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Graduate Teacher of Mathematics

Graduate Teacher of Mathematics

Colfe's School

Greenwich

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Apply by:
1 March 2023

Job overview

 

Colfe's School seeks to recruit a graduate teacher of Maths for September 2023 

 

Colfe's (www.colfes.com) is a selective independent day school located near Blackheath/Lewisham, just over 10 minutes from London Bridge by rail. 

 

The vacancy would suit a recent graduate or an undergraduate who is due to graduate this summer. The successful candidate will receive support and guidance and will teach a substantially reduced timetable. Assistance with the department’s additional activities, e.g. lunchtime/after-school support clinics and off-site visits, is an important part of the role. In addition, all Colfe’s teachers are expected to contribute to the school’s co-curricular programme.

 

Previous experience of teaching is not essential but strong applicants will possess a suitable range of personal qualities and interests. In the absence of previous experience, the successful candidate will be invited to spend some time at Colfe's during the second half of the Summer Term for intensive in-house training.

 

The Maths Department consists of a team of 10 enthusiastic and approachable teachers who regularly share teaching ideas and resources. The department’s priorities are to help all students to achieve their full potential and to get students enthused about mathematics. We constantly review and improve our practice and strive to be excellent teachers.    

 

At Key Stage Three, students are set by ability from January of Year 7 and follow a programme of study aligned to, but not dependent on, the Key Stage Three National Curriculum. We are particularly proud of the recent achievements of our students at IGCSE (all students sit IGCSE mathematics in year 11) where 74% of students achieved grade 9 or grade 8 and 100% achieved 9-5. The top set in year 11 also complete AQA IGCSE Further Maths which provides excellent preparation for A level and we were delighted that 83% of pupils taking the exam achieved an grade 9 and 100% achieved 9-7. 

 

A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics are popular options for sixth form students and last year 57% gained an A* grades in Mathematics at A level. 92% achieved grades A*/A. 60% of Further Maths students achieved an A* and 80% gained A*/A grades. We often support students with their preparation for Mathematical courses at university by encouraging them to read books about maths, arranging conferences and lectures and providing support for MAT, AEA and STEP. 

 

The appointment will be for one year and the salary will be up to £30,000.

 

Application procedure

 

The recruitment process will require all applicants to complete an application form, accompanied by a letter of application, and details of two referees, who will be contacted prior to interview, in accordance with the School’s Safer Recruitment procedures.

 

The application should be submitted either by post to:

 

Mrs A Ross                                                                 Or electronically to: recruitment@colfes.com

Human Resources

Colfe’s School

Horn Park Lane

London SE12 8AW

 

Applications should be sent as soon as possible and by Noon, 1st March at the latest. Colfe’s reserves the right to appoint to this post before the closing date if necessary.


 

Colfe’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers, prohibition from teaching and the Disclosure & Barring Service.

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About Colfe's School

THE AIMS OF THE SCHOOL

At Colfe's we aim to:
• promote excellence in all areas and to develop each pupil’s abilities and character to the full;

• provide innovative academic teaching which adds value and fosters learning and scholarship of the highest quality together with a wide range of cultural, sporting and extra-curricular activities;

• nurture an awareness of spiritual and moral values amongst our pupils in accordance with the Christian principles of our Founder, Abraham Colfe;

• maintain a balanced community of children from varied backgrounds within the context of an academically selective school;

• promote a purposeful and disciplined atmosphere in which boys and girls are encouraged to achieve their full potential, staff can find vocational fulfilment in their careers and all can use their talents for the greater good of the community and society as a whole.

Colfe’s School

Colfe’s is one of London’s oldest schools.  It can be traced back to the 15th century but took its name from Abraham Colfe, Vicar of Lewisham, who re-founded the school in 1652.  In his will, he entrusted the care of the school to the Leathersellers’ City Livery Company, which governs the school to this day.

In 1977 the school became independent; after 25 years as a voluntary aided boys’ grammar school.  For over twenty years now, Colfe’s has been co-educational, with roughly equal numbers of boys and girls: over 1,250 pupils in all, from ages three to 18. The Leathersellers’ Scholarship programme enables us to select a number of scholars each year on fully-funded bursaries for direct entry to the Sixth Form. In so doing we draw on strong working relationships with a number of local comprehensive schools in two of London’s most deprived boroughs: 10% of pupils in a typical sixth form year group qualify for free school meals.

Colfe’s former site in Lewisham was destroyed in the Second World War.  In 1963 the school moved to its present location in South East London.  All parts of the school from Nursery to Sixth Form share the site.  The facilities are excellent: the  school has an abundance of green space on site as well as a performing arts centre, sports centre with full-size swimming pool, two additional extensive sports grounds and a dedicated forest school for younger pupils nearby.

Entrance is selective and academic standards are high, with more than 88.9% of A levels graded A*-B last year. More than 68% of pupils achieved GCSE grades 9-7, with 20% receiving the highest grade 9 - well above the national average. Pupils regularly gain places on the most competitive courses at university, including Oxford and Cambridge and Russell Group universities such as Bristol, Durham, Warwick and Leeds to study a variety of subjects from English, Economics and Maths to Medicine and Music. Sport, music and drama are strong and all staff are expected to engage with the thriving extra-curricular programme.

Colfe’s is proud of its long history but not burdened or defined by it.  It is very much a school of the present day.  The teachers are relaxed (without being casual) and professional (without being stuffy).  The culture is one in which pupils are encouraged to respect one another and to learn from each other.  Colfe’s doesn’t try to force pupils into a single mould – there is no recognisable ‘Colfe’s type of pupil’.  They are lively and willing to have a go.

Locally and nationally the school enjoys a strong and growing reputation for all-round quality and innovation.  

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