Maths teacher

The Dorchester; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorchester Learning Centre is seeking an inspirational Maths teacher to join our school in January 2027. This role focuses on delivering personalised learning to our pupils within small classes and with support from a Learning Mentor.

You will teach Maths to GCSE standard, work with pupils with ASD and SEMH, and develop positive relationships with young people who have complex needs. Collaboration with families and colleagues is essential.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of teaching Maths (to GCSE standard).
• Previous experience of working with pupils with ASD and SEMH.
• Ability to develop strong professional relationships with the young people who have complex needs and have often experienced significant difficulties in previous education settings.
• Creativity, compassion and dedication to take on additional professional development.
• Skills in planning and preparing learning activities to support the development within the national curriculum and improve social communication.
• Expertise to react calmly to challenging situations and behaviour and demonstrate the resilience needed to support children with high levels of anxiety.
• Develop guidance to support others to manage behaviour in a positive way.
• Experience in communicating frequently and effectively with colleagues and families about the needs of the children and regularly reviewing strategies and practice as their needs change.
• Aptitude to use your own initiative to meet young people's varying and complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Maths lessons to GCSE standard in small-class settings (8-10 pupils).
• Support pupils with ASD/SEMH and high anxiety, applying calm, consistent approaches.
• Collaborate with Learning Mentor and families to review and adapt strategies.

Skills

Teaching Maths

ASD/SEMH experience

Behaviour management

Personalised learning

Family communication

Job description

Dorchester Learning Centre is looking for an inspirational and dedicated Maths teacher to join our school in January 2027. This is a position that will allow you to focus on delivering personalised learning to our pupils and make a difference to the lives of young people. You will be working with a team who are passionate about helping our pupils to be the best that they can be. Our class sizes are small (8-10 pupils), with a Learning Mentor to support you.

• Previous experience of teaching Maths (to GCSE standard).
• Previous experience of working with pupils with ASD and SEMH.
• Ability to develop strong professional relationships with the young people who have complex needs and have often experienced significant difficulties in previous education settings.
• Creativity, compassion and dedication to take on additional professional development.
• Skills in planning and preparing learning activities to support the development within the national curriculum and improve social communication.
• Expertise to react calmly to challenging situations and behaviour and demonstrate the resilience needed to support children with high levels of anxiety.
• Develop guidance to support others to manage behaviour in a positive way.
• Experience in communicating frequently and effectively with colleagues and families about the needs of the children and regularly reviewing strategies and practice as their needs change.
• Aptitude to use your own initiative to meet young people's varying and complex needs. Dorchester Learning Centre values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are 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. 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 Dorchester Learning Centre 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 is not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

This is an exciting time to join our wonderful school as we expand both our pupil numbers and our site at Monkton Park. We passionately believe that happy, highly respected employees are vital for the smooth running of our school. We therefore take the wellbeing of our staff very seriously and ensure that they all maintain a healthy work-life balance. Successful candidates will be prepared to work hard and respond to the daily challenges of school life but won't have any unreasonable demands placed upon them.

"Leaders and staff are persistent in modelling positive relationships. This distinctive feature sits at the heart of the school's work." OFSTED September 2026