Head of Maths ONLINE Teacher

At OFG, we work smarter so you can spend more time doing what makes you happy!

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

POST:              Head of Maths ONLINE Teacher

HOURS:            37.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday

SALARY:          £35,000 per annum

Location:          UK Home based using virtual classroom

Contract:        Permanent; Term time only

If you really want to make your mark in a rapidly growing business that is committed to improving the lives of children and young people, we have the role for you!

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Maths ONLINE Teacher to join our Online School at Acorn Digital Learning.

About the School

Acorn Digital Learning supports children who are unable to attend mainstream education. We are an online “school” who specialise in working with looked after children and children who cannot access mainstream education as they are between placements, have complex medical needs or because they are in danger of exclusion. We provide a live platform for teaching and learning through a remote network of home-based teachers and deliver live lessons in small groups via online classrooms supported by an extensive library of e-teaching & learning materials.

We are expanding our work with these extra-ordinary young people by creating an evening tuition provision to help support progress and attainment for this underserved group. We aim to deliver a high quality of education to students aged 10 to 16 years,

We are part of the Acorn Care and Education Group and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

Acorn Care and Education provide education and care across a large network of SEMH schools and residential care homes nationally. Every day we improve the lives of thousands of young people, their families and communities through a relentless focus on caring and learning.

About the Role

Our Teachers are encouraged to take a creative approach, seeking ways to positively engage with and motivate pupils through lessons that promote learning and raise levels of attainment. Smaller class sizes mean you can focus on building a purposeful learning environment that meets individual educational needs of pupils, helping to narrow the gap for pupils who are behind where they should be.

We teach live lessons in small groups via online classrooms. Our teachers work from home and are fully supported by excellent technical back-up. If you are interested in helping us transform lives through learning, we’d love to hear from you.

General duties

• Maximise pupils’ potential attainment and achievement standards
• Take lead accountability for pupil progress in the maths
• Be responsible for leading, managing and developing the school’s provision in the maths
• Help to improve teaching across the maths department, e.g. through securing professional development opportunities for teaching staff
• Ensure that the maths curriculum is broad, balanced, challenging and inclusive
• Promote and implement the school’s Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policy at all times. (Check wording of policy title)
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of all pupils at all times
• Take lead responsibility for effectively managing and deploying teaching and learning resources across the maths department to enhance the curriculum
• Promote the aims of the school’s curriculum policy for maths
• Assist the enhancement of other staff member’s teaching practices across maths, e.g. through lesson observation and feedback
• Monitor pupils’ behaviour, attendance, progress and performance in maths

Role requirements

• QTS
• Degree in subject
• minimum 3 years classroom practice
• UK based

Why join Acorn Education & Care?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.