Teacher of Maths - The Meadows Academy (Horizons Specialist Academy Trust )

Teacher of Maths - MPS/UPS + SEN 1 Allowance - £32,916 - £51,048 + £2,787 Horizons Specialist Academy Trust consists of eight academies and one sixth form across Tees Valley and North Yorkshire serving a population of approximately 1000 students aged 5 to 19 with a broad range of learning difficulties. The Meadows Academy is situated in Spennymoor, Durham, and provides education for 75 pupils aged 11 to 16 years who have SEMHD as their identified primary need. The Meadows Academy joined the Trust in February 2025. Since that time, rapid progress towards improvement has been realised due to the commitment of the staff team, the positive direction of Leaders and robust support from within the Trust. We are now looking for an inspirational Teacher of Maths to join the team at The Meadows Academy. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, dedicated and energetic in leading to shape and develop the Maths offer to all students. This is an exciting opportunity - Maths is seen as a crucial element of our students' education, with the aim of ensuring our students have all of the necessary skills for a fulfilling life.,

• An ambitious and proactive Chief Executive and Board of Trustees.
• An experienced and supportive team of Executive Leaders and a collegiate team of Trust Principals.
• A committed and dedicated team of cross-Trust staff and services including Finance, HR Governance, Safeguarding, Admin and IT.
• Excellent systems and structures.
• A warm, friendly academy which provides a positive learning environment.
• Extensive and varied professional learning opportunities with access to individualised development and a blend of in-house and external training - both face-to-face and virtual.
• A modern learning environment for students with SEMHD.
• Horizons Specialist Academy Trust has maintained Gold status with Investors in People and has more recently also achieved Silver status for Staff Wellbeing.
• Access to a wide range of support for your physical and mental well-being
• Family Friendly Working - supportive policies including Flexible Working and Special Leave to help you balance work and home life.
  
  Have a strong understanding of the Maths curriculum as well as how different strategies can be implemented across the Academy to ensure a consistent approach.
• Have experience of working with students across KS3 and KS4 following a curriculum that leads to external qualifications that include Entry Level, Functional Skills and GCSE.
• Work collegiately to build on the strengths of the Academy and Trust.
• Be able to motivate staff who are fully engaged in the goal of achieving excellence in all areas of the Academy, both personally and professionally.
The right candidate will need to be an enthusiastic and inspirational teacher, with high expectations of our students and themselves and have the ability, perseverance and resilience to be an outstanding practitioner. As well as excellent curriculum knowledge, good communication and interpersonal skills, the successful candidate will have proven ability to work as part of a team of teachers and support staff. This post is suitable for an ECT or mainstream teacher seeking a change of role. Previous experience of working with students with SEMH would be an advantage but is not essential.