Secondary Maths Teacher Degree Apprentice

ALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST

Staffordshire, ST1 6LG

Closes in 19 days (Monday 16 December)

Posted on 21 November 2024


Summary

The Excel Academy are delighted to advertise teacher apprenticeship opportunities within our highly successful, well established Academy. The successful applicants will have one-to-one support from both school and university mentors, whilst working alongside experienced practitioners to gain your degree and QTS.

Annual wage
£21,731 a year

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Training course
Teacher (level 6)
Hours
8.15am - 3.30pm, Monday - Friday.

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Friday 1 August

Duration

4 years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Duties:

  • Through effective teaching, we secure successful outcomes for learners such as those that they enjoy and achieve when compared to indicators used by the Academy and external bodies.
  • Support the drive to develop, implement, review and improve teaching and learning to ensure that each student thrives, exhibits outstanding learning behaviours and achieves positive progression.

High Standards of Teaching and Learning:

Teachers are accountable for the setting of targets for improvement and delivering effective teaching and learning that secures high standards of students’ achievements.  The following identify aspects and prompts that will enable teachers to carry out their role:

  • Implementation of national strategy (e.g. Pedagogy/methodology)
  • Self-evaluation
  • Ambience/climate for learning
  • High expectations
  • Learning styles and thinking skills
  • Use of data analysis
  • Marking and assessment
  • Reporting
  • Planning, schemes of work
  • Meet the needs of all students (including management of behaviour and its impact on learning)
  • Intervention strategies (e.g. booster classes, use of National Strategy resources)
  • Educational enhancement (e.g. trips/visits)

Student Outcomes:

  • Key Stage 3
  • Key Stage 4

General:

The duties and responsibilities of the post will be subject to those detailed in the Academy contract issued to all teachers. 

Safeguarding:

  • Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people you are responsible for or come into contact with.

Where you’ll work

The Excel Academy

Milton Road

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire

ST1 6LG

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

UNIVERSITY OF STAFFORDSHIRE

Your training course

Teacher (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents
  • Establish a safe and stimulating environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect
  • Set goals that stretch and challenge pupils of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions
  • Demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour which are expected of pupils.
  • Be accountable for pupils’ attainment, progress and outcomes
  • Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
  • Be aware of pupils’ capabilities and their prior knowledge, and plan teaching to build on these
  • Guide pupils to reflect on the progress they have made and their emerging needs
  • Encourage pupils to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study.
  • Plan and teach well-structured lessons
  • Impart knowledge and develop understanding through effective use of lesson time
  • Promote a love of learning and children’s intellectual curiosity
  • Set homework and plan other out-of-class activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge and understanding pupils have acquired
  • Contribute to the design and provision of an engaging curriculum within the relevant subject area(s).
  • Make use of formative and summative assessment to secure pupils’ progress
  • Use relevant data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan subsequent lessons
  • Give pupils regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, and encourage pupils to respond to the feedback.
  • Deploy support staff effectively
  • Have clear rules and routines for behaviour in classrooms, and take responsibility for promoting good and courteous behaviour both in classrooms and around the school, in accordance with the school’s behaviour policy
  • Have high expectations of behaviour, and establish a framework for discipline with a range of strategies, using praise, sanctions and rewards consistently and fairly
  • Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to pupils’ needs in order to involve and motivate them maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary.
  • Communicate effectively with parents with regard to pupils’ achievements and well-being.
  • Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils
  • Make accurate and productive use of assessment
  • Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
  • Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues, knowing how and when to draw on advice and specialist support
  • Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
  • Reflect systematically on the effectiveness of lessons and approaches to teaching
  • Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school
  • Take responsibility for improving teaching through appropriate professional development, responding to advice and feedback from colleagues
  • Fulfil wider professional responsibilities

Your training plan

University of Staffordshire are delighted to offer the Level 6 Teacher Degree Apprenticeship.This is the opportunity for you to become a qualified secondary maths teacher whilst working in a school and being paid a full time salary. 

Whilst undertaking this apprenticeship you will attend university for face to face study days working towards completion of the 4 year apprenticeship culminating in achievement of your degree and gaining Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with young and enthusiastic students and practitioners with on-the-job training and a salary. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English Language (grade C/4)
  • Mathmatics (grade C/4)
  • Mathematics (grade D)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills

About this company

Alpha Academies Trust are an Ambitious Trust dedicated to establishing a network of primary and secondary academies in North Staffordshire. Our aim is to deliver a first-class education for every child, addressing and overcoming inequality. We actively recruit outstanding staff, prioritising their professional development. Committed to collaboration with other stakeholders, we strive to create a cohesive momentum, aspiring to bring about transformative change in Stoke-on-Trent.

https://alphaacademiestrust.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

The opportunity for a full-time career with Alpha Academies trust subject to performance, completion of the apprenticeship and an opportunity being available.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNIVERSITY OF STAFFORDSHIRE

Apprenticeship Recruitment Team

apprenticeshiprecuitment@staffs.ac.uk

08001692148

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000288295.

Apply now

Closes in 19 days (Monday 16 December)

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