Teacher of Science

Nova Education Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Education Trust in Nottingham is seeking a dedicated teacher to deliver lessons, plan and assess student progress, and uphold professional standards.

You will monitor behaviour, communicate with parents, and contribute to school-wide training and CPD. The role includes mentoring responsibilities and supporting wellbeing and attainment across classes.

Responsibilities

• Uphold and fulfil the Teachers' Professional Standards.
• Teach students within allocated classes and support achievement.
• Plan and prepare tasks that challenge students and sustain interest.
• Monitor academic progress and address underachievement.
• Assess, record and report on progress and attainment.
• Register attendance in class.
• Set appropriate homework.
• Mark work and give constructive feedback.
• Research new topics, update subject knowledge, write new curriculum materials.
• Develop new curriculum materials.
• Manage student behaviour in class and school premises.
• Apply effective measures in misbehaviour cases.
• Communicate with parents about progress and participate in meetings.
• Attend departmental meetings, parents' evenings and whole school events.
• Undergo regular observations and INSET as part of CPD.
• Engage in continuing professional development.
• Undertake critical self-evaluation and CPD.
• Contribute to improving teaching and working practices.
• Responsibilities of a Mentor.
• Address wellbeing, development and academic progress in the mentor group.
• Check uniform and appearance daily.
• Monitor behaviour of students in the mentor group.

Job description

• To uphold and fulfil the requirements of theTeachers Professional Standards
• Teach students within allocated classes,enhancing their learning and providing the opportunity for achievement for allstudents
• Planning and preparing tasks which challengestudents and ensure high levels of interest during lessons
• Monitor the academic progress of students withinallocated classes and implement appropriate strategies to addressunderachievement
• To assess, record and report on the progress andattainment of all students within allocated classes
• To register the attendance of students in class
• To set appropriate homework
• To mark student’s work and give appropriate andconstructive feedback
• To research new topic areas, maintain up-to-datesubject knowledge, and devise and write
• new curriculum materials
• Manage student behaviour in the classroom and onschool premises and apply appropriate
• and effective measures in cases of misbehaviour
• Communicate with parents and carers overstudents’ progress and participate in
• departmental meetings, parents' evenings andwhole school training events
• Undergoing regular observations andparticipating in regular in-service training (INSET) as part
• of continuing professional development (CPD)
• Undertake critical self-evaluation and thenparticipate in continuous professional development
• designed to enhance the quality of teaching orother working practices.
• Responsibilities of a Mentor
• To address any issues concerned with thewellbeing, personal development and academic
• progress of students within the mentor group
• To check uniform and general appearance on adaily basis
• To monitor the behaviour of students in thementor group.