Education Communicator

Location: Venue-based – most of your time will be spent in our venue on Bristol Harbourside interacting directly with visitors 

Department: Programming 

Report to: Education Manager 

Salary: £22,271.20 per year (£27,839 full time equivalent) 

Contract: 12-month Parental leave cover 

Working hours: 0.8 FTE, 30 hours a week 9-5 Tuesday - Friday 

About We The Curious 

We The Curious is an educational charity and one of the UK's leading science centres.  

We produce experiences that bring people together to play, get creative with science and explore different ideas.  

We work with partners, locally and nationally, supporting people to be inquisitive, develop new skills and improve their wellbeing.

We are progressive, inquisitive, collaborative, playful and creative.  

Our Why, What & How 

Our vision 

What if everyone is included, curious and inspired by science to build a better world together? 

Our mission 

To connect and empower people through sharing creative experiences which celebrate unknowns in science. 

Our pledges 

_Cultivate Curiosity 

_Strive for Sustainable Futures 

_Include Everyone 

_Build Resilience 

_Open Up Science 

You can find out more about these in our Manifesto. 

Our Values 

_Inquisitive - Asking questions 

_Progressive - Thinking about what's next  

_Playful - Embracing the unexpected with a sense of fun 

_Creative - Generating and testing new ideas 

_Collaborative - Being inclusive, connecting and valuing 

Our Strategic Priorities 

/ SP1 - We will deliver collaborative, curiosity-led learning projects to reduce inequality and improve life chances. 

/ SP2 - Our team and those we work with will reflect the diversity of our city, delivering a more inclusive experience.  

/ SP3 - We commit to broad, rapid decarbonisation by 2030 and will inspire audiences to take positive action for our planet. 

/ SP4 - To deliver our charitable mission, we will strengthen existing income sources and seek new opportunities to deliver long-term financial security.  

/ SP5 - We will provide opportunities for people to explore new ideas, develop skills and influence scientific research. 

About the role 

If you love science and education and want to share your ability, enthusiasm and experience, this exciting opportunity to join our Education team may be for you. 

We The Curious welcomes over 70,000 school visitors a year - offering two floors of hands-on science experience along with our broad Education program of Workshops, Shows and Theme Days.  

As Education Communicator you will be part of the team responsible for designing and delivering the Education programme of We The Curious, focusing mainly on a school audience but including other audience groups too.  

What will you do in this role? 

Role specific responsibilities

_Presenting the Education programme to school and other groups. This includes classroom and laboratory Workshops, Studio Shows and Theme Days on Science based topics that cover all age groups. 

_Work with the Education Manager to maintain existing and create new Education programming. 

_Preparing and maintaining high quality delivery spaces, equipment and resources. 

_Collecting and analysing feedback from visitors to continually improve the Education programme. 

_Working with volunteers to coordinate and facilitate their support in the delivery of the Education programme. 

_Working with other teams where appropriate to deliver special projects such as working with new audiences, new techniques and external organisations. 

General responsibilities

_Embody and demonstrate our values; Collaborative, Creative, Inquisitive, Playful, Progressive.  

_Safeguarding - Responsible for carefully following safeguarding policies and procedures and raising any concerns to manager/Designated Safeguarding Officer.

_Fundraising - Promote charity messaging across your area of work wherever possible, with support from the Development and Marketing teams. 

_General responsibility for departmental compliance with GDPR. 

_Due to the responsibilities of this role, you will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check. 

What we're looking for from you 

_A strong foundation of knowledge in the topics covered within the Primary and Secondary Science curriculums and some knowledge or experience of post-16 Science curriculum areas. 

_Experience of successfully engaging with under-18 audiences, particularly schools. 

_Experience of facilitating learning. This could be in a range of different environments such as laboratories, classrooms, exhibitions or outside spaces. 

_An understanding of the school environment and some familiarity with the Primary and/or Secondary Science curriculums. 

_An understanding of and enthusiasm for how and why learning happens. 

_Experience of creating innovative and successful learning activities. 

_Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills. 

_Excellent organisation and time management skills. 

_Ability to engage and question a range of audiences appropriately. 

_Great team player and collaborator, but also able to work independently and problem solve. 

Application process 

Deadline for applications: 11.59pm on 14th December 2025 

Interview dates and location: week starting 5th January 2026 at We The Curious       

Start date: ASAP 

Application process: 

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If you would like to apply, please complete the application form. It contains three questions designed to assess your interest in and suitability for the role. These are: 

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/ Why would you like to work for We the Curious? 300 words. 

/ Describe your experience of presenting activities to facilitate learning for young people. Please provide 2-3 examples. 350 words.

/ Describe your experience of creating innovative and successful learning activities or sessions for an under 18 audience. Please provide examples for different age groups and compare any difference in their needs. 350 words.  

/ For this role, we're looking for the successful applicant to have a strong foundation of knowledge in the primary and secondary science curriculums and some knowledge/experience of post-16 Science Curriculum areas. Can you tell us about how you have gained and developed your knowledge of these areas and how you would incorporate and maintain that in this role? 350 words.  

Please don't send in CVs or cover letters as we don't review them.  

We appreciate interviews can be stressful, so we try to make them more of a conversation and a chance for you to tell us about how your skills and interests make you the right person for the role.  

If you are invited for an interview, we'll send you the questions that you'll be asked beforehand so that you have time to prepare.  

If you have any particular needs or requirements, please do let us know so that we can make the required adjustments.  

If you would like to talk about the role or the application process, please email [email protected] 

Support during the process 

We The Curious is a Disability Confident Employer and we welcome applications from candidates who self-assess themselves as having a disability. We will guarantee an interview to applicants who advise that they have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy. To help you, under the Equality Act 2010 a person is defined as having a disability if a) they have a physical or mental impairment, and b) the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. 

We want to work with you to ensure the recruitment process is accessible for you. 

If you are disabled, neurodivergent, or if you have a long-term health condition, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you. 

You'll have the opportunity to let us know about any adjustments you may need throughout the application and selection process. We'll continue this conversation if you join us as a staff member, and we'll work with you to make sure you have the adjustments you need to succeed in your role. 

Examples of adjustments could include: 

_providing alternative formats at every stage 

_options to apply  

_extra time for tasks 

_providing some extra information about what to expect 

_office orientation before an in-person interview. 

Including everyone  

We value the positive impact greater representation will have on our organisation, programmes and culture. It's our goal to become an inclusive place to work and for our teams to better reflect our city and the people who visit us.  

We welcome applications from people of all lived experiences and particularly those that are not well represented* in the science centre sector.  
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*By not well represented we mean people with lived experience including but not limited to: 

_African and African-Caribbean heritage 

_South Asian and East Asian heritage  

_Global Majority  

_Disabled 

_Neurodivergent  

_Visually Impaired  

_Deaf community 

_LGBTQIA+ and/or non-binary    

_Working class background 

_Didn't go to university or first in your immediate family to attend University 

Working with us 

We value the people that work with us. Our staff have access to the following:  

Wellbeing & support  

_Flexible working  

_Hybrid working (if suitable and stated for role) 

_Cycle to work scheme  

_Free yearly flu jabs and eye tests  

_Paid sick leave for physical and mental health  

_Mental Health First Aiders  

_Confidential advice & counselling through the Employee Support Programme  

Leave  

_25 days in addition to bank holidays (all pro-rata). 

_A day of extra holiday for every 5 years' service   

_An amount of paid leave for emergency dependent care, domestic emergency leave and compassionate leave  

New Parent Policy  

We are proud to be a family friendly organisation, which is why we work to develop our people practices in line with that value. We have recently introduced a non-gendered approach to Maternity and Paternity, re-branded as our "New Parent Policy". There are eligibility criteria and terms and conditions, but the key take away is that anyone who is due to become a new parent, regardless of their gender, can take 1 year off work, and we'll pay your full salary for the first five months.   

Facilities & discounts  

_Free tickets to the venue for you and up to four guests, plus 12 additional entry tickets per calendar year to give away.  

_15% off in the We The Curious café   

_20% off in our shop  

_Range of discounts with local businesses and free entry to other local attractions.  

_Social events  

_Secure cycle storage  

Pension  

_We offer a pension scheme with 5% company contributions.  

Death in service benefit  

_Four times your annual salary.