Job Description

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

Could you inspire our students and give them the confidence they desperately need to believe that they can achieve in Maths?

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

Just 40 minutes from central London by train, Olive AP Academy - Thurrock is based in Tilbury. Our brand new purpose built building opened to staff and students in summer 2017. Our alternative provision academy has up to 96 students aged between 11 and 16 on roll at any one time.

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.

At Olive Academies we offer all our staff:

• a close and supportive team in a working environment where your wellbeing is a priority

• access to a range of employee benefits to support health and wellbeing including CycleScheme, PerkBox, MyGym, Employee Assistance Programme and more

• high quality CPD, strong links to mainstream schools and opportunities for career progression

• an organisation which is values driven and has children at the centre of everything we do

• the freedom to be innovative without the constraints of a mainstream curriculum.

Salary: MPS/UPS + Fringe weighting

Hours: Full time

Contract: Permanent

Start date: April 2020 or sooner

Location: Olive AP Academy - Thurrock, Tilbury

Reports to: STEMV Pathway Lead

Please download and email your completed application form to: susie.tyler@oliveacademies.org.uk

Closing date for receipt of applications: 18th November 2019 (midday)

Interviews to be held at Olive AP Academy - Thurrock in Tilbury week beginning 25th November 2019.

Download a job information pack below or to view the role online you can visit: https://oliveacademies.org.uk/working-with-us/

For more information about the academy visit www.apthurrock.oliveacademies.org.uk

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