Teacher of Science

Oxford Spires; Oxford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Spires Academy is seeking a dedicated teacher/tutor to deliver a broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum for students. You will monitor overall progress, support individual potential and use the OSA assessment cycle to report accurate data.

The role includes implementing interventions and contributing to raising standards across the academy. The school is part of Anthem, offering a supportive environment, professional development and a range of employee benefits.

Responsibilities

• Teach students according to their educational needs, including setting and marking work.
• Assess, record and report on attendance, progress, development and attainment and keep accurate records as required.
• Provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individuals and groups.
• Ensure ICT, Literacy, Numeracy and subject specialism are reflected in the teaching/learning experience.
• Undertake a designated programme of teaching, plan, structure and resource teaching and learning effectively.

Job description

• To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant, and differentiated curriculum for students
• To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher & tutor
• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential
• To use the OSA assessment cycle to collect and report accurate student data and to share with all parties
• To implement appropriate interventions to enable all students to achieve their very best
• To contribute to raising standards of student attainment
• To share and support the school's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth

Main duties and responsibilities

Personal development

• To take part in the school's CPD programme by participating in arrangements for further training and professional development including your own personal development.
• To engage actively in the Performance Management Review processes

Teaching responsibilities

• To teach students according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work completed by the students
• To assess record and report on the attendance, progress, development, and attainment of students and to keep accurate records as required
• To provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and to target set and provide references relating to individual students and groups of students
• To ensure that ICT, Literacy, Numeracy, and the school subject specialism are reflected in the teaching/learning experience of students
• To undertake a designated programme of teaching, plan, structure, and resource teaching and learning effectively.
• To ensure a high-quality learning experience for all students
• To use a variety of delivery methods which will stimulate learning appropriate to meet all student needs and demands of the syllabus
• To maintain discipline in accordance with the school's Behaviour Policy, and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework
• To undertake assessment of students as requested by external examination bodies, departmental and school policies and to mark, grade and give written/verbal and diagnostic feedback as required
• To ensure the effective/efficient deployment of classroom support
• To implement the school policies re Homework

General responsibilities

• To attend team and whole school meetings in accordance with the school calendar as required
• To maintain up to date and appropriate records and tracking for students within your area of responsibility
• To communicate effectively with the parents/carers of students as appropriate and where appropriate, communicate and co-operate with persons or bodies outside the school
• To be a Tutor to an assigned group of students, to register students and support students and to escort tutor group and attend school assemblies
• To promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and of the tutor group as a whole
• To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example
• To promote actively the academy's Policies & Procedures
• To comply with the school's Health and Safety policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate
• To undertake any other duty as specified not mentioned in the above
• To comply with the academy's procedures concerning safeguarding and to ensure that training is accessed

Our school is proud to be part of Anthem, a multi-academy trust that creates ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives.

Oxford Spires Academy aims to be a beacon of excellence at the heart of its local community, with a firm belief that all students are capable of making outstanding progress whatever their starting point. Oxford Spires Academy provides a safe, supportive and ambitious environment built on high expectations, strong relationships, pride, community and family, and is proud of its multicultural, multi-faith community where diversity is celebrated.

As part of Anthem Schools Trust, staff benefit from a supportive working environment and access to a range of employee benefits, including health and wellbeing support, professional development opportunities and financial benefits.