Mathematics Teacher
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Sutton Grammar School
Sutton
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- SGS scales - very slightly above Outer London guidelines
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 19 February 2019
Job overview
Mathematics Teachers
Sutton Grammar School has extremely able and well behaved pupils and a low turnover of staff. Applications are welcomed from dynamic mathematics teachers who have a flair for delivering creative and interesting lessons in this large department. Large numbers (about 100) take A-level mathematics and about 20-30 take further maths in each year in the sixth form.
Attainment is very strong across all key stages. The school will have completed a period of growth by September (all years will be 135 in 5 classes of 27). The sixth form has also been open to girls since 2017.
Sutton Grammar School is a selective school (current roll 924 boys +36 girls) which is graded outstanding by Ofsted. We seek two mathematicians able to support our work . All our teachers have a significant sixth form teaching load. We have a number of very able boys in the school (e.g. Olympiad team hopefuls) and someone with an interest in the many competitions we enter would have many students interested in their support. That top end is one part of our role and we also want mathematicians who can empathise with those for whom maths is not their strongest subject. Most of our 135 GCSE students will get level 7 or better (in 2018, 103/123 got 8 or 9, only 5 got level 6).
Applicants should be qualified teachers. We can support newly qualified teachers but also find room for experienced practitioners. We want the best teachers we can get to enthuse our students about studying mathematics and using it in other subjects and to help them value mathematics as a key element of a broad education.
Other contributions possible
Extra-curricular contributions are also welcomed and you may have other skills to offer (e.g. sport, interest in CCF, D of E, music,.....) but these would be secondary considerations to choosing the very best teacher of mathematics that we can find.
Come and teach at a friendly and successful school!
We can support newly qualified teachers. Experienced teachers are also welcome to apply. We also have a STEM project in years 10 and 11 that allows keen maths students to work on an original maths project and get Crest accrediation.
To apply click on the ‘apply here’ button within this advert on the TES website.
Further information
The applicant information pack (downloadable below) contains further description of the post, mathematics faculty and school.
You might so like to look at the school website at www.suttongrammar.sutton.sch.uk
Feel free to contact the Headmaster, Gordon Ironside (gironside@suttonmail.org) or the Head of Mathematics, Tiana van Zyl (tvanzyl@suttonmail.org) for any further information you need.
Attached documents
About Sutton Grammar School
Introduction
Sutton Grammar School is a five form entry boys' grammar school. It moved to the current site in 1928 and in recent years has added several new buildings to cope with the growth of pupil numbers. It is one of five selective schools in Sutton serving this suburb on the edge of London. From September 2017 girls have been admitted to the sixth form. We seek to provide a well rounded education with extra curricular contributions highly valued and supported - including lots of participation in drama, music, CCF and DofE. STEM project work is especially well developed with many national and international awards for individual students and teams.
Almost all students aspire to go to university and we place more than our fair share at the top institutions. We value the breadth and balance of our curriculum and seek parental support to sustain smaller subjects in the sixth form.
Location
Sutton Grammar School (post code SM1 4AS) is located near Sutton town centre in a residential area just behind the High Street. The railway station is only 5 minutes walk away and many bus routes radiate from Sutton town centre. The school owns excellent playing fields in Northey Avenue (Cheam).
Sutton is a London Borough but is on the edge of London so is conveniently close to London for its social life (train 25 minutes to Victoria) but is more affordable to buy or rent and is within minutes of the countryside.
All of Sutton's schools are very good and the borough is regularly in the top few authorities for school results.
Attraction for Teachers
The school is an attractive place to work and develop one's career. We have been a hub school for biology in the local Training School Partnership, and a regular provider of PGCE placements for other subjects too. Trained mentors are therefore available to support our own NQTs. There is a full programme of CPD for all staff, with a lot of sharing of expertise within the school. We have a single staff room and therefore all staff socialise together and we try to involve all staff to support their well-being. There is a staff badminton club, spin classes and the sports hall and gym can be freely used by staff. Tea and coffee are available in the staff room. Wide staff participation in school sport and supporting clubs and activities contributes to it being a busy but engaged staff team. We look to retain the loyalty of staff by being as flexible as possible when staff want to become part time or need to change aspects of their working arrangements. Teachers are assisted by an outstanding team of support staff - not great in number but highly capable and flexible. The pupil roll is currently 1,023 with 345 in the sixth form. The school is heavily oversubscribed and has an excellent reputation for its extra curricular programme as well as its strong academic results. It is a science and maths specialist school, but seeks and achieves high standards across all curriculum areas. Staff turnover is low which is an excellent indicator that this is a very good school to work in. Newly qualified teachers are always welcome but experience is also valued and for each post we look for the best person that will enthuse young people and complement the skills of our existing team.
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