Second in charge of Mathematics

Closing date: 8:00am, Thursday 1 February 2018
Interviews to be held on: Tuesday 6 February 2018
Start Date: September 2018

Surbiton High School is part of United Learning, a large and growing group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England. Schools within United Learning work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our intranet site, United Hub, is just one example of how we share resource and communicate across sites, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance. We reward our staff: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately the satisfaction of supporting schools in their quest to give every child the opportunity to succeed and reach their full potential.

Working with the Head of Mathematics to lead the Department in achieving outstanding teaching and learning and to inspire, encourage and empower our pupils to achieve their very best in the subject of Mathematics

In addition to the responsibilities of a Classroom Teacher, the Second in Charge of Mathematics has the following key responsibilities:

Key Stage Coordination:

• Manage the assessment of a Key Stage appropriate to the candidate’s expertise and interest (assessment materials, mark schemes and feedback grids and the provision of exam papers).
• Ensure that staff have entered test and exam results into department spreadsheets, and that class results grids have been completed correctly
• Monitor the progress of all girls within the Key Stage, including coordination of any post test/exam implementation

Enrichment:

• Coordinate the admin for the UKMT Maths Challenges and the preparation of the pupils for the UKMT Team Challenges
• Provide and monitor the delivery of extension tasks across Maths.
• Monitor the progress of the most able pupils.
• Keep abreast of latest teaching methods to share with the department, develop the most able pupils and encourage Maths beyond A-Level

General:

• Inducting new members of staff, supporting them with administrative tasks, both within the department and whole school, in conjunction with the Head of Department
• Management of textbook distribution and collection.
• Carry out the appraisals as directed by the Head of Department.
• Deputising for the Head of Department when absent

The successful candidate will ideally:

• Be a proven excellent teacher with a proven track record of delivering on academic performance
• Be able to evaluate teaching and learning taking place across the Key Stages and deliver useful feedback that will further improve provision
• Be a team player with pupils’ best interests at the core of decisions and actions taken
• Possess strong leadership skills and the ability to inspire, motivate and support pupils and colleagues
• Up-to-date knowledge of successful and innovative teaching and the latest curriculum developments and initiatives
• Committed to professional development and show a willingness to undertake appropriate training for this role
• Committed to Surbiton High School’s ethos

Surbiton High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note that the School reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the recruitment process.

For any queries relating to the role or your application, please email recruitment@surbitonhigh.com

To Apply
Please apply online by clicking on the following link: https://unitedlearning.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/1140063?cid=1567

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