Teacher of Mathematics
Grey Court School
Richmond upon Thames
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- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 20 February 2023
Job overview
Teacher of Mathematics
Start: September 2023
Main Pay scale
Suitable for ECTs and experienced teachers
Grey Court is a vibrant, successful, and well-established school situated on an impressive site close to the River Thames and Richmond Park. Rated outstanding in all areas, we continue with our ambitious vision for both staff and students. Come and join us!
About the role
We are seeking to appoint a qualified and innovative teacher of Mathematics who will inspire our young people, promote a personal passion for Mathematics and ensure that all students excel in this subject area. This role is suitable for ECTs and experienced teachers alike.
The faculty currently offers a wide range of opportunities at Key Stage 3, 4 and 5.
Results for both Mathematics and Statistics continue to exceed national level. We are an ambitious faculty with high aspirations for all our students.
About you
We are looking for someone to inspire our young people, and ensure that they all progress and excel in their learning.
The right candidate will:
- be, or demonstrate the potential to be, an exceptional classroom practitioner
- have a clear passion for their area; supported by sound subject knowledge
- want the very best for all young people irrespective of background or challenge
- demonstrate an understanding of the importance of mathematics across the curriculum
- have the skills, drive and passion to deliver mathematics across the curriculum.
You will be expected to contribute to the successful results of our ambitious Maths faculty. You must be a good team member able to deliver an outstanding experience in Maths lessons. You will have a strong commitment to high standards of classroom practice alongside a genuine regard for inspiring progress and quality of education for all our young people, regardless of academic ability.
About us
Grey Court is committed to recruiting the very best teachers and support staff to benefit student experience in the classroom. We are an Ofsted rated outstanding school offering a comprehensive range of GCSEs, A levels and BTEC level 3 diplomas. We serve a diverse community and ensure we bring out the best in each student, be that through following vocational or academic pathways.
Grey Court is part of the Every Child, Every Day multi academy trust which is made up of three local secondary schools. We are based in the London borough of Richmond, with good public transport links and close to the river Thames and Richmond Park.
As a training school we value the continuous development of our staff and offer a full range of professional training opportunities including in-house and cross-MAT CPD and national leadership programmes. We also have a structured support programme for early career teachers (ECTs) and trainee teachers.
Grey Court is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
If you would like to work with us, we look forward to hearing from you.
Closing date: 12PM 20th February 2023.
Interview date: TBC
For more information about Grey Court School please visit our website. For an informal discussion please contact Lorraine Scott. Job applications can only be made through the TES website.
We reserve the right to close the advert early should an appropriate candidate be identified.
The Governing and Trust Bodies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and expect all staff to share this commitment. We fully recognise our responsibilities for safeguarding and child protection.
Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check, overseas criminal record checks where relevant, online checks and receipt of satisfactory references. It is an offence to apply to work with children if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
The schools within the Trust are committed to all aspects of personal development, are inclusive and seek to ensure every student achieves to the best of their ability.
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About Grey Court School
Grey Court is a popular, thriving and well established oversubscribed secondary school, situated in Ham, Richmond having 1,590 students on record.
Grey Court School is a mixed secondary school serving pupils between the ages of 11-18. Furthermore our Grey Court sixth form provides an outstanding post 16 education which includes A levels and vocational qualifications at BTEC level 3. Our results are consistently amongst the best in state schools in London. Each year we help students secure places at the top universities in the UK, including Oxbridge and other Russell Group universities. We consistently outperform local and national schools in terms of our results, with over 80% of students achieving A* to B grades in 2022.
Situated on 22 acres of tree lined grounds, our first class sports facilities include immaculately maintained football and rugby pitches, two sports halls and access to Ham tennis club with its own clubhouse.
Grey Court School was established in 1956 and converted to academy status in 2012. This London secondary school has been rated as outstanding in all areas in March 2013, then in January 2018 and now once again in February 2024.
Headteacher
Mr. Christopher Rhodes
Values and vision
Grey Court School’s main vision is to support and nurture students so that they have the confidence to achieve to a high level regardless of the challenges they may face. The Ham secondary school wants to work in a solid partnership, where staff and parents unite to ensure that students are supported both at school and at home, and are taught the values of honesty, self-reliance and responsibility. It is important to Grey Court School that students are presented with a varied curriculum and it provides facilities to appeal to all. Grey Court School holds a specialist status in Science, Maths and Computing, along with a Sports England accreditation, Healthy Schools status and Artsmark Gold.
Ofsted
Following our latest Ofsted inspection in February 2024 Ofsted concluded that Grey Court “is a school where all pupils flourish and are kept happy and safe”, and that "all pupils experience a high quality of education". This built on the platform of excellence established when our school was judged as outstanding in all categories initially in January 2018 and then again in March 2013.
View Grey Court School’s latest Ofsted report
Teacher Training
Grey Court provides a comprehensive professional development programme for trainee, early career and established teachers. This is further enhanced through our membership of the Wandle teaching school hub; an alliance of schools in the London boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth, formed to provide ongoing development for teachers at every stage of their career.
Early career teachers
We work closely with the Institute of Education and the Wandle Teaching School Hub. to provide a two year training programme for early career teachers (ECTs). This highly structured, in-house programme involves close mentoring, support and encouragement of new teachers, and exceeds the statutory standards of the DfE’s early career framework. Many of our ECTs go on to build successful careers at Grey Court.
Ongoing teacher training
We actively encourage staff to continue their professional development. This could be through courses provided by the Wandle hub, through our in-house training and learning sessions, or through more formal routes such as the national professional qualifications.
Initial teacher training
As part of the Grey Court teaching alliance we co-ordinate placements for trainee teachers in schools across south west London and Surrey. Each year we work closely with universities and the Department for Education (DfE) to place post graduate (PGCE) and School Direct applicants either in our own, or in other local schools.
Training school
As a training school we value the continuous development of our staff and offer a full range of professional training opportunities including in-house and cross-MAT CPD and national leadership programmes.
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