Teacher of Mathematics (Maternity Cover)

Career Opportunity ((for ECTs, M1-M6 or UPS1-3 teachers)

Ambitious, forward-thinking, flexible and self-motivated? If you can combine these attributes with excellent teaching skills, we welcome your expertise for a maternity cover period and the possibility of a permanent role moving forwards as the school grows. We offer scope for career development at our vibrant and heavily oversubscribed school (over 1700 applications for 180 Y7 places in September 2022), situated in £35million state-of-the-art, brand new buildings, where we took up occupancy in January 2021.

We offer scope for career development at our vibrant and heavily oversubscribed school (over 1700 applications for 180 Y7 places in September 2022), situated in £35million state-of-the-art, brand new buildings, where we took up occupancy in January 2021.

By September 2022, the school’s growth will have resulted in all year groups being on role, the on-going growth of Key Stage 4 and the CWS Sixth Form brings a variety of promotion opportunities for dedicated and ambitious staff. CWS is a school with a track record of rewarding outstanding performance amongst current staff via internal promotions. By becoming part of the team at Coombe Wood School, your career will benefit from joining a future-focused group of schools within Folio Education Trust, offering access to CPD, which contributes to the recognised quality of learning within our schools.

There is a strong team spirit amongst both staff and students at Coombe Wood School. Our staff are ready to overcome unexpected challenges, break fresh ground, encourage collaboration and share excellent teaching skills within our hardworking and dedicated group.

Our Maths department

Our Maths curriculum has been designed with two compatible principles in mind: mastery and the science of learning. We believe that all of our students can be successful mathematicians; the ultimate aim is for our students to be able to demonstrate mathematical thinking and problem solving. To do so, they require the necessary fluency in important facts, procedures and concepts, alongside rich experiences in reasoning mathematically, to make progress when solving unfamiliar problems. KS3 pupils are placed into upper and lower groups which retains an element of mixed ability, and then set for KS4 (Edexcel GCSE).

The department has a range of experience and expertise; we are united as passionate mathematicians who work hard to implement an innovative curriculum with high expectations. We enjoy discussions about subject-specific pedagogy, sharing ideas and resources. Within our brand new facility, we have a department office and maths IT suite, and our classrooms are equipped with an interactive whiteboard, visualiser, mini whiteboards, manipulatives and new textbooks.

As an evolving school and department, there is plenty of scope for you to add your own contributions. Our dedicated maths team have supported students after school with Maths Clinics and we would love for you to enhance our extra-curricular offerings.

About us – context, location and buildings

This fully inclusive secondary co-educational school was established to meet an urgent rising local demand. The site of our new building and extensive grounds is opposite Lloyd Park in South Croydon, with an excellent Tramlink service to and from East Croydon station (just 5-minute journey-time away,) and a short walk from several bus routes. 

Our £35 million new building and facilities offer specialist teaching spaces for all subjects including Music, Dance, Drama, Science, Design Technology and Art. In addition, students benefit from indoor and outdoor auditoriums, a brand new Health Related Fitness building offering dedicated health and well-being studios and competition-sized spaces for gymnastics, netball, football and basketball. The school is set in spacious parkland grounds which offer a range of outdoor learning opportunities across all subject areas. 

Advantages Include:

• Network of expertise and CPD support within CWS and Folio

• 9 INSET days per year

• Chance to join an innovative and supportive ground breaking team

• Opportunity of career progression with natural expansion of the school

• Catchment includes many aspirational, supportive families

• Working with students who use MyZone technology to track and improve their fitness, as a result increasing their focus and concentration in class

• Outstanding brand new £35M building, modern facilities and extensive grounds

• Free access to new sports amenities for staff.

Application Procedure

Please download the candidate pack and application form or visit Career Opportunities on our website. Departmental heads are offering a Google Meet to answer questions; if you would like the link please contact Mrs Baker on jbaker@foliotrust.uk 

Please email your completed applications to careers@cws.foliotrust.uk   in compliance with safer recruitment guidelines CVs will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 9am Friday 2nd December

Interviews:   Week 5th December

Safeguarding: Folio Education 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 recruitment process will include an enhanced DBS check, medical screening, confirmation of right to work in the UK and all other pre-employment checks in line with safer recruitment requirements.

The Candidate Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”) is published on our web site www.folio-education.co.uk 

Equal Opportunities

At Folio Education Trust, we believe that all individuals are of equal value and we are committed to equal opportunities for all. All people who work and study in the school have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, class, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief.