Director of Mathematics
Barton Court Grammar School
Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- L8-L12 (£47,501-£52,414)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 31 January 2019
Job overview
Barton Court Grammar School is a state, selective, co-educational school with Academy Trust status. The School has a strong reputation for its high academic standards and its caring and supportive ethos. The School is an accredited 'Advanced Thinking School'.
THE POST
We are looking for a well-qualified and dynamic individual to lead the Mathematics Department and deliver outstanding lessons to KS3, KS4 and KS5 in this Ofsted Outstanding grammar school. This post would suit an experienced professional or one looking to progress their career by moving into a senior role with the opportunity to join the Extended Leadership Team. Candidates should have the vision and enthusiasm to make a significant contribution to the department and students’ learning and achievement and a proven track record in raising student attainment to achieve outstanding results.
The School is committed to professional development and has committed and supportive staff with well-behaved, motivated students and a thriving Sixth Form.
Early applications are encouraged and we retain the right to fill the vacancy before the deadline date.
Closing date - Thursday 31 January 2019 @ 9am
How to Apply
Applications for this post should be made online via the School's website. CVs alone will not be accepted. Please email your application to Mrs Roberta Light, rlight@bartoncourt.org
Barton Court Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and check against the ISA Barred List for Children.
Attached documents
About Barton Court Grammar School
Welcome to Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS)
Barton Court Grammar School is an 11-18 years, selective, co-educational, Grammar school in Canterbury, Kent. The School is highly popular and is oversubscribed.
At BCGS, we are a school that seeks to inspire, support and enable both staff and students to achieve. To help us do this we promote the values of serving others, humility, achievement, respect and equality. We are a school which embraces our British heritage and British values. As a result, we welcome staff from a range of backgrounds and faiths to join our vibrant and inclusive environment.
Subjects across the School benefit from being led by a team of highly competent, skilled and charismatic middle leaders. Exciting and innovative teaching is enabled by the scaffolding of colleagues’ skills through carefully designed continuous professional development which encompasses everything from bespoke workshops to the opportunity to observe colleagues, including our Leadership Team. Entirely committed to education, our facilities are second to none and include a shared Sports Hall and gym with Canterbury Christ Church University, a new block built in January 2018 which consists of 7 new Mathematics classrooms, 3 state-of-the-art Science Laboratories, new Kitchen/Servery and Canteen. In addition, Sixth Form students have access to their own Common Room and own Learning Resources Centre. The whole site has industry standard wi-fi with students in the Sixth Form able to bring their own devices to school.
Colleagues and pupils benefit from our commitment to extra-curricular activities, enrichment days and enrichment week broadening student experiences and developing cultural capital. Successful teachers at Barton Court are committed, industrious and open to development, not only within the confines of the classroom, but within wider school life.
Barton Court is the lead school in the Barton Court Academy Trust which provides staff with opportunities to significantly contribute to the CPD of colleagues within the Trust and support and develop the curriculum being designed at the Barton Manor Free School, which opened in September 2022. In addition colleagues within the school take advantage of planned opportunities to be part of our Staff Drive team, as well as pioneering work in relation to staff workload and well-being.
Headteacher
Jonathan Hopkins
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