Head of Maths

Looking to further your career with one of the most beautiful school's in Surrey? Manor House School has a vacancy for Head of Mathematics from September 2018.

Set in seventeen acres of magical gardens, woodlands and sports fields, working at Manor House School is truly a wonderful experience.

Reporting to the Headteacher and Deputy, the Head of Maths will be accountable for the pupil progress and development within the department and must ensure the provision of an appropriately balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for all, which is exciting and far-reaching.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership

• Provide strong academic leadership within the maths department
• To be responsible for leading the department’s curriculum planning, schemes of work and handbook, incorporating whole school policies as appropriate
• To present the views of the department to the Headteacher
• To oversee all staff in the department including the review of performance
• To hold regular departmental meetings and provide minutes of those meetings to the Headteacher
• To discuss tracking of individual pupils with the appropriate head of KS
• To be responsible for the achievement of the department’s budget
• To be responsible for the department’s rooms to provide a lively and stimulating environment to learn
• To line manage the ICT department

Learning and Teaching

• Teach an appropriate lesson load, as appropriate to skills and qualifications 
• To set pupils in appropriate groups and to allocate staff to those groups
• To act on underachievement and provide intervention classes as appropriate
• To increase uptake on A ‘level Mathematics
• To organise and oversee a Maths Club and revision classes
• To organise entries for the Prep and Intermediate Maths challenge
• Undertake professional development as agreed with school leaders

School improvement and quality assurance

• To actively promote mathematics throughout the school
• To work and improve the level of numeracy throughout the school with the other staff, including Prep (Upper and Lower)
• Work with the Deputy Head and Head of the Prep School to ensure that that all staff are guided on the choice of appropriate teaching and learning methods to meet the needs of pupils 
• To provide information about the groups for the school timetable
• To ensure that internal tests and examinations are set and administered professionally
• To liaise with the examinations officer on matters relating to external examinations
• To build strong relationships with the parent body and ensure effective communication 

For a full Job Description and Person Specification please see the attached files.

Interview Dates tbc.

Please contact the HR department with any questions on the following details;

ejrose@manorhouseschool.org 

or

01372 455361

Manor House School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people which all staff share responsibility.  We have an extensive policy on safer recruitment practices which ensures those unsuitable for working with children are identified at the initial stages. All staff in regulated activity with pupils are subject to the standard pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check. Volunteers and visitors are also subject to identity checks.

All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding the students with regular training and updates when required.