Maths Teacher

Job Description

Can you bring Maths to life and make it relevant to our students' lives?

Do you share our determination to give the most vulnerable children and young people access to the best education?

Based atour academy in Thurrock(just 40mins from central London by train), you will have the opportunity to work closely with our supportive teaching team and have access to plenty of high quality learning resources in our fantastic new purpose built building and classrooms.

We are looking for a Maths teacher who is passionate about supporting young people who have found school a challenge. A teacher who shares our commitment to improve our students' life chances and give them learning opportunities which stimulate and excite.

• Plan and teach interactive, exciting lessons which engage all our KS3 and KS4 pupils - including those facing barriers to learning and those with social emotional, mental and health needs.

• Have an up to date knowledge of KS3/ KS4 maths curriculum (including GCSE criteria and Functional Skills mathematics) and a desire to teach in an innovative, creative and exciting way which engages reluctant learners.

• Facilitate good student progress and positive outcomes - inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.

• Be a role model to our students, showing leadership, resilience, and empathy.

At Olive Academies we can offer you:

-A great place to work.A supportive, highly skilled team in a working environment where your wellbeing is a priority.

- Access to a range ofemployee benefits to support health and wellbeing including Cycle Scheme, PerkBox, MyGym, Employee Assistance Programme and more.  

-High quality CPD,strong links to mainstream schools and opportunities for career progression.

- Thefreedom to be innovativewithout the constraints of a mainstream curriculum.

- A chance to joina pioneering network of academieswhich is values driven and has children at the centre of everything we do.

HOW TO APPLY:

Download a job pack to find out more about the role.All details and an application form can be found at :www.oliveacademies.org.uk/working-with-us/

Our academies always welcome visits from potential applicants. Please get in touch with Collette Hunnisett, Headteacher (collette.hunnisett@oliveacademies.org.uk T: 01708 853481) if you would like to arrange a visit or need any further information.

Application closing date: Friday 7 February 2020

Interviews to be held on Wednesday 12 February 2020 at Olive AP Academy - Thurrock.

Olive Academies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all our staff to share this commitment.

Information about the School

Based in the heart of Thurrock, our academy specialises in alternative provision and supporting the social and emotional educational needs of young people. Olive AP Academy - Thurrock supports up to 94 pupils for whom traditional teaching methods have not worked. Students, ranging in age from 11 to 16, join us following permanent exclusion from a mainstream school or due to having medical needs that prevent them from attending a mainstream setting. Our academy is a nurturing, inclusive community where students are able to grow and develop. We strive to ensure success for all our learners academically, socially and morally. We build a curriculum around the needs of our students and are proud that our Year 11 students leave with qualifications on par with their mainstream peers and transition into education, training or employment. Having a working beauty salon, kitchen and hospitality area, construction area, science laboratory and fitness suite onsite allows for a hands-on approach to the curriculum and the development of transferable skills for the future. Alongside our ever-growing curriculum, we offer our students additional qualifications in non-traditional subjects such as sailing, climbing, extreme mountain biking, bushcraft and first aid. All students receive therapeutic support and this can range from a set or personalised programme, counselling, speech and language intervention or small group activities around self-worth and wellbeing. We pride ourself on encouraging positive mental health and wellbeing and are pleased to have received a National Wellbeing Award, which acknowledges the support we provide for staff, students and families. Working in alternative provision can be challenging, but joining the Olive family is one of the most rewarding and positive career developments you will make. If you have the experience and enthusiasm to support us on our journey, I would love to hear from you. Thank you for your interest. Collette Hunnisett Executive Headteacher

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.