Star Virtual Maths Teacher

Star Academies, Blackburn, BB1 2HT

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  19 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  28 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS plus £3,000 allowance per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Location: Virtual - National

About Star Virtual Teachers

A Star Virtual Teacher will be employed by our Trust to deliver lessons remotely to pupils in a Star school (or across Star schools). They may be covering for a short-term absence or a long-term vacancy. Supported by an assistant in the classroom, the Virtual Teacher will deliver lessons to pupils aiming for Grades 9-6 and ensure that their learning is not disrupted.

Star Virtual Teachers will:

• Be able to work from home full-time.
• Be equipped with the IT resources and receive training to be able to deliver successful lessons virtually.
• Teach a reduced timetable, focusing particularly on upper sets in Years 9, 10 and 11.
• Deliver a Year 11 intervention class each week.
• Deliver tuition remotely to pupils striving to secure a higher grade.
• Have opportunities for professional development so that they may progress to leadership positions within our schools and Central Office.

Who we’re looking for

Star is looking for exceptional Maths teachers to join its central team to deliver high quality lessons virtually to our pupils.

Successful candidates will have the ability to deliver high quality teaching remotely that drives achievement in Maths. You will be able to demonstrate experience of achieving positive outcomes for pupils, along with strong subject knowledge, and evident passion to make a difference to the lives of young people. As a committed team player, you will have excellent organisational skills and the ability to motivate and engage pupils.

You will :

• Have a degree-level qualification at 2.1 or higher in your subject and qualified teacher status (QTS).
• Demonstrate a track record of the sustained delivery of high attainment and achievement in your subject at Key Stage 4 (GCSE or A Level).
• Have excellent IT skills to deliver learning remotely.
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Be able to engage and enthuse pupils.
• Have a strong commitment to the STAR values.

What the school offers its staff

Star Central, which is based at our head office in Blackburn, Lancashire, provides leadership, strategic direction and support to Star Academies, Star Institute and our schools.

The Star Central team includes experts from a range of professional backgrounds, who work together to provide an outstanding support service to the Star community. We support our schools to provide educational and operational excellence and to cultivate a strong Star community, with the aim of nurturing today’s young people and inspiring tomorrow’s leaders.

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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JDPS - Star Virtual Maths Teacher (Secondary).pdf - 229 KB (opens in new tab)

About Star Academies

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: info@staracademies.org
• Phone number: 0330 313 9800
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