Chemistry Teacher

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Lesson Planning
• Teaching and Learning
• Planning for outstanding teaching and learning by creating a climate conducive for outstanding practice.
• Identifying clear teaching and learning objectives.
• Setting tasks that challenge students and ensure high levels of interest.
• Setting appropriate and demanding expectations.
• Setting clear targets building on prior attainment.
• Identifying SEN or very able students and ensuring that their needs are met through differentiation.
• Providing clear lesson structures to maintain pace, motivation and challenge.
• Making effective use of assessment for learning.
• Making effective use of performance data and key indicators to inform planning and deliver differentiated lessons.
• Maintaining discipline in accordance with the school’s Behaviour for Learning Policy and encouraging good practice regarding punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework.
• Using a variety of teaching strategies to match approach to content and structure information, presenting key ideas and using appropriate vocabulary.
• Using effective questioning, listening carefully to students and giving attention to errors and misconceptions.
• Selecting appropriate learning resources and developing study skills through library, ICT and other learning technologies.
• Reflecting on and evaluating own teaching to improve effectiveness.

• Assess how well learning objectives have been achieved and use this to improve specific aspects of teaching.
• Mark students’ work at least once every two weeks and set targets for progress.
• Use performance data to inform planning, ensuring learning and teaching continue to add value.
• Assess and record students’ progress systematically and keep records to confirm that work is understood and completed.
• Monitor strengths and areas for development.
• Inform planning and recognise the level at which each student is achieving.
• Undertake assessment of students as requested by examination bodies, departmental and school procedures.
• Prepare and present informative reports to parents.