Casual Teacher - Maths

Approximately 18 hours per week, up to 12 months (These hours are casual and may be subject to change)

We are on the lookout for an experienced GCSE and Functional Maths teacher who will provide learners with an outstanding teaching and learning experience and who has specialist knowledge and a background in the delivery of both Functional Skills and GCSE programmes of learning.  

We would welcome applications from those keen to join a strong and successful team who have a strong track record in the successful delivery of functional skills and GCSE qualifications and have a passion for engaging young learners in the development of their maths skills.

Your role will be to support the delivery of outstanding teaching, learning and assessment in order to enhance the development of maths skills as part of the study programmes offered to 16-18 learners and to learners on apprenticeship programmes.  This will involve working with a diverse range of learners from various curriculum backgrounds, liaising closely with colleagues to share best practice, monitoring student progress, and communicate effectively across the curriculum area.

The successful candidate will have experience as a teaching and learning practitioner, be able to demonstrate good outcomes for learners and will have the ability to be innovative within the curriculum area. They will also be a brilliant communicator, thrive from working as part of a team and will be able to demonstrate their ability to meet quality and business targets.

We’d like you to:

Have experience of teaching maths in further education and ideally also to apprentices

Hold a teaching qualification and maths qualification at level 3 or above

In return, your hard work and commitment will be rewarded with:

- a career average pension with Teacher’s Pension Scheme

- a discount rewards scheme at a host of retailers exclusively for Gateshead College employees

- free gym membership at Baltic Campus

- dedicated mental health support 

- 24/7 confidential support helpline and counselling support

Why Gateshead College?

If you’re looking for an opportunity to shape students’ lives and take pride in what they achieve, we’d love to hear from you. We have a workplace culture that sets us apart. We pride ourselves on the very highest standards and look to recruit people to join our team who share our passion for ensuring that our students enjoy a top-quality education and the real world skills they need to get on in life. A unique combination we call education with employment edge. We know that a qualification alone isn’t enough to ensure our students are successful, so whether you’re a member of our teaching team or part of our support staff, everyone at Gateshead College has the potential to positively influence our students’ lives. It is this clear purpose that sets us apart from other colleges and makes us such a rewarding and enjoyable place to work.

Please apply online for this position, telling us all about yourself and why you think you’d be perfect for this role.

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The deadline for applications is midnight Sunday 3rd July 2022.

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Please apply via the link