Maths/Numeracy Mentor

 Start date: 1 November 2024

Hours per week: Negotiable, Term time only

St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Wychall Lane
Birmingham
B38 8AP
Telephone number: 0121 464 4643

Contact email: c.tullett@stacs.bham.sch.uk

Contract type: Permanent  

St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School is seeking to appoint an outstanding Maths Mentor as soon as possible.
St Thomas Aquinas is a large and thriving Catholic comprehensive school in the south of Birmingham. Along with eight local primary schools, it is part of growing Catholic Multi Academy. It is a place where staff and students from all faiths live out the school mission. Examination results in summer 2024 were outstanding (significantly well above national averages) and in the top group of schools nationally. Building on the ‘Good’ judgement by OFSTED, the Catholic Schools Inspectorate recently judged the school to be ‘Outstanding’ in all areas. As a result, we are an oversubscribed school and becoming more and more popular with families with waiting lists in every year group.
The Maths faculty is an undoubted strength of the school, achieving excellent outcomes for the last 3 years.

This role will involve:

• small group extraction work and in-class support at key stage 3 & 4
• some intensive 1:1 work to plug learning gaps in year 11
• teaching a GCSE Resit class in the sixth form with the support of the Maths Faculty.

The successful candidate will have:

• previous experience working with children in an educational setting
• passion for teaching Maths
• some recent knowledge of the GCSE specification
• an enthusiasm for helping students succeed

The role could suit a retired or former teacher wishing to return to the profession or a recent graduate interested in pursuing a career in teaching who would like to gain experience of the education sector. We would also welcome applications from classroom-based support staff with excellent mathematical skills, an understanding of the needs of our children, and a gift for teaching. Hours can be negotiated for an outstanding candidate.

This is a wonderful opportunity for the right candidate to work closely with another mentor amongst a team of strong teachers in the Maths faculty. They will be able to work flexibly whilst making a huge difference to lives of young people.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to informally come and visit the school and discuss the role. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.  

How to Apply

For further details please visit our website or contact: The Office Manager at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, Wychall Lane, Kings Norton, Birmingham. B38 8AP. Telephone number: 0121 464 4643 Email: c.tullett@stacs.bham.sch.uk or enquiry@stacs.bham.sch.uk.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. 

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.