Head of Maths

We are looking for a full time Head of Maths to join us in September 2022.

The mathematics department prides itself on having a well-focused enthusiastic team who  are always looking at improving teaching and making learning fun for the students. There  are a total of 15 maths teachers, 9 are full time and 6 are part time.  Within the department there are two key stage coordinators and a Yr 7 coordinator.

We have a total of 12 specialist classrooms equipped with an array of textbooks and  resources. All rooms are installed with a projector and a desktop computer. We also have a  bank of 32 Chrome books which are used on a regular basis with many different classes.  We have wireless internet access throughout the maths department and subscribe to many  different web sites including Hegarty maths, mymaths, mathsbox, justmaths, maths watch, and kerboodle to name a few. This is in addition to having autograph, omnigraph, and geometer’s sketchpad installed on the network. 

At the start of Year 7, students are tested in the first two weeks and are then put into  maths sets based on these results along with their Key Stage 2 results. Years 7-9 use the  Collins maths Frameworking KS3 books. Students are tested on a regular basis  giving us the opportunity to set them targets, as well as monitor progress, and make any set changes. Homework is set on a regular basis, this can consist of written work and hegarty maths tasks.

At Key Stage 4, we enter our students for the AQA GCSE exam. Generally sets 1- 4 are  entered for higher and sets 5 and 6 for foundation. Students use a variety of text books and  resources including AQA Collins maths books, Elmwood press GCSE maths, 10 ticks, mathswatch and  mymaths. Each student is also issued with a homework book and revision guide.  Assessments are set on a regular basis. To prepare for each exam students are given packs  of past exam questions and revision sessions are offered after school to provide extra  support. Generally we gain around 90%  9-4 grades from our students. 

We have a strong Sixth Form intake. We have on average 100+ students studying A level maths and further maths in Years 12 and 13. We follow the Edexcel course. We have access to various resources including the Pearson textbooks, Active teach, integral maths and Dr Frost maths.  We generally gain 60% A*-B for A level maths and 100 A*-B for further maths. 

Students are given opportunities at all ages to get involved in extracurricular activities,  from master classes to university led lectures which enrich learning for the more able. We  enter the junior and intermediate maths challenge run by the University of Leeds and  regularly have students entered for the kangaroo challenges. Internally we run a Year 7  maths club every week, undercover maths on a monthly basis, as well as many intervention  sessions for our Year 11, 12 and 13 students.  

Why work for us?

St Bede's is a good place to work.  Staff are friendly and supportive of one another: relationships between staff and pupils were recognised by Ofsted as 'exceptionally strong'.

NQTs benefit from a well developed and comprehensive induction period programme. More experienced teachers are given the opportunity to participate in training which will help them to develop skills needed for middle and senior management roles.

There are good on-site catering facilities. Staff are able to use the fitness facilities free of charge and to participate in sports activities.

Music is a big part of school life and staff are welcome to join our senior choir and instrumental groups.

We have a social event at the end of each term as well as occasional staff trips to the theatre.

The school is situated in Redhill, a commuter belt town in the Surrey Fringe area. We are close to the M25 and there are good transport links to London and the South Coast from Redhill station which is about 15 minutes walk from the school. We also benefit from being within walking distance of beautiful countryside . Many staff live locally, others commute from Guildford, South London, Kent and East & West Sussex.