Job Details

• Job role: Teacher
• Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern: Full time - Monday to Friday 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 - U3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you passionate about Mathematics and dedicated to inspiring and motivating students? This is an exciting opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic professional to join our upper school. We are on a journey of rapid improvement and want inquisitive, positive, dynamic and resilient colleagues to join our excellent Mathematics department. Our thriving department is currently recruiting for a Teacher of Mathematics. The department is very well-resourced and there will be the opportunity to teach across all Key Stages. Applications from ECT colleagues are welcome.

Ideally, we would like to appoint someone who has:

• An awareness of Rosenshine’s principles of instruction
• An understanding of key substantive and disciplinary concepts in Mathematics
• An awareness of some of the concepts explored in Tom Sherrington’s ‘Walkthru’ series or Doug Lemov’s ‘Teach Like a Champion’ series.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• Centralised curriculum and behaviour systems which enable you to focus on your core purpose: teaching excellent lessons
• Highly motivated and ambitious students
• Teaching across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5
• Assessment strategies which support wellbeing and workload
• Excellent CPD opportunities
• An opportunity to join a dedicated team of supportive staff
• A positive, supportive community of staff, Academy Committee members, the Trust and parents
• An exciting modern school with state-of-the-art facilities
• The starting salary is negotiable for exceptional candidates

Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role. We encourage early applications and reserve the right to interview outstanding candidates prior to the application deadline. If you have any further questions, please contact the recruitment team by emailing [contact hidden] or calling [contact hidden].

Further Information

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. Visas cannot be sponsored. If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In line with current safer recruitment guidance, we may collect further information for applicants who are shortlisted for interview including criminal record and social media checks, references and verification of qualifications. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2023).

Applying for the Job

Apply for the job by following the link below. CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Additional documents: If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 13 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1452 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: [Employer hidden] website
• Email address: [contact hidden]
• Phone number: [contact hidden]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], located in Wimborne, is a coeducational Church of England, Comprehensive Upper School within the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. There is a strong commitment to comprehensive education and a focus on creating an environment that supports continual school improvement and the attainment of all students. Our vision is linked to a commitment to hope for all students and which permeates all aspects of our school and is underpinned by the Trust's values of Collaboration, Ambition and Respect. For more information please visit our school website: https://www.queenelizabeths.com/

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] comprises 18 schools across Dorset, with our head office based in Wimborne. Formed in February 2023 from the merger of The Minerva Learning Trust and Wimborne Academy Trust, we offer outstanding education through every stage of schooling, from nursery through to upper sixth form. We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.

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