Description
Are you an enthusiastic and talented 1st or 2.1 class Maths Graduate with a strong academic background?Are you a future secondary educator, with a genuine passion to teach Maths?
Would you like to gain classroom based experience ahead of undertaking your PGCE in September 2013?
Do you want to work as a Teaching Assistant at one of the countries most prestigious Secondary Schools, which has been gradated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in 2012?
Sound good? Please read on as this Teaching Assistant role may be ideal for you…!
***Teaching Assistant
***1st or 2.1 class Maths Graduate
***Immediate start
***Full time & long term contract - August 2013
***£60 per day
***'Outstanding' Ofsted 2012
***93% A*-C at GCSE
***Solihull
If you are a talented and intelligent 1st or 2.1 class Maths Graduate, with your sights firmly set on training to become a Secondary Maths Teacher in the near future, my client Secondary School would like to offer you the opportunity to work as a Teaching Assistant and be a part of an exceptional team in their Maths Department.
This Maths Teaching Assistant position is to start immediately, full time & long term until the end of the academic year in August 2013.
If this sounds like the opportunity you have been seeking, please read on and apply today!
Located in the heart of Solihull and close to various public transport links (regular bus stops and a near by train station), my client is a popular and high achieving Secondary School that is rated highly supportive and welcoming, this is a wonderful environment to hone your skills and experience within education ahead of your PGCE application.
In your role as a Graduate Maths Teaching Assistant, you will be supporting pupils in class as well as those with additional needs out of class, on a 1:1 basis. Pupils are high achieving, within the Maths Department, with 93% of pupils achieving A*-C at GCSE, and so require the successful Teaching Assistant to have a strong academic background themselves with a calm, patient and empathetic approach.
As the successful Teaching Assistant you will be working across Key Stage 3, 4 and 5, supporting pupils solely within the Maths Department, helping them and ultimately supporting them in achieving and maintaining the excepted levels. You will be working closely with the Head of Maths, who will help and support you in your role as a Teaching Assistant. The school have previously utilised Gradates to excellent effect, and as a result, a training programme has been put into place for all Teaching Assistants, which you will be apart of.
In 2012 Ofsted deemed the school as 'Outstanding', with the Maths Department being the forefront of this. Pupils are respectful and hard working, achieving some of the best GCSE and A-Level results the school have seen in the last few academic years. Staff and the senior leadership department in the school aim to create a welcoming environment for all staff, which will see you, become part of a tight knit team.
This is an excellent opportunity to work as a Teaching Assistant within a top Maths Department, but also you will gain a solid understanding of the national curriculum and the day to day running of a successful Secondary School, putting you in good place before you embark on your PGCE in September 2013.
Onsite care parking will be allocated to you should you drive, however the school is also conveniently located near several bus stops of which run on a regular basis.
Please send a copy of your CV with a cover letter attached to Alfie at Edustaff today, and avoid missing out on this excellent opportunity!
***Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted.