Science Subject Adviser

United Learning; United States; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

United Learning is seeking a Science Subject Adviser to lead improvement across 60+ secondary academies. You will support departments to raise science standards, guide teacher development, and work with advisers and curriculum writers to raise attainment across year groups.

The role is predominantly field-based with significant travel and a 60/40 home-working split, with occasional visits to our main offices in London or Peterborough and to other schools within the Trust.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading subject improvement and supporting teacher development.
• Knowledge of science curriculum and assessment practices.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across schools.
• Experience of developing curriculum resources for science.

Responsibilities

• Support Secondary Academies across the Trust to raise science standards in all year groups.
• Visit schools to provide guidance and feedback to teachers and leaders, supporting exam preparation.
• Build capacity of leaders and teachers including trainees and ECTs through the Teacher Development Programme.
• Develop resources to support effective teaching and assessment of science across United Learning.

Job description

As Science Subject Adviser for our extensive portfolio of Secondary Academies (60+) you will embody our ethos of bringing out 'the best in everyone'. Leading subject specific improvement and teacher development, you and your highly skilled colleagues will support departments to raise standards in Science, and improve progress and attainment, working effectively with our existing team of advisers and curriculum writers (in Science as well as other subjects).

• Supporting our Secondary Academies across the Trust to raise standards in Science in all year groups.
• Visiting schools to provide guidance and feedback to teachers, subject leaders and school leaders. This will include supporting schools with tier of entry decisions and effective exam preparation.
• Building the capacity of leaders and teachers including trainees, ECTs, and playing a leading role in our Teacher Development Programme, developing Heads of Department as expert subject leaders who drive curriculum improvement, teacher development and high-quality teaching within Science.
• Developing resources to support the effective teaching and assessment of Science throughout our schools, based on the United Learning curriculum.

Practicalities

The role is predominantly field-based and will involve significant travel to schools across the Trust. Travel arrangements will be planned, wherever possible, with regard to the successful candidate's location.

However, home-working is also a core element of the role, and we envisage a broadly 60%-40% split between the two, with considerable autonomy in determining when and where school visits take place. There will also be times when you will need to travel to our main office locations in London or Peterborough, and to other schools in the Trust as required.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview, which we currently expect to take place in the weeks commencing 23 November (online via Teams) and 30 November (in person in one of our schools).

About United Learning

United Learning is a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life-changing education to children and young people across England.

Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing more than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own excellent curriculum, and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resources, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for a better work-life balance.

As a Group, we can reward our staff better, with good career opportunities, benefits and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. It's an ethos we call 'the best in everyone'.