Teacher of Maths

THE ROLE

Implement and teach high quality lessons over an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum;

Act as a Form Tutor;

Monitor and support the overall progress and development of students;

Ensure students make progress;

Meet the Professional Standards relevant to your role and grade.

REPORTING LINES

The post will report to the Head of Department

CURRICULUM AND PLANNING

Participate in the process of curriculum development

Plan with Inclusion Staff to meet the needs of individual students

Contribute to the department improvement plan and its implementation 

TEACHING AND LEARNING

Make a contribution to ensuring high quality teaching and learning across the department leading to good or better academic progress for students

Promote the development of students’ moral, spiritual, physical and social progress

Ensure the consistent implementation of robust tracking and monitoring systems that accurately identify and evidence students’ ongoing and projected progress in classes taught

Ensure that assessment for learning is embedded in all lessons so that students understand fully what they need to do to make the best possible progress

Assist in the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of learning, lesson plans and marking policies

Plan and teach high quality lessons

Mark students’ work providing constructive feedback

Assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of students

Maintain good behaviour in own lessons and keep expectations high, ensuring that any consequences or interventions applied consistently, in line with the appropriate policies and procedures

STANDARDS AND ACHIEVEMENT

Ensure all students make good or better progress

Ensure students know what they need to do to improve and respond to feedback 

Ensure students are entered for appropriate exams/boards and tiers of entry

TUTORING

Lead a tutor group

Foster and have oversight of the tutor group’s academic and social progress

Provide opportunities for PSHE

Be the first point of contact between home and the academy

PARTNERSHIPS AND LIAISON

Support partnership working, particularly with sister schools within Creative Education Trust, to ensure that this is a strength of the school and enhances the opportunities available to students

Where possible actively support and establish links with other learning establishments and employers and training providers to maximise opportunity for students

Communicate effectively and co-operate with parents/carers and outside agencies

Follow agreed policies for communications

Work closely with all colleagues sharing best practice

Attend and participate in meetings as required

SCHOOL ETHOS AND COMMUNITY

Support the school in achieving the British values of diversity, dignity and equality in all aspects of service delivery and engagement with the broader community

Actively support a culture where all members of the school community respect others and their physical surroundings

Support the personal development of students and contribute to maintaining a caring climate in which self-confidence, self-respect and social responsibility are encouraged

Contribute to the wider life of the school

Celebrate achievement at all levels

Create opportunities for students to be the best they can

Promote and uphold the values and ethos of the school and Creative Education Trust such that the highest achievements are expected from all members of the school community

OTHER

Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people

Participate in the performance management process and take responsibility for continuing professional development

Implement and comply with all academy policies

Undertake any other reasonable duties deemed appropriate to the role

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.  Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description. The job description will be reviewed from time to time to reflect the changes needs and circumstances of the school. Such reviews and any consequential changes will be carried out in consultation with the post holder.

The Milton Keynes Academy is committed to

safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

and young people and expects all staff and volunteers

to share this commitment. 

The law requires this position to have an enhanced

criminal background check. This is to protect children

and vulnerable adults and to safeguard positions of

trust. The position is therefore exempt from

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. If your application is

taken further you will be asked to declare details of

any criminal record, even convictions that are ‘spent’

according to the act. If you are offered the post this

information will be checked against Criminal Records

Bureau files. You will be provided with full information

at each stage.