Full Time

KS3 Maths Teacher – West Moors Middle School

Posted 2 weeks ago by Dorset Council
Ferndown
Application ends: December 30, 2024
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Job Description

About the role
Are you passionate about shaping young minds and turning numbers into exciting challenges? Do you want to inspire the next generation of problem-solvers and critical thinkers? Join our dynamic and supportive team as a KS3 Maths Teacher at West Moors Middle School, where every day is an opportunity to make a difference!

We are a good school (Ofsted, 2022) with high ambition. Being a Rights Respecting School, we can offer you the opportunity to develop your teaching skills and expand your whole school impact, in a supportive and nurturing environment. We are an inclusive school within an exceptional setting. We can work with you to develop your practice further and broaden your influence on the wider school community. If you can help in ensuring every child reaches their potential, then we want you.
What You’ll Do:

Teach engaging and inspiring Maths mastery lessons to KS3 students.
Create a positive, stimulating classroom environment that fosters a love of learning.
Develop students’ mathematical skills through innovative approaches and real-world applications.
Tailor teaching methods to meet diverse learning needs, ensuring all students thrive.
Collaborate with others to develop curriculum and share best practices.
Monitor and assess students’ progress, providing constructive feedback to support growth.
We are looking for a person who:

is an enthusiastic and dynamic classroom practitioner with a strong commitment to high quality teaching and learning
is sensitive to the needs of children and their families and is keen to build on our close relationships with parents/ carers and the local community
enjoys working as part of a small and friendly team and build positive relationships
is fully committed to enabling all children to become caring, respectful and happy individuals with enquiring minds and a thirst for learning
has high expectations of pupil achievement and behaviour
is flexible, hard-working, committed, can manage their time effectively and able to use their own initiative
has excellent organisational skills
Why Join Us?

Be part of a welcoming and collaborative team that values innovation in education.
Access to ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities.
The chance to work in a school that celebrates diversity and supports your personal and professional growth.
the opportunity to inspire children who are enthusiastic, hard-working, and are keen to learn

We have a supportive and friendly staff team
If you’re ready to bring your enthusiasm for Maths into a classroom full of eager learners, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today and start your journey at West Moors Middle School where every lesson counts!

A TLR 2.1 will be awarded to reflect subject co-ordination of this core subject.

Further Information
West Moors Middle School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

West Moors Middle School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

West Moors Middle School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.