Teacher of Maths Chatham, England
Job description
Teacher of Mathematics – Walderslade Girls’ School
Salary: MPS/UPS
Hours: Full time, permanent
Plus a one off joining bonus of £2,000, paid in twelve monthly instalments
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint an enthusiastic and motivational teacher of Maths to join our forward thinking and supportive team. The successful candidate will be eager to build a rapport with our students and motivate them in the subject. We are committed to ensuring that all our students make excellent progress regardless of their starting points and we work hard to ensure that all our students achieve their highest grades possible.
You will need to be passionate about teaching and learning and have a positive outlook and excellent interpersonal skills, be able to plan and deliver a stimulating curriculum and have high expectations for yourself and your students.
Walderslade Girls’ School, part of the Skills for Life Trust, is a vibrant and high performing all girls High School with a strong community spirit and an ethos of inclusion, supporting learners of all abilities. As an all-girls secondary academy in Medway with a large joint sixth form in partnership with the neighbouring boys’ school. You will work alongside a strong and motivated team, who are committed to ensuring that our pupils make outstanding progress.
The Skills for Life Trust have developed a set of core values for staff which are promoted, encouraged and led by our CEO, Mr Andy Reese. The values help to ensure staff have a healthy work-life balance, are recognised and praised for their work, and are empowered to make decisions. As part of the Skills for Life Trust you will be involved in collaborative working across the primary and secondary settings.
Amongst the many benefits of working within the Trust you will receive;
- Skills for Life Trust values
- Free Private Healthcare Cover
- Personal development and promotion opportunities across the Trust
- Trust wide focus on staff wellbeing
- A supportive environment
- imetabled and purposeful CPD
- Secure car parking
- Laptop and technical support
- Access to the National College
* The National College provides engaging CPD in a high quality video format on the latest practice, policy and research, working with some of the leading experts in education.
Please check out this video for more information about Walderslade Girls’ School
https://youtu.be/uYZWuZ3TvhQ
If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please call the HR Department on 01634 861596 ext: 336 who can arrange this for you.
The Skills for Life Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS Check) and the receipt of two satisfactory references.
In accordance with the statutory guidance laid out in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 para 221 we will undertake an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of the due diligence checks. These searches are necessary for the Trust to meet its statutory/ safeguarding obligations and to uphold the reputation of the Trust.
The online searches the Trust may carry out includes searches of internet search engines, websites and social media platforms. Applicants are not required to provide account passwords or grant the school access to private social media accounts.
In carrying out online searches, the Trust will be looking for publicly available information about the applicant that may be relevant to their suitability to work with children and/or may have an impact on the Trust’s reputation.
Where possible, this check will be conducted by someone not involved with the interview process. Any pertinent information found will be passed to the interview panel and may be discussed with the candidate at interview stage.
The information generated from online searches, notes of the shortlisting panel and details of the scoring will be retained for six months from the appointment date in line with the Trust’s document retention schedule. Documents will be securely disposed of.
To find out more about the Skills for Life Trust and to view our current vacancies please visit our website at: www.sflt.org.uk
Closing Date: 16th January 2023 – We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £28,000.00-£43,685.00 per year
Benefits:
- On-site parking
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 16/01/2023
