Primary Science Mentor

Primary Science Teaching Trust; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Primary Science Mentor to inspire transformational change in primary science education. This exciting role involves leading initiatives that strengthen teaching and leadership in schools, developing tailored training, and fostering partnerships. The successful candidate will work closely with schools, providing expert support and guidance while ensuring effective evaluation of programs. With a focus on collaboration and community building, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact in education. If you are driven by a passion for science and education, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Employer pension scheme

Sick pay

Maternity/Paternity/Adoption pay

28 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and passion for primary science education.
• Experience in developing and delivering training programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead Priority Areas initiative to enhance primary science teaching.
• Provide expert support and bespoke training to schools.
• Ensure effective data collection for project evaluation.

Skills

Primary Science Education

Training Development

Data Collection and Evaluation

Communication Skills

Partnership Building

Education

Degree in Education or Science

Tools

CRM Database

Job description

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We are seeking a full-time Primary Science Mentor to join our team of experts. Through your knowledge of and passion for primary science education, you will inspire transformational change in schools.

You'll be home based and able to support schools in one of the following regions: East Midlands, North East England, North West England or South Wales Valleys.

Job summary

The majority of the role will focus on strengthening primary science teaching and leadership by leading our second Priority Areas initiative. Through their knowledge of and passion for primary science education, the successful candidate will inspire transformational change in schools taking part in this project. They will build close working relationships with participating schools and create a vibrant and exciting learning community based on mutual support and the sharing of expertise.

The remaining hours in the role will be as a Regional Mentor: joining PSTT’s growing team of primary science experts who provide bespoke support directly to individual schools, multi-academy trusts and other school groupings and organisations. This includes developing and delivering training in a variety of contexts, including online; working individually with Science Leaders; being a leading voice, expert and advocate for primary science (both regionally and nationally); and creating partnerships with other organisations that support science within the region.

A crucial part of the role is to ensure collection of appropriate data for both Priority Areas and Regional Mentor activities, so that we can evaluate our work against intended outcomes.

Key facts about this role

PSTT band E(ii): starting salary £49,149. A cost-of-living increase will be applied on 1 September 2025; amount TBC.

Pension and benefits

Employer pension scheme, sick pay and maternity/paternity/adoption pay as detailed in our pay and reward scheme.

Location

Home based in either the East Midlands, North East England, North West England or the South Wales Valleys.

Travel

The job requires extensive travel to schools within the Primary Science Mentor’s working region, and sometimes beyond that region (including occasional meetings at PSTT’s Bristol office). Expenses will be reimbursed.

Line manager

Director of Regional Programme

Contractual basis

2 years

Hours

35 hours per week (full time), usually worked between Monday-Friday. You may occasionally be required to work during evenings and weekends.

Annual leave

28 days (of which 3 must be taken during the Christmas closure period) plus public holidays.

Job responsibilities

Priority Areas:

1. Support establishment of new Priority Areas projects in the agreed areas:

• Work with Director of Regional Programme, headteachers and others as required to finalise participating schools’ commitment and engagement with the project.
• Ensure that participating schools complete the initial baseline surveys.

Drive the development of primary science in Priority Areas schools:

• Develop CPD sessions that link to PSTT’s Support Framework and are tailored to the needs of participating schools.
• Use survey data and teacher feedback to inform the support provided.
• Deliver planned core CPD sessions to teachers in all schools, whether collectively, in groups or individually.
• Support science leads to monitor and assess developments within their schools.
• Provide further ongoing help and advice between planned CPD sessions: face-to-face, over Teams, email or phone.
• Support teachers within Priority Areas to share practice, network and collaborate.
• Help secure other sources of funding and support for Priority Areas from local or national STEM businesses and organisations.

Work with other primary science partners in the Priority Areas or wider region, as appropriate for schools’ needs.

Assess Priority Area schools’ requests for funding, and work with the PSTT finance department to keep accurate records of expenditure on project activities.

Priority Areas responsibilities will comprise approximately 75% of your working time over a year.

1. Provide expert support to schools outside Priority Areas to develop their science provision:

• Provide bespoke training, advice and guidance to science leaders and other teachers, drawing on PSTT’s Support Framework.
• Teach model science lessons.
• Ensure guidance and support is based on best practice and high-quality resources.
• Maximise numbers supported by delivering to groups of schools where possible.

Develop business opportunities at regional level:

• Charge for all Regional Mentor services provided in line with PSTT’s table of charges.
• Develop relationships with multi-academy trusts, teaching alliances, LEAs or other structures/providers, and maximise opportunities to provide them with services.
• Identify new revenue raising opportunities for PSTT and share these with the Director of Regional Programme and other Regional Mentors.

Contribute to delivery of PSTT’s wider programme of conferences, webinars and CPD.

For both areas of work:

1. Ensure appropriate data collection and monitoring against intended outcomes:

• Ensure participating schools provide data required by PSTT to effectively monitor and evaluate our activities.
• Use PSTT’s CRM database to manage interactions with schools.
• Work closely with Directors to further develop data collection approaches as needed.

Promote nominations for PSTT’s annual Primary Science Teacher Awards within the region.

Report to your manager on progress, identifying any areas for further development and improvement.

Take on any other responsibilities that your manager may reasonably delegate to you.

How to apply

-Please contact Tom Holloway, Director of Regional Programme ([e-mail]), to arrange an informal discussion if:

• You would like more information before deciding whether to apply; or
• You would like confirmation of whether your proposed areas are eligible for the Priority Areas initiative.

-Complete the official application form and return this to [e-mail] by the deadline of 5.00pm, Monday 5 May 2025. Please note that it is particularly important to complete the Supporting Statement as fully as possible. This section helps us to understand how you meet the key job criteria, and our shortlisting process will rely significantly on this statement. Please don’t send a CV or other information, as these will not be considered when shortlisting.

-Please complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring questionnaire. Completing the survey is optional but provides PSTT with valuable information about the diversity of applicants. It is anonymous and we will not consider it as part of the application process. Please do not send us a copy of the completed survey.

Please visit our website to apply. We ask that all candidates read our application pack and complete our application form found on our website.

https://pstt.org.uk/join-our-team-science-mentor/

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time
• Industries
• Education Administration Programs