Maths Teacher
De Lacy Academy, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 0BZ5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Start date is 01/09/2025 but anytime after Easter would be considered
Closing date
8 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
25 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR
What skills and experience we're looking for
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
• A good degree in an appropriate discipline related to Maths (A/C)
• A teaching qualification together with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) (A/C)
• A strong and secure subject knowledge in Maths up to GCSE (A/I)
• Recent and relevant teaching experience (A/I/R)
• Experience of assessment at key stage 3 and 4 (A/I/R)
• Awareness of the strategies available for improving the learning and achievement of all students
(A/I)
• A good understanding of curriculum developments in Maths (A/I)
• Able to use a range of teaching and learning strategies (A/I)
• An understanding of how assessment for learning can improve student performance (A/I)
• Confidence in the use of standard computer packages and how these can be used to enhance
student learning (A/I)
Last updated: 31.03.2022
• Able to use student level data to raise standards (A/I)
• Able to work independently and collaboratively as a member of a team (A/I)
• Enthusiasm for your subject area (A/I)
• Creative in problem solving together with willingness to take on and try new approaches and ideas
(A/I)
• Ability to relate to students in a pleasant and sympathetic manner and to recognise potential
safeguarding issues (A/I/R)
• Able to communicate both orally and in writing to students and their parents (A/I/R)
• Able to communicate high expectations to all students (A/I/R)
• Willingness to share good practice across the department and beyond (A/I/R)
Desirable
• Strong ICT skills including SMART board or Promethean (A/I/R)
Key: C – Certificate; A – Application Form; I – Interview; R - Reference
What the school offers its staff
Why join us?
Our staff are talented and enthusiastic and have all contributed to the academy’s success story. We have a staff rewards budget and socialise both as subject teams and as a whole staff. We also have access to a staff benefits scheme. At De Lacy, we value the continuous professional development of all our employees and recognise that our staff and students are most successful when they feel happy, valued, challenged, and supported to achieve their very best. Your new school is based next door to Education House, the centre of Delta Academies Trust, making access to high quality CPD easy and convenient. In addition, De Lacy benefits from close access to the M62, the A1 and a local train station. You would be joining a highly skilled and committed staff. It is a source of pride to us that we retain such a high percentage of staff and trainee teachers.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.
As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Here are just a few examples in each area…
Financial Wellbeing:
Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme*
Access to an extensive discounts platform
Physical Wellbeing:
24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household
Gym & fitness discount’s
Cycle to Work scheme*
Free annual flu jab
Mental Wellbeing:
Access to an industry-leading Employee Assistance Programme
Menopause Support Service
Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About De Lacy Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 885 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- De Lacy Academy website
- Email address
- info@delacyacademy.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01977722489
Here at De Lacy Academy, we have been on a journey that has seen the school recently judged as Outstanding by Ofsted. They recognised the hard work and effort that goes into making this school a successful and caring place of learning that meets the needs of its pupils and its community.
With nearly 900 pupils aged between 11 and 16 housed on a campus that has benefited from much recent investment, De Lacy is a busy and vibrant place. We serve the ex mining area of Knottingley and draw increasingly from the surrounding areas. We are experiencing a period of unprecedented growth across all year groups as the school delivers excellent outcomes and as the communities of Knottingley and Ferrybridge continue to develop.
Arranging a visit to De Lacy Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@delacyacademy.org.uk.
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