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Second in Maths - Full-time

St Augustine Academy, Maidstone

  • Ref:KCC886-4000-170T
  • Posted:04/03/2021
  • Pay:MPS/UPS plus TLR2a
  • Start Date:September 2021
  • App Close Date:13/04/2021 at 23:45
  • Interviews:TBC

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St Augustine Academy is seeking to appoint an experienced, inspirational and enthusiastic colleague to join as 2 ic in Maths.

You would need to deliver high quality lessons while successfully nurturing and inspiring our students. As part of our energetic and welcoming team, you will enthuse and motivate students to strive for success while maintaining a healthy learning environment for all children within the school. Your main responsibility will be leading Key Stage 3 developments with the flexibility for this to change depending on experience.

The Mathematics department comprises of a team of 6 teaching staff and an intervention tutor. Students study Edexcel GCSE Mathematics at Key Stage 4 and White Rose Maths at Key Stage 3.

Our Academy has a calm purposeful atmosphere. We strive to broaden horizons and challenge our students to achieve their potential. We offer a rigorous academic curriculum, a strong behaviour policy and a wide ranging enrichment programme.

We are one of six Academies which make up the Woodard Academies Trust (WAT). WAT is part of the Woodard family of schools. Created by founder Nathaniel Woodard in 1848, Woodard is the largest group of independent Church of England schools in England and Wales. Woodard Academies Trust and Woodard Schools share a common ethos and vision: to inspire young people to make a difference.

The Academy believes in offering a broad and balanced curriculum, which includes a comprehensive Enrichment Program where students have the opportunity to choose an activity to further their personal interests. All staff are expected to offer an activity. This role will also include being responsible for the pastoral care of a Mentor group, with students from all years as part of a Chapter based system.

We are committed to continual CPD and a positive work life balance for staff and flexibility in working hours. We offer additional training days, support staff to complete additional qualifications and remove unnecessary workload. Staff are fully involved in developing Academy policies.

We have a fair and supportive performance management process which allows for enhanced pay progression, plus up to £2,000 Recruitment and Retention payment for the right candidate, subject to terms and conditions.

Only applicants with the right to work in the UK may apply.

 

Information about the school

St Augustine Academy is a small, caring, inclusive school committed to providing an education that allows every student to succeed and flourish in our Christian community, for all faiths and none. We believe the very purpose of school and education is to help young people grow and develop so that no door is closed to them in their lives.

We are an inspirational community, with high standards of discipline creating a disruption free learning environment. Our broad curriculum is exciting and knowledge-rich to engage, excite and challenge all students, regardless of their starting level. Our successful grammar stream adds further challenge and pace.

At St Augustine Academy we promote courage, compassion, and community as well as a desire to learn and achieve. These values are guided by our school motto, “Together with God we achieve.” We believe that the sum of all our parts is much greater than any individual part. We work with students, families, and our local community to bring about the best opportunities for all members of our academy.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.