Teacher of Science
| Posting date: | 11 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 September 2025 |
| Location: | Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1SE |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 00df7c4e-7ab7-4905-9022-32372ee56837 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Good honours degree in Science related area
• Qualified Teacher Status
• Experience of successful teaching or teaching practice in Science at KS3 and KS4
• A keen interest in developing the teaching of Science
• Awareness of data protection, security and confidentiality
• Effective working relationships with young people of a range of abilities
• A sound knowledge and understanding of The National Curriculum Framework for Science
• Knowledge of current trends in the teaching of Science
• A very good understanding of how children learn
• A good understanding of assessment strategies
• An up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the professional duties and core standards of teachers
• Know or have an awareness of the assessment requirements and arrangements for the Science GCSE
• Have knowledge and understanding of how to use and adapt a range of teaching, learning and behaviour management strategies
• Be flexible, creative and adept at designing learning sequences within lessons and across lessons that are effective and consistently well-matched to learning objectives and the needs of learners
• Know how to make effective personalised provision for those you teach, and how to take practical account of diversity and promote equality and inclusion in your teaching
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team
• Ability to inspire and motivate pupils
• Hardworking with an enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Willingness to share expertise and knowledge with others
• Willing to learn new skills and adapt existing ones
• Very good ICT skills
• Able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
• Teach challenging, engaging and motivating lessons
• Provide timely, accurate and effective feedback on learners’ attainment, progress and areas for development
• Understand how children and young people develop and how the progress, rate of development and wellbeing of learners are affected by a range of developmental, social, religious, ethnic, cultural and linguistic influences
• Manage learners’ behaviour constructively by establishing and maintaining a clear and positive framework for discipline
• Willing to support the department’s extra-curricular/enrichment opportunities
What the school offers its staff
• We are a happy, thriving school community where respect for one another is key.
• Ours is a caring school. Visitors always comment on the calm, friendly and warm atmosphere of our school
• Facilities are excellent as well as vibrant.
• Behaviour for learning is outstanding as are many of our lessons. Hence, you will have the opportunity to teach, inspire and take risks with our fully engaged and committed learners.
• In spite of being a coastal school, we achieve strong outcomes for all groups of pupils.
• The staff are fantastic as are the pupils, parents and Governors.
• Our Professional Development Programme is excellent.
• Your induction to the school will be first class, ensuring that you feel valued and a key contributor very early on.
• Enrichment is a huge strength of the school.
• You will have the opportunity to support trips to Berlin, Austria, Rome, Barcelona, Aachen, Iceland, Normandy as well as a range of day trips.
• You will be supported to develop your career here at St Richard’s.
• We have a strong programme of staff wellbeing/social events such as yoga sessions, sports activities, country walks, sketchbook circle, Christmas cake baking and decorating, Christmas decorations making and staff choir.
• We offer sports activities, weekend walks for the family and other staff events. We have so many activities as people genuinely care about each other and organise activities for the benefit of their colleagues.
• Bexhill is a lovely place in which to live and work with Hastings, Eastbourne and Brighton on the doorstep.
• We are ‘human’. We do not expect perfection. We fully acknowledge that maintaining a first class school is about all pulling together, learning from each other and supporting one another with challenges. Everyone has their strengths and areas for development. We work as a team to ensure strong outcomes for all our pupils.
• We do not expect you to be Catholic. We have staff of different denominations and staff of no religion. As long as you feel happy and, above all, committed to support our Catholic ethos, we would warmly welcome your application.
Commitment to safeguarding
St Richard's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Good honours degree in Science related area
• Qualified Teacher Status
• Experience of successful teaching or teaching practice in Science at KS3 and KS4
• A keen interest in developing the teaching of Science
• Awareness of data protection, security and confidentiality
• Effective working relationships with young people of a range of abilities
• A sound knowledge and understanding of The National Curriculum Framework for Science
• Knowledge of current trends in the teaching of Science
• A very good understanding of how children learn
• A good understanding of assessment strategies
• An up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the professional duties and core standards of teachers
• Know or have an awareness of the assessment requirements and arrangements for the Science GCSE
• Have knowledge and understanding of how to use and adapt a range of teaching, learning and behaviour management strategies
• Be flexible, creative and adept at designing learning sequences within lessons and across lessons that are effective and consistently well-matched to learning objectives and the needs of learners
• Know how to make effective personalised provision for those you teach, and how to take practical account of diversity and promote equality and inclusion in your teaching
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team
• Ability to inspire and motivate pupils
• Hardworking with an enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Willingness to share expertise and knowledge with others
• Willing to learn new skills and adapt existing ones
• Very good ICT skills
• Able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
• Teach challenging, engaging and motivating lessons
• Provide timely, accurate and effective feedback on learners’ attainment, progress and areas for development
• Understand how children and young people develop and how the progress, rate of development and wellbeing of learners are affected by a range of developmental, social, religious, ethnic, cultural and linguistic influences
• Manage learners’ behaviour constructively by establishing and maintaining a clear and positive framework for discipline
• Willing to support the department’s extra-curricular/enrichment opportunities
What the school offers its staff
• We are a happy, thriving school community where respect for one another is key.
• Ours is a caring school. Visitors always comment on the calm, friendly and warm atmosphere of our school
• Facilities are excellent as well as vibrant.
• Behaviour for learning is outstanding as are many of our lessons. Hence, you will have the opportunity to teach, inspire and take risks with our fully engaged and committed learners.
• In spite of being a coastal school, we achieve strong outcomes for all groups of pupils.
• The staff are fantastic as are the pupils, parents and Governors.
• Our Professional Development Programme is excellent.
• Your induction to the school will be first class, ensuring that you feel valued and a key contributor very early on.
• Enrichment is a huge strength of the school.
• You will have the opportunity to support trips to Berlin, Austria, Rome, Barcelona, Aachen, Iceland, Normandy as well as a range of day trips.
• You will be supported to develop your career here at St Richard’s.
• We have a strong programme of staff wellbeing/social events such as yoga sessions, sports activities, country walks, sketchbook circle, Christmas cake baking and decorating, Christmas decorations making and staff choir.
• We offer sports activities, weekend walks for the family and other staff events. We have so many activities as people genuinely care about each other and organise activities for the benefit of their colleagues.
• Bexhill is a lovely place in which to live and work with Hastings, Eastbourne and Brighton on the doorstep.
• We are ‘human’. We do not expect perfection. We fully acknowledge that maintaining a first class school is about all pulling together, learning from each other and supporting one another with challenges. Everyone has their strengths and areas for development. We work as a team to ensure strong outcomes for all our pupils.
• We do not expect you to be Catholic. We have staff of different denominations and staff of no religion. As long as you feel happy and, above all, committed to support our Catholic ethos, we would warmly welcome your application.
Commitment to safeguarding
St Richard's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.