Teacher of Science - Maternity Cover

Personal Qualities.

Stradbroke High School expects its teachers to have the following personal qualities:

• Be an innovative, independent thinker with the capacity for strategic thinking;
• Be creative and proactive in finding solutions;
• Be flexible and adaptive to changing needs and priorities;
• Be resilient, calm and tenacious under pressure;
• Be insightful and analytical with good problem-solving skills;
• Have excellent communication skills and evidence of being able to build and sustain effective working relationships with staff, students, parents and the wider community;
• Be a self-reflective practitioner who always seeks to improve;
• See the ‘big picture’ in relation to whole school priorities & improvement;
• Able to reason their educational philosophy, in tune with the school ethos;
• Be willing to contribute to the co-curricular life of the school;
• Possess a sense of humour;
• Have the ability to inspire and enthuse staff and students about their subject;
• Be highly self-motivated, able to energise and motivate others;
• Be insightful and understanding of national, international and research developments relevant to teaching and learning in their subject.

Professional Competence.

Stradbroke High School expects its teachers to have the following professional competences, or in the case of newly qualified teachers, the school would expect them to develop the following competences:

• Be an outstanding teacher (or have the potential to be) with evidence of impact on student outcomes with a proven track record of total commitment to helping every student achieve their very best and make progress;
• Have excellent understanding of what constitutes excellence in teaching and learning;
• Have a keen understanding of data and be able to analyse patterns in performance over time;
• Be a positive role model for students and staff on a day-to-day basis;
• Collaborate effectively with staff, parents/carers and students;
• Liaise and work with other trust schools, Examination Boards and other relevant external agencies in the pursuit of continued improvement;
• Excite and engage visitors about the school at Open Evenings and all other events;
• Have very high expectations of the learning of all students at all times;
• Work with colleagues across all key stages to ensure embedded transition from Key Stage 1 to 5.

Qualifications Required

• Have qualified teacher status