Teacher of Science
| Posting date: | 17 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 May 2025 |
| Location: | Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 6TH |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 8a12d9a8-39d0-41df-805b-e9196d92010d |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
A fantastic opportunity has arisen at Scalby School, Scarborough for the position of Science teacher within our science department.
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, talented and inspiring classroom practitioner to teach Science across all ability groups in KS3 and KS4.The successful candidate will have excellent subject knowledge and the ability to inspire and motivate our ambitious and hardworking pupils.
Early Careers Teachers with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS/ECT) will also be considered for the role, and support will be provided.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
• Confidence, enthusiasm and a passion for learning.
• Experience in teaching GCSE Science
• Understanding and applying effective classroom management.
• A relevant teaching qualification
• Understanding and applying a range of teaching strategies.
• Positively targeting and supporting individual learning needs.
• To undertake professional duties as delegated by the Headteacher.
• To implement the aims and objectives of the school/trust and to understand and work within school/ trust policies to achieve these aims and objectives.
What the school offers its staff
Scalby School is a successful and popular 11-16 community school based in picturesque seaside town of Scarborough on the North Yorkshire Coast. We currently have approximately 1000 students on roll. In recent years we have become the school of choice in our local community. Our P8 score in 2024 placed us in the top 14% of schools nationally again.
Our students are diverse, exciting and talented – and the same is true of our staff. We put huge emphasis on professional development, most of it in-house, and are proud of the highly effective teaching, which characterises our school. We are also noted for our ‘can do’ attitude. We are keen, always, to encourage new and/or young staff to make their mark as soon as they are ready.
A consistently ‘Good’ school in every area as judged by Ofsted in 2012, 2019 and most recently in 2024. We are constantly looking at ways to improve our learning offer and are very ambitious improving the school further. Our aim is to provide a ‘Great’ education for the young people of our beautiful coastal community.
As well as being committed to your ongoing development and training we also offer a range of employee benefits including a competitive salary, access to a government pension scheme, an employee assistance programme as well as a variety of retail discounts.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen at Scalby School, Scarborough for the position of Science teacher within our science department.
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, talented and inspiring classroom practitioner to teach Science across all ability groups in KS3 and KS4.The successful candidate will have excellent subject knowledge and the ability to inspire and motivate our ambitious and hardworking pupils.
Early Careers Teachers with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS/ECT) will also be considered for the role, and support will be provided.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
• Confidence, enthusiasm and a passion for learning.
• Experience in teaching GCSE Science
• Understanding and applying effective classroom management.
• A relevant teaching qualification
• Understanding and applying a range of teaching strategies.
• Positively targeting and supporting individual learning needs.
• To undertake professional duties as delegated by the Headteacher.
• To implement the aims and objectives of the school/trust and to understand and work within school/ trust policies to achieve these aims and objectives.
What the school offers its staff
Scalby School is a successful and popular 11-16 community school based in picturesque seaside town of Scarborough on the North Yorkshire Coast. We currently have approximately 1000 students on roll. In recent years we have become the school of choice in our local community. Our P8 score in 2024 placed us in the top 14% of schools nationally again.
Our students are diverse, exciting and talented – and the same is true of our staff. We put huge emphasis on professional development, most of it in-house, and are proud of the highly effective teaching, which characterises our school. We are also noted for our ‘can do’ attitude. We are keen, always, to encourage new and/or young staff to make their mark as soon as they are ready.
A consistently ‘Good’ school in every area as judged by Ofsted in 2012, 2019 and most recently in 2024. We are constantly looking at ways to improve our learning offer and are very ambitious improving the school further. Our aim is to provide a ‘Great’ education for the young people of our beautiful coastal community.
As well as being committed to your ongoing development and training we also offer a range of employee benefits including a competitive salary, access to a government pension scheme, an employee assistance programme as well as a variety of retail discounts.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.