Based at Orion Eden Park

Orion Education is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.  

We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.   

Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.  

About the role 

We are seeking a passionate and committed Teacher of Physics to join our team and help us improve outcomes, transform lives, and enable social mobility by living our vision and values.

Key Accountabilities 

Teaching

·         To teach students according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the student in academy and elsewhere

·         To assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development, and attainment of students and to keep such records as are required

·         To provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students

·         To ensure that ICT, Literacy, Numeracy, and academy subject specialism(s) are reflected in the teaching/learning experience of students

·         To undertake a designated programme of teaching

·         To ensure a high-quality learning experience for students which meets internal and external quality standards

·         To prepare and update subject materials

·         To use a variety of delivery methods which will stimulate learning appropriate to student needs and demands of the syllabus

·         To maintain discipline in accordance with the academy’s procedures and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework

·         To undertake assessment of students as requested by external examination bodies, the subject area and academy procedures

·         To mark, grade and give written/verbal and diagnostic feedback as required

Operational/Strategic Planning

·         To assist in the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies and teaching strategies in the subject area

·         To contribute to the subject area’s Development Plan and its implementation

·         To attend all appropriate meetings

·         To plan and prepare courses and lessons

·         To contribute to the whole academy’s planning activities

Staff Development: Recruitment/Deployment of Staff

·         To take part in the academy’s staff development programme by participating in arrangements for further training and professional development

·         To continue personal development in the relevant areas including subject knowledge and teaching methods

·         To engage actively in the Performance Management Review process

·         To ensure the effective/efficient deployment of classroom support

·         To work as a member of a designated team and to contribute positively to effective working relations within the academy

Quality Assurance

·         To help to implement academy quality procedures and to adhere to those

·         To contribute to the process of monitoring and evaluation of the subject area in line with agreed academy procedures, including evaluation against quality standards and performance criteria

·         To seek/implement modification and improvement where required

·         To review from time-to-time methods of teaching and programmes of work

·         To take part, as may be required, in the review, development and management of activities relating to the curriculum, organisation and pastoral functions of the academy

Management of Information

·         To maintain appropriate records and to provide relevant accurate and up-to-date information for Management Information Systems (Arbor), registers etc.

·         To complete the relevant documentation to assist in the tracking of students

·         To track student progress and use information to inform teaching and learning

Communications

·         To communicate effectively with the parents of students as appropriate

·         Where appropriate, to communicate and co-operate with people or bodies outside the academy

·         To follow agreed policies for communications in the academy

Management of Resources

·         To contribute to the process of the ordering and allocation of equipment and materials

·         To assist the Subject Lead to identify resource needs and to contribute to the efficient/effective use of physical resources

·         To co-operate with other staff to ensure the sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the academy, subject area and the students

Pastoral System

·         To be a form tutor to an assigned group of students

·         To promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and of the form tutor group

·         To liaise with the Subject Lead and Head of Faculty to ensure the implementation of the academy’s Pastoral System

·         To register students, accompany them to assemblies, encourage their full attendance at all lessons and their participation in other aspects of academy life

·         To evaluate and monitor student progress and keep up to-date student records as required

·         To contribute to the preparation of Action Plans and progress files and other reports

·         To alert the appropriate staff to problems experienced by students and make recommendations for how these may be resolved

·         To communicate as appropriate, with the parents of students and with persons or bodies outside the academy concerned with the welfare of individual students, after consultation with the appropriate staff

·         To contribute to PSHE and Citizenship and enterprise according to academy policy

To apply the Behaviour Management systems so that effective learning can take place 

*We reserve the right to this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. 

We look forward to hearing from you.

Orion Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Orion Education is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.