Mathematics Teacher at Washwood Heath Academy

About this Role

Do you have the ambition and determination to secure positive outcomes for young people? Do you want to work in a forward-thinking and aspirational Academy that places learning at the heart of everything it does, where your professional development is important to us and your innovation valued? If so, we want to hear from you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, energetic and innovative individual to take on the role of Mathematics Teacher. If you have a passion for demonstrating the wonders of Maths to young people, and a commitment to work with all ages and abilities, we would like to hear from you. 

This position requires a qualified and dedicated Maths teacher with passion and drive, who is determined that every student will achieve their full potential. 

This comes at an exciting time within our development of Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust, a family of 7 schools (one all-through, two secondaries and four primaries) serving the East of Birmingham. We believe that we are stronger working in partnership to serve the children and families of our community. 

The successful candidates will:

• Be an inspiring teacher with real passion and enthusiasm for the subject with excellent subject knowledge.
• Be committed to delivering an excellent standard of teaching for all students.
• Set themselves and their students high standards and have high expectations.
• Be a good communicator and a strong team player
• Have a willingness to contribute to the department and whole school projects, including the extracurricular life of the acdemy
• Have a thorough knowledge of present curriculum developments, particularly those relating to Maths

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We can offer you:

•       A collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment, both within your schools and Trust-wide.
•       An opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as Level 7 Senior Leaders Masters, with regular twilights.
•       Access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance (PPG) process.
•       A wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey with Edurio, so we know and can respond to views.
•       Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called “My Possible Self”.
•      Access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly.
•       Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (LGPS).
•      Access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye-sight tests for eligible display screen users.
•       Opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI working group) and Wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support.
•       Onsite parking at all schools.

For an informal discussion, please contact Saheed Yousaf, Head of Maths, syousaf@washwood.academy 

Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) covers this post and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We have an outstanding opportunity to work at Washwood Heath Academy as a Maths Teacher

We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and selection process.

We are also “happy to talk flexible working” subject to the operational requirements of the role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Washwood Heath Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.