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Mathematics and/or Economics Graduate Intern

Mathematics and/or Economics Graduate Intern

Bedford School

Bedford

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Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
January 2022
Apply by:
8 December 2021

Job overview

We wish to appoint a Mathematics/Economics Graduate Intern for January 2022 (fixed term contract until 9 July 2022). The successful candidate will have a genuine passion for Mathematics and/or Economics, a desire to inspire this in others and will be eager to develop their experience of teaching and working with young people.  They will be keen to contribute fully to the life of the school, including extra-curricular activities. This is a residential role, with accommodation on the school estate.


Graduate interns receive access to sustained professional support throughout their year at Bedford School. They attend department meetings and work with a variety of teachers across the subject specialism. 


Graduate interns also meet with the Assistant Head (Teaching and Learning) on a weekly basis to discuss their development and next steps. These sessions are designed to reflect on educational research and best practice. They regularly observe a variety of teachers both within and outside your faculty area (there is protected time for this). 


Graduate interns are given opportunities to teach small groups of students and will receive developmental feedback on their practice. They also complete a research task surrounding an area of school life or strategy and present their findings to members of teaching staff. Our school is part of the Harpur Trust which offers a range of training modules that are applicable to both teaching and other professions.


Our goal is to fully involve graduate interns in the life of our community so that they experience the joys (and at time, challenges) of teaching; they will be well placed to determine if teaching is something that they wish to pursue, either now or in the future. We are committed to providing advice for those who wish to enter the teaching profession, whilst our extensive links to people in a broad and varied range of professions should prove helpful to those wishing to enter other fields.


We welcome applications from all Mathematics and Economics specialists, and from all backgrounds, to provide good role models for our global students. The school has its own salary scale, which is well above the national scale and there is generous fee remission for children of teaching staff of the Harpur Trust Schools in Bedford. 


Our Assistant Head (Teaching and Learning), Mr Will Montgomery, would be happy to talk to prospective applicants; he can be contacted through the School Reception on 01234 362200 or by email wmontgomery@bedfordschool.org.uk  


Closing date: Wednesday 8th December

Interview date: to be confirmed


Further details about the role and a link to our recruitment portal, where you can apply using our online application form, can be found on our website:

www.bedfordschool.org.uk/about-us/career-opportunities/   

The Harpur Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references and other checks.

Bedford School is part of The Harpur Trust


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About Bedford School

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  • Bedford School
  • De Parys Avenue, Bedford
  • Bedfordshire
  • MK40 2TU
  • United Kingdom
+44 1234 362200

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Awarded five stars in Fortune’s World’s Leading Boarding Schools in 2023 and named ‘Independent Boys School of the Year 2021’, Bedford School is lauded for “its holistic school experience, tailored to the specific needs of the all-boys community, designed to ensure that students’ individual qualities are nurtured without inhibition and lived without awkwardness, so that they be good men.”

Bedford School class sizes are small and we operate vertical tutor groups, giving boys the chance to mentor and lead those younger, learn from those older and simply ‘be’ together without peer pressure. Bedford is a boarding school, first and foremost, with boarders and day boys alike benefitting from the strong boarding ethos. With 250 boys and around 40 staff living full-time on-site, the boarding community gives a heartbeat to the school in a way that nothing else can.

Our curriculum is broad, offering GCSE, IGCSE, A-Level and IB alongside a bespoke curriculum including Theory of Knowledge in Year 10 and an internal research project in Year 12. Every boy finds his individual path, with strong Sixth Form uptake across the sciences, humanities, creative arts and languages – there is no ‘typical’ Bedford student.

Academic results and destinations speak for themselves with 91% of our boys going onto their first or second choice university, including several to Oxbridge each year, and international universities. Many students are successful in gaining places at medical schools.

Facilities are first-class - two simulators (golf and flight), an observatory and planetarium are standout features. Our recently built Music School and Theatre house dynamic creative departments and excellent student performances.

Every boy makes a meaningful local contribution via our Community Partnership Programme, working in mutually beneficial partnerships with individuals from varied backgrounds, and we have run the Ivy House Leadership Award since its inception. We regularly top the schools' leader board in fundraising for Movember.

Sport is a forte: 96% of boys represent the school annually, and our major sports teams regularly make national finals, with many pupils playing at county or national level and at least one leaver almost every year going into professional sport. We work with Northampton Saints, Northants CCC and Woburn Golf Club. But we have a philosophy of ‘sport for all’ and we regularly field E and F teams.

We aim for our boys to be balanced, outward-looking, forward-thinking, kind and sociable young men who are comfortable in their own skins. We invite you to explore our school through the news stories we regularly publish on our website and on social media; these provide an insight into our boys, their stories and successes, and a strong sense of the enviable community that is Bedford School.

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