Teacher of Maths
Greyfriars Catholic School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 3DRThis job expired on 13 August 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
13 August 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
30 July 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
- £30,000.00 - £41,333.00 Annually (Actual)
Teacher of Maths job summary
Purpose
The prime purpose of this role is to:
Teach the subject from Key stage 3 – Key stage 5
The general duties and responsibilities of the role are:
To deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students
To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher / form tutor
To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential
To contribute to raising standards of student attainment
To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal, academic growth and spiritual growth
To carry out the statutory secular tasks laid down in the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions of Service Document in the light of procedures, policies and guidelines adopted by the Governing Body
To contribute to the Catholic life of the school community
Reporting to: Curriculum Leader
Responsible for: The provision of a full learning experience and support for students
Liaising with:
Headteacher, Senior Leaders and Middle Leadership
Teaching/support staff, MAC representatives, external agencies and parents
Salary: TMS/UPS
Disclosure Level: Enhanced
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
To assist in the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, assessment policies and teaching strategies in maths
To contribute to the Curriculum Development Plan and its implementation
To plan and prepare courses and lessons
To contribute to the whole school’s planning activities
To provide guidance on the choice of appropriate teaching and learning methods to meet the needs of the subject and of different students.
Curriculum Provision:
To assist the Curriculum Leader/s and Senior Leadership to ensure that the curriculum provision is intentional, taught effectively and matches the school's strategic vision
Curriculum Development:
To assist in the process of curriculum development and change to ensure the relevance to the needs of students, examining and awarding bodies and the school’s Mission and Strategic Objectives
To ensure curriculum coverage, continuity and progression in the subject for all students, including those of high ability and those with special educational or linguistic needs
Professional Development:
To take part in the school’s staff development programme by participating in further training and professional development
To continue personal development in the relevant areas including subject knowledge and teaching methods
To engage actively in the Performance Management Review process
To ensure the effective/efficient deployment of classroom support
To work as a member of a designated team and to contribute positively to effective working relations within the school
Quality Assurance:
To help to implement school policies and practices for assessing, recording and reporting on student achievement and to assist students in setting targets for further improvement
To contribute to the process of monitoring and evaluation of the curriculum area/Faculty in line with agreed school procedures, including evaluation against quality standards and performance criteria. To seek/implement modification and improvement where required.
To review from time to time methods of teaching and programmes of work
To take part, as may be required, in the review, development and management of activities relating to the curriculum, organisation and pastoral functions of the school
To evaluate your teaching of the subject in the classroom and use this analysis to identify practice and areas for improvement and take action to improve further the quality of teaching
To ensure that information about students’ achievements in previous lessons and schools are used effectively to ensure good progress in the subject
Management Information:
To maintain appropriate records and to provide relevant accurate and up-to-date information for MIS, registers etc.
To complete the relevant documentation to assist in the tracking of students
To track student progress and use information to inform teaching and learning.
Communication:
To communicate effectively with the parents of students as appropriate
To establish a partnership with parents to involve them in the child’s learning of the subject as well as providing information about curriculum, attainment, progress and targets
Where appropriate, to communicate and cooperate with persons or bodies outside the school
Develop effective links with the local community, including business and industry in order to extend the subject curriculum, enhance teaching and to develop students’ wider understanding
To follow agreed policies for communications in the school.
Marketing and Liaison:
To take part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open Evenings, Parents Evenings, Review Days and liaison events with partner schools
To contribute to the development of effective subject links with external agencies
Management of Resources:
To contribute to the process of the ordering and allocation of equipment and materials
To assist the Subject Leader to identify resources needs and to contribute to the efficient/effective use of physical resources
To cooperate with other staff to ensure a sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the school, Faculty and the students.
Pastoral System:
To lead morning prayer in tutor time or arrange for a senior member of staff or pupil to do this instead
To be a Form Tutor to an assigned group of students
To promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and of the Form Tutor Group as a whole
To liaise with a Pastoral Leader to ensure the implementation of the school’s pastoral system
To register students, accompany them to assemblies, encourage their full attendance at all lessons and their participation in other aspects of school life
To evaluate and monitor the progress of students and keep up-to-date student records as may be required
To contribute to the preparation of Action Plans and progress files and other reports
To alert the appropriate staff to problems experienced by students and to make recommendations as to how these may be resolved
To communicate as appropriate, with the parents of students and with persons or bodies outside the school concerned with the welfare of individual students, after consultation with the appropriate staff
Commitment to Child Protection and Safeguarding
Knowledge of up-to-date safeguarding, child protection practice and legislation
To contribute to PSHE and Citizenship and enterprise according to school policy
To ensure that your teaching contributes to the students’ understanding of the duties, opportunities, responsibilities and rights of citizens
To apply the Behaviour Management Systems so that effective learning can take place
To ensure effective development of student’s individual and collaborative study skills necessary for them to become increasingly independent in their work and to complete tasks independently when out of school.
Teaching
To teach students according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the student in school and elsewhere
To assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of students and to keep such records as are required
To provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students
To ensure that ICT, Literacy, Numeracy and school subject specialism(s) are reflected in the teaching/learning experience of students
To undertake a designated programme of teaching
To ensure a high quality learning experience for students which meets internal and external quality standards
To evaluate the quality of teaching and standards of students’ achievements and set targets for improvement
To prepare and update subject materials
To use a variety of delivery methods which will stimulate learning appropriate to student needs and demands of the syllabus
To maintain discipline in accordance with the school’s procedures and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework
To undertake assessment of students as requested by external examination bodies, faculty and school procedures
To mark, grade and give written/verbal and diagnostic feedback as required
Establish teaching objectives in lessons, understand the sequence of teaching and learning in the subject and communicate such information to students
Catholic Ethos:
To support the Catholic Ethos of the school
To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example
To support the school in meeting its legal requirements for worship
To promote actively the school’s corporate policies
To participate in professional development about the Catholic life of the school
To comply with the school’s Health and Safety policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate
To undertake any other duty as specified by the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Body (STPCB) not mentioned in the above.
Commitment to safeguarding
Greyfriars Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant for any position will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS (disclosure and barring system) and appropriate Right to Work clearances and our recruitment and selection practice
About Greyfriars Catholic School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 687 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Greyfriars Catholic School website
We are a Catholic school that champions each and every student so they can flourish individually and collectively.
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