Math Teacher

OVERSTONE PARK SCHOOL LTD; Northampton; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

An independent school in Northampton is looking for a qualified teacher for a full-time position teaching Math and IT to Key Stage 3 and 4 students. The role, starting September 2024, requires excellent interpersonal skills, commitment to teaching, and experience with SEND. The school offers a supportive environment for both staff and pupils, focusing on professional development and children's wellbeing. The position is permanent with an annual salary of £32,000.

Benefits

Corporate sports and leisure facilities

Strong staff support and development programs

Qualifications

• Qualified teacher status is required.
• Experience teaching Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 is essential.
• Strong commitment to subject and children's teaching.

Responsibilities

• Teach Math and IT to Key Stage 3 and 4.
• Create a stimulating learning environment.
• Motivate and inspire students to achieve their best.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to motivate and interest pupils

Good classroom management

Excellent planning and organisational skills

Knowledge of curriculum

SEND experience

Effective communication skills

Education

Degree level qualification

Relevant postgraduate professional qualification

Job description

About The Job

Overstone Park School is an inclusive independent school registered with DFE and ISI for boys and girls aged 5 to 18 years. The role is for a qualified and experienced teacher for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, teaching Math and IT. The position is full‑time term‑time only, starting September 2024, with a permanent contract and a pay scale of £32,000 per annum.

• Job role: Teacher
• Suitable for Qualified and experienced teachers and Graduates with teaching experience
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subjects: Math and IT
• Working pattern: Full-time - Term Time Only
• Start time: September 2024
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: £32,000 per annum

What skills and experience we’re looking for:

Qualified teacher status:

• Degree level qualification
• Experience of teaching KS3 and KS4
• Relevant postgraduate professional qualification
• Good classroom teacher
• Ability to motivate and interest pupils
• Ability to set and attain high standards from pupils
• Ability to use ICT
• Sound understanding of the curriculum
• Excellent behaviour management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of key performance indicators and the ability to use them to monitor progress
• Awareness of the needs of children who speak English as an additional language
• SEND experience is essential
• An understanding of how a pupil’s learning is affected by their intellectual, emotional and social development, and the stages of child development
• An understanding of equal opportunity issues
• High degree of commitment to subject and teaching children
• Sets self‑high standards and targets
• Willingness to undertake CPD
• Supportive of colleagues
• Good attendance and punctuality
• Pro‑active in the working environment
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Ability to accommodate changes in work priorities
• Ability to anticipate workload and plan ahead
• Ability to develop effective relationships with parents
• Ability to encourage and enable others to reach their full potential

What the school offers its staff:

Strong effective teaching and a stimulating environment characterise our school. Children of all abilities experience success, progress well, develop feelings of self‑worth, and participate in a variety of interesting, enriching experiences in and out of the classroom. Our pupils are supported to grow into responsible, self‑disciplined young people ready for the next stage of their lives. We welcome staff who are enthusiastic and enjoy teaching and working hard with and for our young people. In return, we invest hugely in staff support and development. Corporate sports and leisure facilities are available.

Safeguarding Statement for Safer Recruitment:

The school is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment. The school is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act as the work brings employees into contact with children who are regarded by the Act as a vulnerable group. Applicants for school‑based jobs must, therefore, disclose all spent and unspent convictions.

Pre‑employment checks will be undertaken as applicable:

• References
• Occupational Health pre‑employment screening
• DBS check
• Barred list check
• Section 128 check
• Overseas criminal records check
• Identity check
• Right to work in the UK
• Evidence of qualifications applicable to the role

Contact Information

Send your CV to [e-mail]

Phone number: 01604 969232

School website: https://www.overstoneparkschool.com/