Star Tutor - Mathematics

Do you have what it takes to nurture today’s young people and inspire tomorrow’s leaders? Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to deliver outstanding tuition to young people in disadvantaged communities? If so, becoming a Star tutor might provide an opportunity to significantly enhance your career.

About Bay Leadership Academy

Bay Leadership Academy is a secondary school for 11 to 18 year olds in Morecambe. We joined Star Academies in 2018 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.Bay Leadership Academy is a secondary school for 11 to 18 year olds in Morecambe. We joined Star Academies in 2018 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

We are a rapidly improving school with high ambitions and expectations for all of our pupils. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.​​​​​​​

About Star Tuition

​​​​​​​Evidence shows that well-planned tuition, delivered by teachers with excellent subject knowledge, is one of the most effective means of supporting young people to achieve academic success.

Star is developing tuition programmes in mathematics to boost the performance of pupils in Year 11 who may be in danger of not securing the grade 5 GCSE qualifications of which they are capable.

Star tuition programmes will be delivered in mathematics, each for 30 hours in total. Tuition sessions will be delivered between January and April 2023, outside school hours and including sessions during the February and Easter school holidays. Each session will be between 90 and 120 minutes’ duration. The sessions will complement (not replace) regular school intervention sessions. Tuition sessions will be delivered face-to-face in school.

Tuition will be delivered to ‘Star’ pupils (those who need a boost to achieve grade 5). The maximum size of a Star tuition group will be 15 pupils.

Star tutors will be paid £2000 per 30 hour programme.

Bay Leadership Academy is looking to recruit 2 tutors for mathematics.

Programme content will be devised by the school in order to complement its delivery of quality first teaching.

Who we’re looking for

Star is looking for exceptional mathematics teachers to deliver tuition to pupils in Years 11. These teachers may be currently working in Star schools, or in schools outside the trust. They will have a proven track record of success in raising pupils’ outcomes.

Successful candidates will have the ability to deliver high quality tuition that drives achievement and supports pupils in catching up on specific areas of the curriculum. They will be able to demonstrate experience of achieving positive outcomes for pupils, along with strong subject knowledge, and evident passion to make a difference to the lives of young people. As a committed team player, a Star tutor will have excellent organisational skills and ability to motivate and engage pupils.

Tutors will be appointed on casual contracts and will be expected to undertake at least one 30-hour programme in January-April 2023. Tutors who have additional capacity and wish to secure further work may be asked to deliver more than one programme.

You will have:

• A degree-level qualification and qualified teacher status (QTS)
• A track record of the sustained delivery of very positive attainment and achievement in mathematics at Key Stage 4 (GCSE)​​​​​​​
• The ability to engage and enthuse pupils
• An understanding of the role and potential of tuition in supporting pupils’ progress and achievement
• A strong commitment to the STAR values.​​​​​​​

About Star Academies

Star Academies is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs 31 primary and secondary schools. Star is a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Star staff are committed to shaping young people’s futures. The STAR values embody what the trust believes is needed to succeed.

Professional development is key to Star’s ongoing success. The trust continually invests in its employees through its learning and development centre, Star Institute. With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a growing group of academies, joining the Star team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​Find out more

Please download the job description and person specification below for further information about the role.  For an informal and confidential discussion about the role please call us on 01524 416830.

Key Dates

Closing Date: Tuesday, 13 December 2022 at midnight.

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

Proposed Start Date: To be confirmed.​​​​​​​

Our Commitment

Star Academies is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.