Maths Teacher - Meadows School

Qualified Teacher – to teach Maths

Full-time/part-time considered

Full-time: 50% timetable teaching Maths. 50% timetable general subject teacher as required. Part-time: Maths only (Monday-Friday AM).

Salary Scale – Main/Upper Teaching Scale, plus SEN allowance. 

Start date: September 2022 

All applications must come through the Barnardo's website via teh following link -https://jobs.barnardos.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/maths-teacher-12256/13217/description/

Meadows School is a successful non-maintained day and residential special school (for students aged 7-19) run by Barnardo’s, providing education for pupils with Social Emotional and Mental Health difficulties; Autistic Spectrum Conditions, communication and interaction difficulties and associated learning difficulties. 

We are looking to recruit a creative, dynamic and inspirational teacher for a unique role within special education. You will teach the primary/secondary National Curriculum in mathematics in key-stage 3 and 4. We acknowledge that this covers both a primary and secondary curriculum and therefore requires a special skill-sets. As such, we are looking for someone who is willing to become confident in the assessment criteria and curricula demands this presents. You may not have a teaching qualification in mathematics or work within special education; however, Meadows is an excellent school to develop your skills professionally and build an exciting career.

Meadows has an all-through curriculum for key-stages 2-3 and 4-5.  In key-stage 2 and 3 we focus on the fundamentals of numeracy and mathematics, following the National Curriculum, differentiated to meet the needs of our students. In key-stage 4-5, students work towards various accredited qualifications, ranging from Entry Level Certificates, Functional Skills and GCSE. We are looking for an inspirational practitioner to work collaboratively within a department and to work with staff and students in all key-stages. In finding the best candidate, we are open to flexible working patterns.

We are looking for someone who is able to adopt a flexible and solution focussed approach in teaching both challenging and vulnerable students. It is imperative that you have the passion for making a difference to the education and lives of the young people within the school and in building positive and supportive relationships. You should be a team player, resilient and motivated by challenge and have the ability to think creatively. You will need to be willing to work to Barnardo’s Basis and Values.

You will need to be an inspiring practitioner, who is able to deliver a differentiated curriculum to students who are disengaged, with depressed literacy and numeracy skills and low self-esteem. You would need to be fit and able to conduct TCI (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention) holds and physical restraints, once fully trained. You will work within a dedicated team, where a proactive and flexible approach is required. The maximum number of students on roll is 100, split over 4 key-stages.

Benefits of working for Meadows School;

• Small class sizes with high staff: student ratios

• Flexibility in curriculum design to meet students’ need

• Extensive CPD opportunities and in-house training programmes

• Free school lunches

• Free on-site parking

• Discretionary sick pay scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme (health and wellbeing)

• Staff Benefits platform

For further information on Meadows School in the first instance please consult the school website at: www.barnardos.org.uk/meadowsschool or contact Meadows School on 01892 529144 or via email at meadowsschool@barnardos.org.uk . Visits to the school are encouraged.