Teacher of KS2/3

The Methodist Church in Britain; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Progression opportunities

Collaborative planning with shared UIt

Centralised resources and support

Whole-class feedback policy with no O(

CPD and career development across Astr

Opportunity to complete NPQs

Job summary

Astrea Academy Netherwood in Barnsley is seeking a teacher to work with students in KS2 and KS3 who are currently attaining at lower levels. The role focuses on adaptive teaching, using assessment to close gaps and build pupil confidence, within a knowledge-rich, explicit-instruction curriculum and a warm but strict behaviour approach.

The successful candidate will plan with colleagues, engage in ongoing instructional coaching, and benefit from CPD, progression opportunities and centralised

Qualifications

• Passion for inclusion and raising achievement.
• High expectations with the right level of support and scaffolding.
• Making complex ideas accessible and engaging.
• Using assessment effectively to identify and close gaps.
• Building strong, positive relationships with students.
• Motivating and encouraging colleagues to share the vision.

Responsibilities

• Teach KS2 and KS3 lessons to students working at lower attainment levels.
• Use adaptive teaching and scaffolding to remove barriers to learning.
• Use assessment to identify and close gaps in learning.
• Make complex ideas accessible and engaging.
• Build strong, positive relationships with students.

Skills

Inclusion and raising achievement

High expectations with scaffolding

Making complex ideas accessible

Assessment to close gaps

Building positive relationships with 


Motivating colleagues to share the VIs

Job description

This post at Astrea Academy Netherwood, an 11-16 academy in the Astrea Academy Trust, is for a teacher working with students currently attaining at lower levels across KS2 and KS3. The work centres on adaptive teaching that removes barriers to learning, uses assessment to close gaps and builds pupils' confidence. The school follows a knowledge-rich curriculum with explicit instruction and a warm but strict behaviour approach, with collaborative planning and no formal graded observations. Visa sponsorship is not available, and the post starts at Easter 2027.

What the job involves

• Teach KS2 and KS3 lessons to students working at lower attainment levels
• Use adaptive teaching and scaffolding to remove barriers to learning
• Use assessment to identify and close gaps in learning
• Make complex ideas accessible and engaging
• Build strong, positive relationships with students

Skills & knowledge

• Passion for inclusion and raising achievement
• High expectations with the right level of support and scaffolding
• Making complex ideas accessible and engaging
• Using assessment effectively to identify and close gaps
• Building strong, positive relationships with students
• Motivating and encouraging colleagues to share the vision

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Satisfactory background checks including references

Other

• Belief that every child can achieve regardless of starting point, background or needs
• Alignment with the trust's values and mission

What’s offered

• Support and progression opportunities
• Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources
• Support from the Astrea Trust central team
• Whole-class feedback policy with no onerous marking
• Centralised detentions, including homework detentions
• No formal graded lesson observations, with ongoing instructional coaching
• CPD, career development and promotion across the Astrea South Yorkshire region
• Opportunity to complete NPQs