2nd in Maths Teacher
Salesian School
Surrey
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main Scale / UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2024
- Apply by:
- 22 April 2024
Job overview
To commence: 1st September 2024
Closing Date: 22nd April 2024 – applications will be reviewed on submission.
Salesian School is seeking to appoint an exceptional individual to Deputy the Head of Maths and teach. We welcome applications from trainee teachers and experienced colleagues alike. If you are energetic, enthusiastic and love teaching children then we’d be delighted to hear from you. We are always happy to meet potential applicants prior to interview; please don’t hesitate to contact us (pcarr@salesian.surrey.sch.uk) if you would like any further information or to visit the school.
The Maths Department at Salesian
We are a strong, passionate team who pride ourselves on working hard to ensure that every student reaches their full potential and truly enjoys their Maths lessons. Our large team is made up of colleagues with a broad range of experience from interns, trainee teachers and ECTs through to those who have taught in the department for over 25 years! The positive energy and enthusiastic approach of our staff makes it a great team of people to work with. You will get a real buzz working here with great people who look after each other like a family.
We are extremely proud of our students’ results and strive to continue to improve year on year. In 2023, our Year 11 students achieved 89% grade 9-4 and 36% grade 9-7 (including 20 grade 9’s) at GCSE, with a Progress 8 score of +0.72. Maths is also an extremely popular subject at our Sixth Form, with over 150 students now studying across Years 12 and 13. In 2019, 75% of our A-Level students achieved grades A*-B and several went on to study Mathematics at university.
The department plays a lead role in the North-East Hants and Surrey MathsHub as well as training undergraduate interns and SCITTs each year. As a team we are also fully embedded in the co-curricular life of the school, offering clubs each evening and an annual Year 7 residential Maths trip. The UKMT and MathsFeast are just two examples of the many opportunities we also offer for our students. With the College constantly growing, there are also plenty of opportunities for those who are interested in teaching at Key Stage 5.
The position of Second in Maths would be ideal for a teacher with some experience of leading a key stage or equivalent role, looking for more responsibility and aspirations to be Head of Department in the future.
Please feel free to contact me for further details, ask any question or simply come to meet us and have a look around. We are really excited to welcome a new member to our community!
Job Profile: Second in Maths
Salary: Main Scale or Upper Pay Spine plus TLR 2b
Responsible to: Head of Maths
Person Specification
Commitment to supporting the distinctive nature of a Catholic school and promoting the educational principles of St John Bosco.
Qualified Teacher status.
Recent and relevant professional development and a willingness to further develop professional skill.
Ability to enthuse, inspire, challenge, and develop students under the Catholic ethos.
Genuine enjoyment of working with young people.
Commitment to inclusion for all.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
Ability to be an effective Form Tutor.
Commitment to supporting and promoting the co-curricular life of the school.
Commitment to ensuring that Salesian becomes the best school in the country.
A sense of humour!
Responsibilities
In addition to the responsibilities of a Teacher of Maths, the Second in Department will be expected to support the Head of Department to:
· Ensure there are excellent standards of Learning and Teaching across the department, including via delivering departmental INSET.
· Maintain and further improve the high standards of progress in KS4 & KS5 results.
· Support colleagues in their professional development, including coordinating, mentoring and coaching interns, SCITTs and ECTs.
· Line manage staff within the department.
· Visit lessons, carrying out both formal and informal lesson observations and provide effective feedback.
· Develop an inclusive curriculum to ensure progress for all through a cohesive 5-year programme.
· Promote collaboration and community within a very large department.
· Liaise with external partners, including the MathsHub to ensure the department remains outwardly focused and takes advantage of all opportunities.
· Execute policy and practice as directed and to the standard set by the Leadership Team.
Alice Peterkin
Head of Mathematics
01932 582524
apeterkin@salesian.surrey.sch.uk
Salesian School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Enhanced CRB checks will be sought prior to appointment
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About Salesian School
Salesian School is characterised by the philosophy of the Salesian founder St John Bosco (1815-1888). He stressed high educational standards and sound moral and religious education. He insisted too on a friendly atmosphere in his schools where the idea of community could be fostered. We strive to ensure that every student experiences personally, a happy atmosphere that will help them to leave the school with a high level of confidence in their own abilities as well as excellent examination results. These goals are delivered through a strong pastoral system, excellent learning and teaching and an extensive range of sporting, cultural, physical and social extra-curricular activities.
It is at the foundation of our values to:
- Develop the whole person - mind, body and spirit
- Ensure relationships are key
- Ensure that all decisions are made in the best interests of the children
- Ensure that everything we do is based on Gospel values
We promise parents and students that we will:
- Ensure that students get the best results they are capable of achieving
- Develop the skills and attributes that students will need to be successful in the world of the future
- Develop the morals and values of our students to help them lead decent Christian lives and go on to promote these values throughout the world
We who work in Salesian Schools state our belief in our young people. We recognise that they come from differing backgrounds but that they are of equal value to God and to us. In the spirit of St John Bosco, we turn our efforts to those who stand in special need because of lack of material or emotional security.
We set out to create in our schools a joyful atmosphere in which the dignity and worth of each pupil and member of staff is recognised, developed and safeguarded. Our schools are noted for an atmosphere of welcome where all feel at home and a sense of safety and security. Staff are willing to be present with the pupils in friendship and to go that one step further, where this is necessary, to meet the needs of young people.
We strive to affirm, develop and challenge the abilities of each. We are concerned with the way in which each person matures within the context of the community. While recognising that national standards have a part to play, in seeking to achieve these, we emphasise the unique path each person will take. Our main criterion is personal worth. We prepare young people to be a positive influence in the places where they live and work with others.
Within our Salesian Schools we foster the spiritual, moral and religious development of our pupils and a lively celebration of prayer. In this, we respect where each one stands and his or her basic freedom to choose. However, we strive to present these important features of school life in a way that speaks to the needs and concerns of our young people.
We recognise that in our present age there are many social and educational tensions that stretch our staff, at times, to breaking point. In our schools, therefore, we undertake to affirm our commitment to and support for each other.
We also recognise that we are part of a network of schools within the Diocese and Local Area. We appreciate and respect the work of colleagues in these schools.
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