What skills and experience we're looking for
This role is flexible, and we are open to candidates who are looking for either full-time or part-time hours.
We are seeking a dynamic and committed professional to join our amazing school as a Teacher of Maths. You will be an ambitious, motivated, and compassionate teacher committed to improving life chances for our students. The school is on a rapid improvement journey, and you will need to be fully committed to investing time, effort, and expertise with all teams at the school to further contribute to this journey. There is also the potential for a TLR for responsibility of KS3 Mathematics, providing an exciting opportunity for leadership and impact within the department
Key Duties and Responsibilities
• To be responsible for adding value to every learner in each teaching group benchmarked against national criteria and data.
• To deliver, plan and prepare lessons in accordance with subject Schemes for Learning.
• To deliver learning by utilising new technologies and school/Trust policies on Assessment for Learning and Learning to Learn.
• To work as part of an exceptional area that ensures creative and innovative learning and teaching occurs in every lesson.
• Contribute to school improvement.
As part of this journey with us you will find it extremely rewarding personally and professionally; there can be significant barriers and challenges to overcome but our children, their families, the wider community and the school itself all deserve to have the very best people championing them whilst maintaining high standards.
What the school offers its staff
Q3 Tipton has high expectations for all students and is one of nine schools in the Mercian Academy Trust. We embed the ethos of the Trust: “To live life to the full in pursuit of that which is good, right and true” and are passionate about social equality within our community. “Pupils understand expectations and appreciate the positive environment. Teachers treat pupils as individuals, and pupils welcome this. Pupils feel confident to ‘be themselves’ in this inclusive community” (Ofsted, 2022).
The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying.
This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from the school or by visiting
Commitment to safeguarding
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All post holders are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) and satisfactory employment references, as well as identification and qualification checks which will be required before commencing duties. All appointments are subject to two satisfactory references and online search.