Teacher of Maths

Package Description

• Opportunities for career development and wide-ranging experiences
• Excellent training and ongoing support from experienced specialist teachers and therapists both in their subject specialisms and in SEND
• A creative and well-planned curriculum 
• A strong emphasis on staff wellbeing
• A collaborative and supportive team

The Role

The Levels School is an independent specialist day school offering high quality education and exemplary pastoral care to students with a range of complex, specific learning differences that may include speech, language, and communication needs.  Our teaching and learning provision would also meet the needs of individuals presenting with a similar learning profile to those with dyslexia and other Speech and Language Communication difficulties. As a result, many of our students have a range of complex, specific learning, social communication and emotional difficulties.

The role of Teacher of Maths is offered on a part time, permanent basis. We are advertising due to growth and development. The successful applicant would start September 2025. The ability to offer Business Studies at KS4 and ICT at KS3 would be desirable. We are looking to appoint a flexible, adaptable and dedicated individual with experience in working with students with SpLD and some SEMH difficulties as a result of their barriers to learning.

Please email humanresources@thelevelsschool.co.uk for our general teacher job description or for more information.

Closing date – Wednesday 26^th March 2025 at 9am  

Please note, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a suitable number of applications.

The Levels School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references will be sought prior to your employment start date.

Main Responsibilities

As the Teacher of Maths at The Levels School, you will be working under the direction of the Maths Lead, and alongside the SENDCo to deliver our Maths curriculum.

The Maths Curriculum up to GCSE is delivered and adapted for students with SpLD and those who have a range of complex, specific learning, social communication and emotional difficulties.

You will need to be a qualified Teacher with experience of SEND including knowledge of the National curriculum and the teaching of Key Stages 3 and 4. The successful candidate will need to be motivated and enthusiastic with strong pedagogical skills. You will be joining a committed and dedicated team that have high expectations for students and work hard to ensure they achieve their maximum outcomes.

A passion for your subject and working with students and assisting them on their journey, which almost certainly will have included difficulties in accessing Maths as it is taught in the mainstream environment. Enthusiasm is as important as experience, as you will need to inspire as well as teach.

You will be able to demonstrate a range of multi-sensory teaching techniques and be prepared to go above and beyond for the young people we support. It is important that you are ambitious for our students and have the desire to problem solve and work as a cog in a small team to unpick the nature of their SpLD so that strategies can be put in place to allow each pupil to achieve their maximum potential.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates from mainstream or specialist education. Most students follow a GCSE curriculum with a very small minority taking the ELC.

Following an induction and training programme, your duties will include:

• Facilitate and encourage learning which enables students to achieve
• Preparing, planning and assessing teaching sessions whilst maintaining an awareness of curriculum developments
• Making assessments of educational attainment, setting challenging yet achievable targets
• Build relationships with all young people, which will encourage their interest and participation in their education
• Creating an environment which is stimulating and purposeful for all students to promote teaching and learning using a variety of multisensory teaching techniques

The Ideal Candidate

• Hold Qualified Teacher Status
• Experience teaching Maths
• Can work as an integral member of a team that puts student learning and wellbeing at the centre
• Be experienced in working within a SEND setting or with predominantly with SEND students

About the school/organisation

The Levels School is an independent specialist day school offering high-quality education and exemplary pastoral care to students with dyslexia and co-occurring difficulties. Our teaching and learning provision would also meet the needs of individuals presenting with a similar learning profile to those with dyslexia and other speech, language, and communication difficulties.