Teacher of Mathematics
The Whitehaven Academy, Whitehaven, North West
£32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS
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About the job
About this Role
The Whitehaven Academy is part of Cumbria Education Trust. CET is a growing multi-academy trust based in Cumbria; and is committed to creating outstanding, innovative and inspiring learning environments for our schools and their communities. The successful candidate will be joining CET at an exciting time, as we continue to build on our successes and move forward on our journey to establish ourselves as one of the highest performing MATs in the North of England.
This is an excellent opportunity to join The Whitehaven Academy at a pivotal time for its future.
We are looking for an outstanding candidate to join our growing team. The candidate should be an excellent classroom practitioner, reflective in their teaching practice and focused on getting the best from every student across all key stages of the secondary curriculum.
The successful candidate will:
- Possess a relevant teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, Bed)
- Be an excellent communicator
- Ensure high standards of teaching across the curriculum and have a commitment to challenging learners to achieve well
- Be a passionate, caring and inspirational leader and teacher
- Be self-motivated and reliable
- Be enthusiastic about current research on thinking skills and building learning power.
If you have the qualities we require, along with the passion and aspirations to contribute to the success of the School and the MAT, we urge you to hit the "Apply" button.
Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. You should not apply if you are on the Children’s Barred List. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, online searches are carried out on successful candidates.
About The Whitehaven Academy
- Type of school
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary, with a sixth form
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 859 (room for 1,465)
- Free school meals
- 29.8% of pupils
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Address
- Cleator Moor Road, Whitehaven, CA28 8TY
Last inspected by Ofsted on 23 May 2023, before report cards were introduced. Read the report
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