Job Description

Area: Walsall

Start date: ASAP

Hours of work: Full Time

Duration: Until Easter 2025

A large secondary school is recruiting for a Maths/Science Teacher to teach across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, with the potential for Key Stage 5 for the right candidate.

The ideal candidate will have a strong mathematical background and a solid understanding of scientific principles, enabling them to enrich lessons with cross-curricular knowledge. You will be responsible for creating engaging and challenging lessons that inspire students to achieve their full potential in both mathematics and science-related topics.

The school has received a "Good" rating from Ofsted in its last three inspections, with the most recent one in January 2023. Its core values of wisdom, service, endurance, and hope are deeply embedded in the school's culture. There are strong, positive relationships between staff and students, with staff having a deep understanding of their pupils' needs and pupils feeling well-supported. Staff maintain high expectations, and students consistently meet them.

It is a great opportunity to be a part of their team and part of the overall school community.

The school strives to create a friendly, supportive working environment for staff which in turn creates a safe, nurturing and stimulating learning environment for their pupils.

The ideal candidate:

• Have Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.
• A degree in Maths or a closely related subject.
• Experience teaching Maths / Science at KS3 and KS4 (KS5 experience is a bonus).
• Passionate about inspiring students to love both mathematics and science.
• Ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners.
• A commitment to high standards and continuous professional development.
• Have strong experience working within Maths / Science departments
• Have a desire to work with, inspire and support children from all needs and backgrounds
• Have excellent behaviour management skills
• Understand the expectations against the Teachers Standards

Main Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality Maths lessons across KS3 and KS4 (and possibly KS5).
• Incorporate elements of science into mathematics teaching where appropriate to deepen student understanding.
• Use a variety of teaching methods to ensure all students are engaged and make progress.
• Monitor and assess student progress, providing constructive feedback.
• Foster a positive classroom environment where students feel safe, valued, and motivated to learn.
• Work collaboratively with other teachers in the department to share best practices and resources.
• Participate in extracurricular activities and contribute to the wider school community.

• Deliver high-quality Maths lessons across KS3 and KS4 (and possibly KS5).
• Supporting pupils with Special Educational and Health needs
• Feedback to the relevant member of staff about the pupils progress

Monarch Education are proud to be a leading recruitment specialist in the Education industry. We are passionate about our people and the services we provide to our candidates. Working with Monarch Education will give you access too:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Affinity Academy - continuous learning and development!
• A Refer a Friend Scheme giving you a bonus of up to 200
• Exclusive vacancies within local Schools and Multi Academy Trusts
• Competitive daily rates

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Monarch Education are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcomes applications regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief pregnancy and maternity or disability as well as adhering to strict Safeguarding procedures.

Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant's applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.

This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.