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Maths Teacher, Fixed Term Contract

Maths Teacher, Fixed Term Contract

Holmewood House School

Kent

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Salary:
Competitive salary and benefits will be offered
Job type:
Full Time, Maternity Cover
Apply by:
16 June 2023

Job overview

About Holmewood House School

Holmewood House is a prestigious independent Prep School of 440+ pupils aged 3-13 years, set amidst 30 acres of beautiful Kent countryside, just outside Tunbridge Wells. The School is a happy and supportive working environment, where we pride ourselves on the exceptional provision for our pupils and staff in all areas.

Holmewood House provides a broad, well-balanced curriculum with outstanding teachers in what is very much a family school where the positive relationships between the teachers and children allows staff to get to know and understand the individual needs of each and every child. They foster their talents and nurture their growth through a challenging and exciting curriculum.

For further information about Holmewood House please visit our website www.holmewoodhouse.co.uk


Role requirements

Mathematics is a fundamental core subject at Holmewood House. We seek to recruit an inspirational Mathematics teacher to join our department and contribute to the enjoyment and success that our children have with maths. Applicants should be able to teach across KS2 and/or KS3. We support applications from NQTs.

Experience of teaching Common Entrance and Scholarship Mathematics is welcome.

The role will be based at Holmewood House School, predominantly in Years 5 to 8. There may be occasions where you will be required to work in other parts of the School.

The role will report to the Head of Mathematics.

Your role

To ensure the effective teaching and learning of all pupils, helping them to develop to their full potential.

Main duties

  • To undertake all duties designated by the Head of Mathematics.
  • Understand the needs of the individual pupils in the class, structuring their learning so that they progress at a rate which challenges them in a secure environment.
  • Promote the general progress and wellbeing of pupils assigned to you and to be involved in the pastoral care of all children in the department, reporting any concerns to the Assistant Head Pastoral/Head/DSL.
  • Have consistently high expectations for behaviour at all times.
  • Provide guidance and advice to pupils in all areas of their development.
  • Inspire each child to achieve their potential and develop enthusiastic and confident learners.
  • Plan appropriate work and organise the children’s education in line with the KS2 and KS3 curriculum.
  • Be aware of developments in ICT and how they may be integrated into your subject.
  • Work as part of a team and attend planning meetings with appropriate staff members.
  • Facilitate, support and monitor the overall progress, learning and development to help the children achieve and exceed expectations.
  • Carry out assessments to inform next steps and set targets.
  • Maintain records as evidence of learning for each individual pupil’s profile.
  • Set and mark work (including assessments) to be carried out by the pupils in school or at home, as required.
  • Assess, record and monitor the progress of each pupil and report relevant information on the progress and attainment of pupils to their parents through parent consultations, written reports and ad hoc face to face meetings / communication.
  • Regularly review methods of teaching and Schemes of Work.
  • Participate in arrangements for professional development and participate fully in the school’s performance and development process.
  • Plan and organise curriculum related visits/speakers to enhance learning experiences and assemblies.
  • Undertake a proportion of duties to ensure the smooth running of the school, supervisory duties, breaks, lunchtime and After School Clubs.
  • Take responsibility for classroom displays and a proportion of the displays in the Lower School.
  • Promote equal opportunities for all pupils.


Key Professional Skills

  • To engage in wider school activities as required, e.g off site trips, Speech Day, Sports Day etc.
  • Prepare for lessons and carry out tasks to assist with the smooth running of a busy class.
  • To attend school Inset and other training as required.
  • Respect confidentiality of our pupils as you will have access to sensitive information relating to pupil needs which must be managed sensitively.
  • To act in a professional manner at all times.
  • To be an adaptable, supportive, vigilant, positive, willing member of staff and to enjoy working with children.
  • Be an outstanding teacher.
  • Be confident and able in ICT.
  • Communication skills – be able to make points clearly and understand the views of others.
  • Self-management – be able to plan time effectively and to organise yourself well.
  • Be able to run extra-curricular activities, if required.
  • Work with colleagues to develop a holistic education which blends tradition with innovation.
  • Work in close partnership with the Teaching Assistant, parallel Teachers and Head of Pre-Prep.
  • Work in partnership with parents.
  • Attend staff meetings that take place on a weekly basis after school and other meetings as required to meet the needs of the department/school.
  • To adhere to all school policies and procedures.
  • Holmewood House School offers a caring and stimulating environment to all pupils. The high expectations of staff and parents regarding educational standards and social behaviour must be reflected at all times.
  • Members of staff are expected to arrive punctually. The working day of the teaching staff begins before the children come into the classroom and ends after they have left. Typically the hours are 8am – 6pm however there may be occasions where additional hours are required in order to fulfil the needs of the role, this may include but will not be limited to: parent consultation evenings, training, other key events in the school calendar.


Salary

A competitive salary and benefits package will be offered.

Salary range: £27,952 - £42,643 (placement within this range will depend on experience).


Start date

September 2023

This is a fixed term contract for one year, to cover maternity leave.


Safeguarding

Holmewood House is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children. All staff are required to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Safeguarding policies at all times.

The school adopts a rigorous safer recruitment process which is adhered to in the appointment of all new members of staff. As part of the safer recruitment process, all applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including, but not limited to, checks with past employers and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

 

Application

If you wish to be considered for this role, please complete an application form and email to: recruitment@holmewoodhouse.co.uk . CVs can also be submitted as supporting information to the application form.

The closing date for applications is Friday, 16th June, 2023, however, we reserve the right to interview and offer prior to this date. If you would like more information on the role or require a hard copy application form please contact Sam Oakeshott on 01892 860000.

About Holmewood House School

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+44 1892 860000

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Holmewood House is a vibrant and thriving Preparatory school located on the outskirts of Tunbridge Wells. Holmewood House is a non-selective school where, according to our ISI report, “The quality of pupils’ academic and other achievements; and the quality of pupils’ personal development” were both deemed ‘excellent’. We are a busy, welcoming and dynamic school community; our school values of self-belief, aspiration and kindness inform everything we do.

Our beautiful school is set within 30 acres of stunning grounds, equipped with state of the art classroom facilities, a 6 lane, 25m indoor swimming pool and 500 seat theatre, as well as our Learning Hub and Learning Strategies area which are both centrally located within the school to support and enhance our teaching and learning provision for every child.

Our teachers all share a love of the children in their care and all our teachers are Form Teachers or Assistant Form Teachers too, as we believe the pastoral and academic areas of school life as intrinsically linked. We celebrate teachers’ further learning and have supported three different colleagues through two Masters in Education and one MBA respectively in the last two academic years. We welcome colleagues who explicitly connect research with practice and want to bring ideas to the table. Our teachers from all areas of the school can join our Teacher Learner Community, which collaborates to share teaching and learning innovation, research and ideas to support continual development. All teachers have access to in-house drop-in counselling support and in-house coaching, should they wish to work on specific areas of their wellbeing or professional practice. We also have a peer mentoring system in place for both teachers and pupils who are keen for further support and guidance. Many of our teachers volunteer to support pupils and teachers in both these mentoring programs.

We regard these vital preparatory school years as forming the very foundation on which our pupils build their lifelong learning and indeed their lives. We are mindful of the fact that our pupils’ experience of school and of life at this early age will significantly shape the adults that they will become. To this end, we place a strong emphasis on outstanding pastoral care; we nurture the wellbeing of every child to enable them to thrive within an ever changing and fast paced world. We believe ensuring positive mental health in our community is the very foundation of the learning that follows. To this end, our teachers foster the Holmewood House learning behaviours in their lessons and beyond (featured below) so as to develop our pupils’ self-belief, aspiration and kindness, both towards themselves and others. We offer a rich, broad and balanced curriculum and full array of extracurricular sports and activities, to support every pupil in finding their niche and to grow everyone‘s love of learning.

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