Teacher of Mathematics (with potential for a Lead Practitioner role for qualified candidates)
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AA4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
3 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 January 2025
Job details
Job role
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Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- M/UPS scale for Teacher of / Lead Practitioner scale for qualified candidates
Teacher of Mathematics (with potential for a Lead Practitioner role for qualified candidates) job summary
Our opportunity for you
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form & QEMS is a popular oversubscribed academy in Tamworth with a very large and expanding Sixth Form. The academy was judged as GOOD by Ofsted in September 2022. You will be joining a thriving and supportive Maths department where there will be opportunity to teach across KS3, KS4 and KS5. You will be supported in your career through our extensive CPD programme including the opportunity to complete nationally recognised qualifications. We are committed to prioritising the wellbeing of our staff through a wellbeing committee by committing to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious, tenacious and well-qualified teacher to join our Academy and would be suitable for all teachers including NQT’s.
Key Information
Hours: 40.75
Weeks: 52
Contract: Full Time
Start date: September 2025
Salary: M/UPS scale for Teacher of / Lead Practitioner scale for qualified candidates
Closing Date: Monday 3rd February at 9.00am
Person specification
A graduate with qualified teacher status
Relevant qualifications (both formal and through appropriate experience) to meet the challenge of the appointment
Desire to improve outcomes for all young people in Mathematics, across all ages and abilities
An interest in the latest developments in Mathematics teaching
Excellent relationships with students and parents
Willingness to explore innovative and dynamic methods for teaching and learning
High levels of enthusiasm, ambition, energy, resilience and determination
Competent in the use of ICT both as an administrative tool and in teaching and learning
Job Description
Ensure that teaching, learning and assessment meets the needs of learners, impacting positively upon student attainment and achievement; that it fulfils as appropriate the demands and requirements of the published Academy curriculum maps, tutor guides and student guides, and external examination syllabuses
Provide overall direction for student learning within your remit, ensuring that provision is made for students of all abilities, that they are effectively taught and that learning and achievement are evident. Work with other staff in contributing to the total learning of students including extension and enrichment activities
Set and maintain high standards, expectations and aspirations for both staff and students, ensuring that they are treated with dignity and respect and that they receive appropriate guidance, support and recognition
Ensure the preparation, planning and delivery of the agreed departmental learning programmes, utilising flexible approaches to learning including the application of online learning.
Ensure that appropriate, challenging attainment targets are set and used with all students and monitor their performance in terms of attainment, achievement (both quantifiable value added measures and broader qualitative achievements) and progress in respect of the outcomes from learning programmes and activities.
Evaluate classes’ levels of attainment and achievement against both Academy targets and nationally recognised benchmarks.
As a potential Lead Practitioner you will
Lead and develop Maths teaching & learning, pedagogy and curriculum development alongside the Curriculum Leader
Be part of the Lead Practitioner team contributing to whole academy continuous professional development of staff
What we can offer you
A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment
The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students
Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust
A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours
Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Healthcare Cash Plan, from Westfield Health
Landau Forte Academy QEMS & Tamworth Sixth Form
Landau Forte Academy QEMS joined the Landau Forte Charitable Trust in September 2011 and delivers education to 11-16 year olds. Landau Forte Academy Sixth Form is a purpose-built establishment providing Level 3 courses, both Advanced Level and BTEC, for the whole of Tamworth and beyond. The academies are located on a shared campus, but both operate from their own facilities, with Landau Forte Academy Sixth Form having new bespoke, accommodation, which opened in September 2011, with a new Sports Hall that opened in 2013. If you would like to look around our Academy, please contact Mrs Smart esmart@lfatsf.org.uk
The local area
Tamworth is a historic town surrounded by beautiful countryside, located a short distance from Birmingham. The Academy is located close to the centre of Tamworth, with superb transport links. Tamworth boasts a range of historical sites and leisure attractions, including: Tamworth Castle; the Tamworth SnowDome and Drayton Manor Amusement Park. Within a 20 minute drive from the town, you can find yourself in the beautiful, open Staffordshire countryside or Birmingham‘s bustling city centre.
Tamworth is 10 minutes away from the M42, junction 10
Direct trains from Birmingham (10 minutes) and London (1 hour 15 minutes)
Birmingham and East Midlands Airports are 30 minutes away
Apply for this job
Complete the application form online at www.lfct.org.uk/careers
All appointments made are subject to satisfactory references and a criminal background check. Landau Forte Charitable Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this post.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form
- School type
- Academy, ages 16 to 19
- Education phase
- Sixth_form_or_college
- School size
- 380 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 16 to 19
- Ofsted report
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School location
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