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SalaryMATHS TEACHER
Full Time/permanent – for September 2024
(£30,000 to £41,333 (M1 to M6) plus £1,000 SEN Allowance per annum
We seek to appoint a well-qualified Maths Teacher to provide our students with an excellent maths education. The successful candidate will be expected to teach Maths to small groups of students on the autistic spectrum (ASC) who range in academic levels from KS2 to GCSE and ensure appropriate accreditation is achieved by relevant students.
Lighthouse School in Leeds is a completely unique secondary school. In fact, we are the first of our kind in the country – a specialist free school. We focus on a ‘destination-led’ approach for our students who all have a diagnosis of autism (ASC). Our journey so far has been amazing and we are immensely proud of what our students have achieved. We are a ‘Good’ school with aspirations to be ‘Outstanding’ in the near future.
Our staff are well trained and are developed to be effective professionals in their roles, they say their workloads are manageable, and early career teachers are well supported. Please refer to our staff testimonials on the recruitment section of our website: https://www.lighthouseschool.co.uk/docs/imported/Recruitment/staff-testimonials.pdf
The school offers a range of benefits: https://www.lighthouseschool.co.uk/docs/imported/Recruitment/lighthouse-school-staff-benefits-booklet-1.pdf has a Wellbeing Working Party consisting of staff from across the school, all of whom are trained Mental Health First Aiders, who work to enhance wellbeing initiatives for staff in school.
Please visit our website http://www.lighthouseschool.co.uk/ for a job description/person specification and further details regarding the role and our school.
Should you require any further information, require a tour of the school or have any queries please contact HR@lighthouseschool.co.uk.
Lighthouse School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All newly appointed staff who have lived or travelled overseas for 12 months or more in the past 10 years will be required to undertake an overseas check as part of our pre-employment checks. Information can be found on the government website at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants/guidance-on-the-application-process-for-criminal-records-checks-overseas
We are also committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to join us and positively encourage you to choose a career at our inclusive school.
We are also a DfE appointed Flexible Working Participant School and open to offering a range of flexible working options. Please share your preferences with our HR colleagues at your earliest opportunity in order that these can be fully considered.
An enhanced DBS certificate is required for the successful applicant.
Closing date: 09:00 on Wednesday 18 April 2024
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
