posted 23 April 2018
Salary Negotiable
LocationWandsworth
Job type Permanent
Discipline Secondary Education
ReferenceNat Clap_1524478619
Contact NameSophie Child

Job description

Regional Lead Teacher for Science

We are currently looking to recruit an outstanding teacher, ideally with leadership experience, to work as Network Lead Teacher for Science in some of our highest priority schools across South London, Portsmouth and Hastings. The successful candidate will preferably be either a physicist or a chemist but all applications demonstrating the competencies needed for the post are invited and will be seriously considered.

The support you offer the schools leaders and teachers will be vital in ensuring that all of their schools achieve the same successes. Joining a regional leadership team led by a Regional Director, you will use your passion, subject knowledge and expertise in Science to drive forward the quality of teaching and learning. Based in one school, you will model great practice through a partial teaching timetable but you will also travel around the region to coach and lead others. This in an exciting role that requires flexibility, a team spirit, and a willingness to learn and it will suit individuals who want to take a step-up and work at a senior leadership level in Science, across a range of schools.

The successful candidate will:

  • Be an outstanding teacher with a proven track record of securing excellent outcomes
  • Have an up-to-date knowledge of the subject curricula and assessment requirements
  • have had experience of leading a subject area or holding a leadership responsibility within a school where a clear impact has been made through the proactive work they have done
  • Be proficient in teaching Science, preferably to GCE
  • Have proven experience of identifying and implementing effective strategies for improving attainment in Science in urban schools at KS3, 4 and preferably 5
  • Have a highly effective style that is both consultative and influential
  • Be able to demonstrate resilience, motivation and commitment to driving up standards of achievement
  • Be able to work across a group of schools and show significant impact in developing capacity and improving outcomes for young people (involving being based in South London but working also in Hastings or Portsmouth as required