[ref. j40402] Teacher of Science
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teacher of Science
Full time or Part time, required 1 January 2025
Fixed term maternity cover until 31 August 2025 or the return of the post holder if sooner
Main Pay Range / Upper Pay Range
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Science Teacher to teach science across the age and ability range.
The successful candidate will be:
- an outstanding teacher, passionate about science and driven to ensure that students receive the best possible experience of the subject by bringing creative ideas to the classroom
- well-organised, proactive, and a supportive team player
- committed to developing your teaching and making a full contribution to the faculty and wider school
- An excellent communicator, with good interpersonal skills at all levels
Applications are welcome from experienced and ECT teachers. We look for professionals who have excellent class management skills and high expectations of work and behaviour.
The Science Faculty at St Katherine’s is a supportive and talented team, creative and dedicated to developing as professionals through sharing good practice with one another. The science labs are situated together and the department is well supported with two full time technicians.Science is a popular subject at St Katherine’s and over half of our students choose to study triple science at GCSE. The Science team seeks to deliver lessons which challenge all students by using a full variety of teaching and learning strategies.
The student lies at the heart of the assessment process and we use a wide range of formative, evaluative and summative approaches to support them in their learning. We would welcome a colleague with a passion for science teaching who loves to see scientists of all abilities enjoying their science, learning actively and making rapid progress.
We provide many enrichment opportunities based around our STEM agenda to inspire and motivate scientists and engineers for the future.
What the school offers its staff
St Katherine’s is an oversubscribed and successful school with a strong sense ofcommunity.
Our mission:
We are St Katherine’s — a nurturing and inclusive community, united in the pursuit of excellence
The school was rated good by Ofsted in December 2021. We are a community school without a faith designation and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, beliefs, and religions. We respect and value diversity and inclusivity in our community.
We are located in a lovely rural setting on the edge of Bristol. Our thriving, diverse community is founded on our core values of respect, responsibility and resilience; we actively encourage everyone within our community to ‘live and breathe’ our values every day.The school aims to create an environment where all students feel confident, secure and valued to help them perform at their best.
We are committed to continuous professional learning and offer both internal and external leadership training including the NPQML and NPQSL programmes, leading profiling and shadowing opportunities. Coaching is embedded within our school to support and develop leadership potential and career progression for all staff.In addition, we actively promote opportunities for Trust wide working and collaboration across the trust is integral to our development.
St Katherine’s School is part of the Cathedral Schools Trust. Cathedral Schools Trust is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the strength in diversity. Our schools have a wide range of cultural, socio economic and religious influences and we use this to ensure that we broaden our understanding of each other and the world.We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status.
If you would like to find out more about the school please visit the school website
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.