Lead Teacher of Maths

Job Title: Lead Teacher of Maths

Job Location: Petherton Park School, North Petherton (TA6)

Salary: £36,750.00 based on working 40 hours per week, 39.2 weeks of the year.

Contract Type: Permanent

Come and make Maths Fun! This is your chance to inspire children to love math!

As a Lead Teacher of Maths at Petherton Park, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, manage and develop tailored maths curriculums for our pupils. At Petherton Park we take an individual approach to each pupils learning based on their own needs, goals, strengths, and aspirations.

You’ll have the chance to promote maths in a positive way across the school. Not just through teaching but through fun inspiring learning, such as Maths Bingo or Shape Treasure Hunts! This is your chance to be creative and make learning fun.

We have some incredibly talented pupils who have a real passion for numbers, like you do! They would really enjoy and benefit from the expertise and enhanced provision you can provide. You’ll also have the chance to create inspirational ways to make maths enjoyable for those who may not enjoy the subject as much through small groups or 1:1 sessions.

As we are a small school, you’ll need to teach other subjects as part of your daily routine. Typically, classes are made up of four pupils, so you’ll have the chance to really get to know the pupils you support and connect with them.

You’ll work with neurodiverse children and young people (Aged between 7 – 16) that have additional needs related to communication and interaction, cognition, and learning, sensory and/or physical. Some pupils may have social and emotional challenges, working with them to develop transferable life skills is essential for their transition into adulthood.

A day in the life of a Lead Teacher of Maths will involve:

To be a successful Lead Teacher of Maths, you’ll need:

In return for your time, you’ll get:

After 12 months service you’ll also be eligible for our Medicash scheme which covers a wide range of medical, health and wellbeing expenses (Including immediate access to a GP!). You’ll get life assurance paid at x2 your annual salary, and even more high street discounts.

Please note that as part of our safer recruitment processes, successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check, and online and social media checks, and reference validation.

At Phoenix Learning and Care, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our team members. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.