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Science teacher jobs are available in varied contract types, including:

• Permanent science teacher jobs: in a permanent position, you work long-term for one school. Permanent positions offer you job security and a chance to build a relationship with other employees and students.
• Temporary science teacher jobs: in a temporary science teacher position, you work for a specified period. This role helps you improve your skills and gain experience.
• Contract science teacher jobs: in a science teacher contract role, you work for a fixed duration stipulated in the contract. It gives you the flexibility to handle other commitments outside of the workplace.
• Part-time science teacher jobs: in a part-time position, you work a few hours a week to cover for other employees. Besides flexibility, you gain real-world experience.

Working as a science teacher requires a passion for science concepts and teaching young adults. Your job is to instil excitement in science concepts and principles and the ability to question hypotheses. Science teachers guide students in conducting experiments and evaluating results. The role requires a hands-on teaching approach. You conduct practical experiments and demonstrations to explain complex concepts. You also perform other teaching roles, like preparing lesson plans and assessing the performance of your pupils.

If you would like to find out more about the role, responsibilities, salary and qualifications needed to become a science teacher in the UK, see our science teacher job profile page.

You will find more information on the science teacher salary on the science teacher job profile page. You can also find the salary for each specific job shown here if you click on the description.

To become a science teacher in the UK, you require either a degree or experience via teaching roles, such as a teaching assistant:

• university education: to become a science teacher, complete a bachelor's degree in education. When you complete an undergraduate teaching degree, you achieve qualified teacher status (QTS) and can teach in any school. You can take any undergraduate degree and then complete a postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE), which gives you qualified teacher status. If you want to specialise in teaching a particular field of science, complete an undergraduate degree in biology, chemistry or physics prior to a PGCE. If you specialise in science subjects, you should look for a job in secondary schools.
• experience: before you become a science teacher, you complete in-school teaching experience through your teacher training. You can start with entry-level jobs like becoming a teaching assistant before training to become a primary teacher.

For information on the qualifications and relevant education needed for the role, see the education and qualifications section of our science teacher job profile.

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