Qualified Teacher of Maths - Outcomes First Group : Job Details

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).

4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement of staff, and within the next year – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join us #teamOFG!

Job Title:         Qualified Teacher of Maths 

Location:         Park School, Chipping Norton

Salary:            Up to £42,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Hours:             40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract:         Permanent, Term-Time Only

Start Date:     September 2024

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

Join us today to receive a £1000 Welcome Bonus. *£500 paid once you start employment and £500 after successful completion of final probation – there has never been a better time to join us’* T&Cs apply! *

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Qualified Teacher of Maths to join our close-knit team at Park School located in Chipping Norton.

About the role

To provide the highest quality of education, care and preparation for life for all students in the school.

To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students with support from teaching staff

To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students

To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential

To contribute to raising standards of student attainment and behaviour

To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth

Main responsibilities

• To participate with the SMT and other colleagues in the development of appropriate syllabuses, materials, schemes of work and lesson plans, which should engage, stimulate and challenge students of all abilities, and should cater for all learning styles.  This may include taking responsibility for particular courses
• To ensure that all lessons are planned, prepared and delivered with clear differentiation to cater for students of all abilities and backgrounds whilst ensuring individual student progress
• To share in the preparation and delivery of SMSC elements in all lessons across the curriculum
• Employ a variety of interactive teaching methods appropriate to the age and ability of each individual student to promote a love of learning and children’s intellectual curiosity
• Impart knowledge and develop understanding through effective use of lesson time

Qualifications Required

• Recognised teaching qualification

About us

Park School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 7 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of social, emotional and mental health needs. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them both academically and socially to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education? 

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 pupils 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 pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants 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.