Skills and Attributes:

• Strong leadership and teamwork skills, with the ability to motivate and support a team of technicians

• Excellent organisational skills to manage resources, equipment, and practical requirements effectively

• Clear and confident communication skills to work collaboratively with teachers, students, and support staff

• A proactive, flexible approach to problem-solving in a busy secondary school environment

• A strong commitment to safe working practices and supporting high-quality science learning

• Proven experience working in a science laboratory or educational setting, ideally within a secondary school

• GCSEs (or equivalent) in Science and English

• Experience supporting practical science lessons with an understanding of the secondary science curriculum is desirable but not essential.

At Uppingham Community College the Science curriculum across key stage 3 and 4 provides students with the opportunity to develop their scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of Biology, Chemistry and Physics. It enables them to develop their understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science through different types of scientific enquiries that help them to answer scientific questions about the world around them. This then equips them with the scientific skills required to understand the uses and implications of science today and in the future. This and future generations will be tasked with finding solutions to the problems of a rapidly changing climate, increasing demand for finite resources and a decline in biodiversity.

We are committed to innovative and reflective teaching based on thorough planning, adequate resource provision, and the sharing of expertise so that we can constantly seek to improve the quality of education for our students.

At Years 7, 8 and 9, teachers are committed to teaching across the three subject boundaries. As students progress through the school, the specialism of staff in the different subjects become increasingly important in helping the students understand the different subjects within Science and prepare them for GCSE.

Science at GCSE follows the AQA specification with a considerable number of students entered for the Separate Science qualifications and students also entered for the AQA Trilogy specification. Students receive 6 one-hour GCSE lessons each week, 2 lessons dedicated to each specialism. 

At UCC Science is taught from 7 purpose built classrooms. Our team of 5 full time and 5 part time teachers are supported by a team of 3 Science technicians, including the Senior Science Technician and a designated teaching assistant.