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Teacher of Maths

Great Park Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 2JH

This job expired on 17 March 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  17 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650 - £43,607

Teacher of Maths job summary

ABOUT THE ACADEMY

We are a new secondary school that opened in September 2021. At Great Park Academy, our principal aim is to provide outstanding education for students from Years 5 to 11. We are a popular academy with a reputation in the local community for providing a safe, positive, caring and nurturing environment where children can thrive as learners. With high expectations and standards of achievement, both academic and personal, we encourage students to make excellent progress and to achieve their goals and aspirations. We offer learning experiences that support personal development and our staff promotes a love of learning which will be with our students throughout their lives. Great Park Academy is one of two new schools within Gosforth Group multi-academy trust. Currently based in well-resourced temporary accommodation in Gosforth, our new school building, located in Great Park, is planned to open in 2025 and will service 1,200 students from Year 5 to Year 11. This is an exciting time to join our team, our growing academy provides great opportunities for professional development and career progression, as well as the chance to support us in shaping the future of Great Park Academy.  

ABOUT THE ROLE

First and foremost, we are looking for someone who loves their subject and is passionate, proactive and innovative. We are developing a strong team of practitioners at Great Park Academy who are able to be versatile and are keen to be involved in many and varied aspects of school life; particularly during the coming years while the school is growing. You will be an important part of our growing school and will be a consummate professional, practical and ‘hands-on’. We regard this as an important post to further strengthen our already excellent maths department. 

This is an exciting opportunity for applicants looking for career development and progression as the school grows in size over the next 2 years.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• An outstanding practitioner
• A passion for maths
• A commitment to fresh and exciting methods of delivering the curriculum
• The ability to work effectively with a supportive team environment
• A relentless drive to secure the best possible outcomes for students of all abilities and from all backgrounds
• Excellent communication and ICT skills
• An interest and commitment to the whole school community

 

This opportunity is ideal for candidates embarking in their first years of teaching as an ECT or for candidates who are looking to take on responsibility in the coming years.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• A competitive salary  
• Benefits including; excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking
• An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals 
• Enthusiastic and motivated students 
• An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development 
• A school with its community at heart 
• An exciting programme of staff wellbeing activities 
• Wider career development opportunities to be involved across Gosforth Group

This is an exceptional opportunity to make a difference within a positive and exciting environment. If you share our community’s ethos of progression, diversity and dynamism then we would be delighted to hear from you.

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, or you are unable to complete the online application form and require this in another format please contact us by email: HRGreatPark@gosforthgroup.org.uk or telephone: 0191 285 1000.

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date. 

The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Following the shortlisting process, where applicable, candidates who attend interview will be reimbursed reasonable expenses for travel and accommodation. 

CREATE YOUR FUTURE

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.

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About Great Park Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 9 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 179 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Great Park Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/great-park-academy

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