Teacher of Maths with possible TLR

Spires Academy, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 0HD

2 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  7 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 October 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: MPS Teachers plus TLR for the right Candidate

Teacher of Maths with possible TLR job summary

To carry out the general duties of a teacher as outlined in the teacher’s standards and as directed by the senior staff. This includes:

Pastoral care of a Mentor Group

Supervision and progress of all progress of all learner in allocated classes.

To manage and support the day-to-day pastoral care and safety of students in the year

To ensure pastoral protocols are followed

To help and support students through their examinations

Reporting to Vice Principal, PP Champion, Head of lower/Upper School

Key Responsibilities:

Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for who you are responsible and with whom you come into contact. To inspire and motivate students to have a love of learning of Maths by:

Setting high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge students

Promoting good progress and outcomes by students

Demonstrating good subject and curriculum knowledge

Planning and teaching well structured lessons, adapting teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students

Making accurate and productive use of assessment

Managing behaviour effectively to ensure a productive and safe learning environment

Head of Year Responsibilities:

Oversee and follow up attendance and punctuality concerns in the year.

Liaise and monitor attendance concerns with advisors in the year.

Attend/support/lead Year assemblies.

Liaise with the relevant teaching staff to organise and attend consultation events.

Attend the years Information event

Attend relevant advisory meetings.

Organise and attend meetings relating to students in the year, for example parent meetings and agency meetings.

Liaise with PP champion, tutors and Head of Lower/Upper School for year’s termly awards.

Liaise with the Head of Lower/Upper school (and other appropriate staff) regarding the rewarding of students for good behaviour, manners, positive attitudes to learning etc.

In collaboration with relevant staff, maintain a record of students on behavioural stages.

Liaise with relevant students, parents, carers, staff and agencies to take actions and initiate interventions to help improve student behaviour.

Support the SLT and other key members of staff with ‘on call’ procedures.

Evaluate the impact of behavioural interventions to refine interventions accordingly.

Support students in the year on managed moves, their integration into Spires Academy, liaison with parents and schools and attending their review meetings.

Lead investigations into incidents to determine responsibility and follow up actions.

Issue sanctions as appropriate.

Liaise with advisors and other relevant members of staff to ensure that all students are in full and correct uniform.

Liaise with tutors to ensure all students in the year are equipped for learning.

Be available at break or lunch time for students’ access.

Help support student wellbeing through liaison with relevant staff (such as the counsellor), parents, carers, tutors and outside agencies.

Contribute to annual reviews for SEND students.

Support students and staff with the organisation and execution of the year’s Interventions

Support attendance to public examinations

Liaise with relevant members of staff for the completion of references and transition processes.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Spires Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 726 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Spires Academy website (opens in new tab)
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At Spires Academy we offer a distinctive small school environment where each individual is well known, listened to and encouraged to be the best they can be. Serving just over 600 students enables us to maintain an inclusive and nurturing community atmosphere, where staff work with students to develop the skills, confidence and knowledge needed to reach their full potential.

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