Teacher of Maths
Yewlands Academy
Sheffield
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 1st September 2020
- Apply by:
- 17 June 2020
Job overview
Are You;
- A talented professional who wants to provide every student with a great education and real choices in life, regardless of their background
- Committed to raising and maintaining outcomes in Maths
- Enthusiastic and have a passion for the Maths curriculum and the potential of every student
- In possesion of vision, drive and flair willing to join our supportive and forward thinking staff team
- Able to commit to making a positive contribution to Yewlands Academy and its community
The role will focus upon:
- The quality of teaching and learning
- Assessment and monitoring of performance
- The curriculum at Key Stage 3 & 4 and transition
- Capturing and sharing best practice with colleagues
We can offer:
- A hardworking and enthusiastic Maths department
- An excellent learning environment
- Fantastic students
- High quality professional development and support
- Opportunities to work with colleagues across an ambitious and forward-thinking
- 2-18+ Sheffield Trust
- A chance to make a real difference to the lives of children
We welcome contact from anyone considering applying to Yewlands and in normal circumstances we would have encouraged prospective applicants to visit the Academy to meet the outstanding student body. If you do want to find out more please arrange an informal chat with our Principal, Mr Andy Kelly, by email akelly@yewlandsacademy.org. To request an information pack please contact Brigantia Human Resources, by email recruitment@brigantiatrust.net
Details are also available on our websites, Brigantia Website and Yewlands Website
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If I am successful in gaining an interview, how will this occur during the current COVID-19 pandemic?
Due to the current situation we plan to interview remotely using a video call. We would ensure that candidates who were successful in gaining an interview were supported with the technology so that this process was seamless.
Our advice would be that those who were successful in gaining an interview should prepare as they would for an in-person interview, but be prepared to talk in even more depth about your teaching practice. We will talk about the classes you currently teach, how you go about planning your lessons, and what we would see if we were to see you teach. We will talk to you about curriculum planning, and the position of your subject within the wider curriculum.
We will ask you to teach us live. Prepare as you would for a normal lesson – feel free to send through notes if that helps. We want to see how you plan a concept, explain an idea and give the students instructions.
This will feel odd, but it gives us a really good idea of what you’d be like interacting with our students, how you reflect on your practice and your approach to feedback.
We will leave plenty of opportunity for questions at the end of the interview, and we will spend lots of time talking and unpicking your answers. Please come prepared to share anything you’d like that we didn’t cover, or any questions you have about it. We really appreciate your adaptability in these unprecedented times.
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About Yewlands Academy
- Yewlands Academy
- Creswick Lane, Grenoside, Sheffield
- South Yorkshire
- S35 8NN
- United Kingdom
The secondary academies within Brigantia Learning Trust are over subscribed and demand for places is high. As a growing local Academy Trust we regularly advertise for both teaching and support staff and are proud of the opportunities and career progression we are able to offer our staff.
Part of the Brigantia Learning Trust, Yewlands Academy is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational 11-16 secondary school based in Grenoside, Sheffield. Yewlands provides a creative, broad, experiential and ambitious curriculum for 900 secondary students.
Values and Vision
The Academy has high ambitions for, and expectations of, all its students and encourages them to ‘be the best version of themselves’ in everything they do. Yewlands Academy expect all students to be 5* Learners and demonstrate 5* Behaviours for Learning:
- Preparation – students arrive on time with their equipment and are ready to learn
- Engagement – students participate in their learning positively and try their best
- Resilience – students accept that learning is challenging, don’t give up and are prepared to bounce back from their mistakes
The Academy is a caring, nurturing and focused community with an atmosphere of calm and purposeful learning. This ensures that all students feel safe, happy and secure, achieve excellent academic progress and can be the best that they can be. I believe that mutual respect and integrity are both vital to forming positive relationships and ultimately ensuring that all students have the life chances that they deserve.
Principal, Mark Clempson
Ofsted (June 2022)
- Leaders have a shared drive and ambition to improve outcomes for every pupil.
- Leaders are in the early stages of introducing a wider range of enrichment opportunities. There is an active student council. Pupils value this opportunity to be involved in improving the school.
- Leaders have successfully introduced new systems and processes that have helped improve pupils’ behaviour.
- Pupils receive independent careers advice to help them make choices about their future.
- School leaders and Trustees have set clear priorities for improvement.
- There is a strong culture of safeguarding.
Brigantia Benefits
Brigantia Benefits is our employee discount platform. Staff can take advantage of huge savings on holidays, shopping, supermarkets, days out, restaurants, gym membership, cycle to work scheme and cinema bookings - check out the Brigantia Benefits leaflet below under 'general details' to see how you can make savings for you and your family.
Employee Assistance Programme
Our Employee Assistance Programme is a 24 hour helpline from Health Assured designed to support our staff through any of life's issues or problems. This confidential service can support with family issues, stress and anxiety, medical information, financial and legal information to name but a few. The leaflet below gives more details.
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