Main Areas of Responsibility
This is a one-year, full-time Apprentice Teacher position, paid on UQT1, combining practical classroom experience with high-quality Initial Teacher Education through the Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeship (PGTA) route.
You will:
Train to become an outstanding Teacher of Mathematics
Teach Maths across Key Stages 3 and 4 (with potential exposure to KS5)
Receive structured mentoring and instructional coaching
Develop strong foundations in curriculum design, assessment and behaviour management
Gradually build your teaching timetable, supported by experienced colleagues
As a new member of our academy, your timetable will be carefully structured to ensure a supportive and manageable introduction to teaching.
Please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification.
Qualifications & Experience
We are seeking:
A good honours degree in Mathematics (or a closely related discipline)
A strong academic track record
Experience of working with young people (e.g. tutoring, mentoring, youth work, coaching, school-based work)
A genuine commitment to educational excellence and social mobility
Resilience, professionalism and a growth mindset
The potential to become an outstanding classroom practitioner
This role would particularly suit graduates considering a long-term career in teaching who are motivated by the power of Maths to transform life chances.
Rewards & Benefits
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, and many other benefits. Learn more about on our website.
Safeguarding Notice
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
Equal Opportunities
The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.
About Us
We are an ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted 2023) secondary academy, established in 2018 to provide an excellent education for children in Wimbledon.
Two years after opening, we moved into our brand-new building which is modern, bright and equipped with state-of-the-art facilities in every area of the curriculum. We are oversubscribed and fortunate to have an amazing level of support from the community with waiting lists for entry into every year group of our academy.
Our academy is an exceptional place to learn, providing an ambitious but happy and inclusive environment. We have high expectations of our students of all starting points and abilities. We know that our students will leave us academically successful, but we also want them to be well-rounded individuals with a highly developed social conscience, ready to lead in their communities and beyond. Our motto is ‘make a difference’ and our students and staff give nothing except their very best in pursuit of making a difference to their lives and the lives of others around them.
Three words are crucial to how we guide students to be able to ‘make a difference’: independence, integrity and resilience.
Independence means we support students to develop their skills and attributes, so they have everything they need to succeed. We set challenging targets and raise aspirations so every single one of our students reaches their potential.
Integrity means staff and students must be fair and truthful and have the courage to take the right action in every situation, even when no-one is looking.
Resilience means we give students the tools to recover from difficulties. We show students how taking risks and making mistakes is all part of the learning journey. We also show students how hard work brings success, and support them to persevere with all challenges