Second in Maths

The Royal Liberty School, Romford, Essex, RM2 6HJ

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  28 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £36,413.00 - £53,994.00 Annually (FTE) Plus TLR2C (£6,556)

Second in Maths job summary

Role and Purpose

2 i/c Mathematics is responsible for supporting the Head of Faculty in ensuring the high quality of teaching, learning and assessment within a core subject. They are accountable for student progress within the subject and for the strategic development of the subject to lead on the development of effective teaching and learning experiences with the primary partners.

Principal Responsibilities

• To ensure with the Head of Faculty that there are good high quality schemes of work for Mathematics at Key Stage 3. Review and evaluate effectiveness in line with School Policy.

• To lead, with the Head of Faculty, the assessment and marking practices within Mathematics at Key Stage 3 to ensure students make good progress.

• To use data systems within the school to monitor the progress of students at, implementing appropriate and effective intervention strategies.

• To work with the Head of Faculty to formulate aims and objectives for the Mathematics Department.

• To work with the Head of Faculty and SLT in the process of self-evaluation in Mathematics and developing the department improvement plan.

• To ensure with the Head of Faculty that Mathematics subject targets at KS3 are challenging and appropriate to students’ development.

• To work with the Head of Faculty to establish common standards of practice and expectations throughout the department.

Staffing and Personal Development

• To assist the Head of Faculty with organising appropriate professional development for staff.

• To assist the Head of Faculty in the development of any Initial Training Students, or Teach First colleagues assigned to the department.

• Reflect on your own practice and keep up to date with national developments in Mathematics.

Wider Practice

• Contribute to the Curriculum Area through attendance of and participation in planning meetings as in the school calendar.

• Be responsible for safe working practice within the subject, particularly making sure that students or staff undertake activities that involve using specialist equipment with Health and Safety guidelines.

• To engage fully in the Performance Management review process, and take on the role of appraiser.

• Develop positive working relationships with parents.

• Attend and make a positive contribution to the Middle Leaders Team meetings.

• Re-new subject knowledge, any national developments and evaluate their potential implementation/impact upon the school

As an employee you will be covered by our excellent well-being support and medical cover programme through MyMedicash.

This includes;

• Claim back the cost of your dental bills or new glasses (up to your annual limit)

• Wide range of therapy treatments covered, including physiotherapy

• Access to payment for private specialist consultations

• mProve, Physio & SkinVision included

• Options to upgrade and include your partner via personal direct debit

• Children are covered FREE up to their 24th birthday if in full time education

Further details can be downloaded from our website www.royalliberty.co.uk or from hr@sfaet.co.uk T: 01708 730141

PLEASE NOTE: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. If you are interested in the role, please submit your application as early as possible.

The use of AI is strictly forbidden to assist in any way with the interview/application process.

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

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About The Royal Liberty School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 748 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Royal Liberty School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-royal-liberty-school

Secondary School for boys.

Ofsted rating: Good.

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