What You'll Be Doing

• Plan, prepare and deliver high quality English and Maths teaching.
• Use baseline assessments to understand pupils' individual starting points.
• Follow structured English and Maths learning pathways to identify appropriate next steps.
• Take ownership of curriculum planning and progression within your subject areas.
• Adapt teaching to individual ability, learning needs and interests.
• Deliver focused individual and small scale teaching sessions within the school.
• Develop engaging resources and activities that make English and Maths relevant to pupils who may previously have disengaged from academic learning.
• Monitor pupil progress and identify where additional intervention or a different teaching approach may be required.
• Regularly assess whether pupils are secure in their current learning before progressing them to the next stage.
• Record teaching, progress and evidence accurately using the school's digital systems.
• Use InsightED and other educational technology confidently as part of planning, assessment and evidence recording.
• Work alongside school staff to ensure academic learning complements pupils' wider vocational and practical curriculum.
• Contribute to progress reports, IDP reviews and other pupil reviews where appropriate.
• Identify opportunities to improve our English and Maths curriculum, resources and learning pathways.
• Maintain high expectations while recognising the individual needs and starting points of our pupils.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties required to support the effective running of the school.

About You

We are not necessarily looking for someone who has spent their entire career teaching in a conventional classroom.

We are looking for someone who understands how children learn, can recognise gaps in knowledge and can build learning progressively from a pupil's actual starting point.

You will need to be organised enough to provide structure but creative enough to recognise when the traditional way of teaching something simply isn't working.

Technology is also an important part of how we operate.

Our school uses its own digital platform to manage planning, assessment, pupil progress and learning evidence. You do not need experience with our particular system, but you must be comfortable using technology and willing to learn new digital tools quickly.

Most importantly, you will need the patience and resilience to work successfully with young people with SEMH needs.

Some pupils may have had very negative experiences of English, Maths or education generally. Building trust and confidence can therefore be just as important as the lesson itself.

The successful applicant will:

• Have strong English and Maths knowledge and the ability to teach both subjects confidently.
• Be able to plan structured learning from an individual pupil's starting point.
• Understand how to identify gaps in knowledge and break learning into achievable steps.
• Be creative in adapting teaching for pupils who do not respond well to conventional classroom approaches.
• Be confident using technology and digital educational systems.
• Be proactive and able to take ownership of their area rather than waiting to be told what to do next.
• Have excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Be patient, calm and resilient when working with pupils who may become disengaged or dysregulated.
• Be organised and able to maintain accurate records of planning, assessment and progress.
• Have high expectations for pupils while understanding that progress will look different for each individual.
• Work positively as part of a wider multidisciplinary school team.
• Experience working with pupils with SEMH, ALN, SEND, alternative provision or pupils who have experienced significant educational disengagement would be highly advantageous.
• A recognised teaching or tutoring qualification would also be advantageous, although we are particularly interested in applicants who can demonstrate strong subject knowledge, effective teaching ability and experience of helping young people make measurable academic progress.

What We Offer

• A salary of £17,297 per annum for 22.5 hours per week.
• Working hours of 09:30 to 14:00, Monday to Friday.
• A predominantly school based role.
• A highly individualised teaching environment.
• Structured English and Maths pathways that provide a clear framework for pupil progression.
• Freedom to be creative in how learning is delivered.
• Access to our purpose built InsightED digital platform for planning, assessment and pupil progress.
• A supportive and friendly team.
• Ongoing training and professional development.
• The opportunity to genuinely shape and improve our developing English and Maths curriculum.
• The opportunity to work with young people for whom the right teacher can make an enormous difference.

Pre Employment Checks

Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the satisfactory completion of all required pre employment checks, including:

• An Enhanced DBS check funded by Ysgol Antur Cwm.
• Registration with the Education Workforce Council in the appropriate category before commencing employment.
• Two satisfactory professional references.
• Verification of identity and right to work in the UK.
• Verification of qualifications relevant to the role.
• Completion of a satisfactory medical declaration.
• A full employment history, including satisfactory explanations for any gaps in employment.

Safeguarding

Ysgol Antur Cwm is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake all appropriate safeguarding and safer recruitment checks in line with current legislation and guidance.

Ysgol Antur Cwm is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy and maternity.