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Teacher of Mathematics

Teacher of Mathematics

George Dixon Academy

Birmingham

Salary:
Main Pay Scale or Potential TLR2 £6322 for leading Numeracy
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2015
Apply by:
8 May 2015

Job overview

The Trustees of George Dixon Academy are seeking to appoint an outstanding Teacher of Mathematics from September 2015.

George Dixon has achieved Academy status due to the exceptional rise in academic performance as recognised by the Department of Education; and was given the judgement of Good in all categories by Ofsted in January 2013. The Academy has also received national recognition, in 2014, from both the Minister of State for schools and the SSAT for the excellent progress of our students. Levels of progress in English and Maths have been significantly above the National Average over the past three years.

Mathematics is taught at Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. We are seeking to appoint an outstanding, confident, creative and enthusiastic teacher to contribute fully to the future development of Mathematics.

All staff are provided with a laptop.

The successful candidate will:

  • Raise achievement through motivating, challenging and inspiring our students;
  • Have a commitment to inclusion;
  • Help foster a culture of high expectations and achievement within the department;
  • Have drive, enthusiasm, resilience, warmth and humour;
  • Have opportunities to contribute to the wider life and ethos of the Academy.

We can offer you:

  • The opportunity to join a supportive staff and work with well-motivated students;
  • An innovative curriculum;
  • The opportunity to join an aspiring academy with exciting plans for the future;
  • An excellent NQT programme (if applicable);
  • A data rich environment focused on raising standards.

Visits to the academy are welcomed and encouraged.

Closing date for applications: 9am on Friday 8th May 2015.

For a full job description, person specification and application pack, please contact Catherine Hubbard at Hays Education 0121 236 4476 / gdacademy@hays.com.

To formally apply for this position, you must complete the academy application form and supply a letter of application. Your letter of application must address the following three questions:

  1. Why do you want to be a Maths teacher at George Dixon Academy? (Maximum 400 words)
  2. Write about a time when you have modelled good practice to colleagues. What was the impact? (Maximum 400 words)
  3. Describe the impact that you will have made after 100 days in post. (Maximum 400 words)

Completed applications must be returned to Hays Education by 9am on the closing date of Friday 8th May 2015 either via email: gdacademy@hays.com or addressed to: Catherine Hubbard, Hays Education, St Phillips House, 4 St Philips Place, Birmingham, B3 2SL

George Dixon 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.

George Dixon Academy is an equal opportunity employer.

About George Dixon Academy

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+44 121 566 6565

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George Dixon Academy is a secondary school located in Birmingham, West Midlands. Founded in 1906, the school provides places to approximately 1000 pupils aged 11-18 in a co-educational setting, with around 100 of these on roll in the school sixth form, making it average-sized for a secondary school of its type. 


Headteacher

Mr Tutvinder Mann


Values and Vision

At George Dixon, we are determined, we respect each other, we encourage one another, we accept the new, we all matter - together, we dream. We understand our role as being essential for social justice and aim to provide a curriculum and school environment that enables all pupils to be the best version of themselves within and beyond George Dixon School.


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