2nd in Department Maths Teacher
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Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
11 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,074.00 - £45,037.00 Annually (FTE) TLR 2B allowance dependent on experience £5,832 per annum
2nd in Department Maths Teacher job summary
Thames Park Secondary School, part of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust are looking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic individual to join and lead our growing Maths department. We are seeking a Maths teacher to enhance our student’s knowledge of Maths and make a positive impact on our learners. We are seeking new staff to join our Thames Park Family due to increasing student numbers. We want inspiring and aspirational teachers to support the growth of the school on our exciting journey.
The successful candidate will have the ability to teach Maths across the Key Stages and be creative, innovative and committed to raising standards. They will have excellent subject knowledge and will be joining a highly motivated team of superbly collaborative teachers committed to our ACE framework and approach to teaching and learning, which recognises the importance of Adaption, Creativity and Engagement in all lessons. Your passion for Maths will enhance a curriculum which is progressive and through our unique digital learning, supports the progress of our students. We are actively seeking a teacher with ambition. As Thames Park is a growing school, we would welcome a conversation about future career development opportunities and responsibilities.
The ideal candidate would be someone with the talent to inspire their students whilst having a passion for Maths and understanding the impact your teaching could have on our students, to make learning an enjoyable and inspiring experience. We require someone that has a great understanding of the curriculum and how they can support student development across the age and ability ranges.
We are very proud of how we value and look after our staff. The school is a part of Osborne Co-operative Academy, where staff wellbeing is a priority. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust promotes staff wellbeing and progression throughout the trust. One of our former ECT’s is now Headteacher after progressing his career with the trust. With twelve member schools within Essex, all schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools’ Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.
The successful candidate will:
- Be an outstanding classroom practitioner at Key Stages 3 and 4.
- Support the Head of Department in developing and leading an exciting Maths curriculum which will result in the highest level of pupil progress and attainment, particularly supporting with the implementation of the Maths Mastery Curriculum.
- Carry out quality assurance of Mathematics teaching and learning including marking, feedback and assessment.
- Possess exceptional subject knowledge of the curriculum, assessment and pedagogical developments relating to Maths at Key Stages 3 and 4.
- Have a track record in securing top grades at GCSE.
- Be expected to play a full part in the extra – curricular activities of this forward-thinking school.
Why apply for Thames Park Secondary School?
Thames Park Secondary School opened in September 2020, and we moved into our £25 Million state of the art facilities in 2022. Thames Park Secondary School aims to provide an outstanding education for all its students. We have a strong focus on digital education running throughout our curriculum as each of our student has access to their own Chrome book to enhance their learning experience. We are passionate about making our learning both exciting and memorable through our ACE framework for teaching and learning.
We aim to provide all students with an education that is tailored to support their academic development as well as their well-being; physically, mentally and spiritually. We have a clear set of co-operative values, self-help, self-responsibility, equity, equality, democracy and solidarity. These values underpin everything we do. These values are not just words but help to create the “Thames
We are a school which is firmly rooted in serving our community. We are proud to be an inclusive co-educational school where we recognise that success for young people is built on firm foundations of trust, respect, care and hard work. We measure our success by much more than exam results as we recognise that such data tells only a part of the story of each of our young people. Thames Park is already a great place to teach and learn and we have many strengths including:
- Motivated and polite pupils, who have a strong voice in the school with diversity champions and student parliament
- Staff are aided by extensive and wide-ranging in-house support and coaching, by dedicated and helpful colleagues
- Part of a knowledgeable and dynamic Trust with supportive governors, Trustee’s and Central Staff with a robust understanding of education
In return for your hard work, you will receive:
- Relocation package of up to £8,000, where applicable, for new employees, renting or buying a property
- Two-week October half term
- Support from highly experienced SLT members, the wider trust network and collaboration with our two other secondary schools
- Wider support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance
- Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
- Recognition of continuous service
- Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
- Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
- On site gym
- National Conditions of Service
- Automatic enrolment into the National Teachers Pension Scheme
If you feel you could make a positive contribution to the school, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding, please apply now or you can request a visit of the school or for more information speak to Ayshen Uluhan hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 648944.
Thames Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer. As a Trust, we recognise the value of and seek to achieve a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please refer to our recruitment & selection policy statement (www.osborne.coop/working-with-us) for more information.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About Thames Park Secondary School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 566 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Thames Park Secondary School website (opens in new tab)
Thames Park Secondary School. opened to Year 7 pupils in central Grays in September 2020 as a brand new school. Grays is a vibrant, dynamic, rewarding and inspiring place to work, and enjoys excellent transport links. The area is undergoing large scale redevelopment in Europe as part of the Thames Gateway Development. We are part of a £20+ million building programme and will have excellent, purpose-built accommodation with state of the art specialist equipment and facilities in September 2022. We are the newest school in the Osborne Co-operative Academies Trust which comprises of 12 schools.
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