Teacher of Maths & Computing
St Augustine's Priory
London
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- Expired
- Salary:
- St Augustine's Pay Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2023
- Apply by:
- 4 July 2022
Job overview
Thank you for your interest in the post of Teacher of Maths and Computing. This will be a full time role with roughly 60% Maths and 40% programming.
Our priority is to deliver excellence in all aspects of this wonderful school - we have done this through nurturing and empowering our passionate staff, by fostering a culture of ideas, energy and possibilities and by a relentless focus on developing each girl to the best of her ability. We are expanding our school roll and have ambitious plans for the development of facilities.
The Mathematics Department is a busy and successful one, highly regarded within the school, with pupils consistently achieving excellent results. It consists of the Head of Maths plus three full time teachers and one part time teacher. In addition to the curriculum we organise many activities including UK Mathematics Maths challenges, attending maths masterclasses at the Royal Institution and participating in the Soton Cipher challenge.
Computing at St Augustine’s has grown significantly over the last 5 years and continues to prove a popular examination option. This is an excellent opportunity for the right, ambitious candidate to advance an already successful department. This is a school which values professional development and there are many ways in which the right candidate will be able to contribute to the wider strategic aims of the both departments and the School as a whole including its approach to digital strategy.
The successful candidate will join one full time teacher of Computing and one other non subject specialist. The department prides itself on providing exciting opportunities that link STEM subjects across a variety of creative and relevant extra curricular clubs and competitions. We pride ourselves on our exceptional results at GCSE [33% 8-9; 77% 9-7].
The Computing Department plays a key role in supporting staff and students in their digital skills as well as ensuring that the school effectively delivers a digital responsibility curriculum that is fit for an ever changing world. the successful candidate will have a role in shaping the school's approach to digital strategy meaning collaboration with staff across the school is essential.
Our small class sizes in Key Stages 4 and 5 enable us to give a more personalised learning experience. This in turn enables girls to gain confidence and life-long skills resulting in grades well above their expected targets.
If you would like to work in established and developing departments that continue to grow in popularity, then you should apply for this exciting opportunity. Creativity and enjoyment of learning is at the heart of this department and we strive for each pupil to enjoy learning all of the skills that Mathematics and Computing have to offer.
We warmly welcome candidates from a range of backgrounds. For more information about the school please see our website www.sapriory.com. For more information about the role please see the applicant pack and our vacancies page https://www.sapriory.com/admissions-process/staff-vacancies/
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About St Augustine's Priory
Welcome to our inspirational school that is at a very exciting stage of its development. Our mission is to deliver excellence in all aspects of this unique school - we do this through nurturing and empowering our passionate staff, by hiring exceptional talent, by fostering a culture of ideas, energy and possibilities and by a relentless focus on developing each girl to the best of her ability and be equipped for life. We are consistently ranked the best performing GCSE school in Ealing (DFE league table).
St Augustine’s Priory is a leading Catholic Independent Day School for girls aged 3 – 18 with boys in the Nursery. The four parts of the school (Pre-prep, Prep, Senior and Priory 6) are located on the same leafy West London site. As a Catholic school, we hold the care of the whole person as central to ALL we do.
The school is set in 13 acres of beautiful grounds with magnificent views. Here girls have the physical, mental and emotional space to grow intellectually in an environment which both supports and provides plenty of challenges. Our results are excellent and we pride ourselves on instilling in girls a love of learning. We are committed to preparing girls for life-long effectiveness and to developing the range of skills they require to achieve long-term happiness and success.
We were founded in 1634 and have been in Ealing for over one hundred years and we represent a wonderful continuity of expertise in educating women of the future. Our founders were exceptional, visionary women who strove relentlessly to offer girls the best education possible; we continue in this tradition. Our girls are dynamic, ambitious and a pleasure to teach. Our staff room is happy, welcoming and supportive of the excellent contribution all our staff members make to all aspects of our busy school life. We offer a broad and varied curriculum with rich opportunities for personal development and training.
Visit www.sapriory.com to see more about our school.
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