Teacher of Mathematics
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, Dorset
- Expired
- Salary:
- Teachers Pay scales
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 3 February 2022
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, creative and inspiring teacher or ECT with energy, enthusiasm and a love of Maths.
This is a permanent, full-time post commencing in September 2022. The Mathematics Department is one of the largest and strongest in the School achieving outstanding results. Our new recruit will join a team of professional, experienced and able specialists, dedicated to continuing to provide the high level of teaching to which our students have become accustomed.
The successful candidate will:
• have a passion for Mathematics
• have excellent communication skills have the ability to embrace and contribute to the vision of the Department and school
• be able to build relationships quickly
• show respect to others and be able to embrace the ethos and values of the School
• be positive, optimistic, caring, kind and approachable
• be willing to be immersed in the life of a busy and successful school
• have the ability to support, challenge and inspire our students, encouraging them to achieve the best they can through the promotion of outstanding teaching and learning
Your Role
We are offering the successful candidate the opportunity...
• to teach and engage learners across the full age and ability range in an 11-18 School including A Level Maths and Core Maths if the applicant wishes.
• to build upon, strengthen and develop innovative strategies for teaching and learning in Mathematics.
• for continued professional development in a supportive and experienced environment and outside with our strong links to the Jurassic Maths Hub and the AMSP.
• to be part of a strong pastoral programme at the heart of The Gryphon School ethos.
Standards
• Standards at every Key Stage are very good.
• KS4 – GCSE results are outstanding with approximately 75% gaining 9 to 4 (A* to C) in each of the past four years.
• A-Level – Approximately 75% of students achieved A*-C at A Level.
• Further Maths – The proportion of students gaining A*-C was 70%.
• In recent years several Mathematicians have gone on to read Mathematics or mathematically related subjects at Oxbridge colleges.
Team Resources
• A suite of 10 bright and modern rooms surrounding its own dedicated foyer.
• Each room is equipped with Promethean Whiteboard and Projector and we encourage our team to enrich teaching with GeoGrebra, Desmos and Autograph; actively encouraging all our teachers and students to master them all.
• A Departmental workspace to share ideas and resources.
• A centrally planned and resourced KS3 Mastery curriculum that we are currently building with our in-house Mastery Lead.
The Curriculum
• Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 are broadly set into four levels in line with the focus on mastery of each topic.
• We also have an additional curriculum designed for our nurture students led by some of our strongest teachers.
• Every student follows the White Rose Curriculum in KS3 with a focus on meeting students where they are and pushing them as far as we can. No student has a ceiling to their abilities in maths.
• At GCSE, we have written our own curriculum that delivers a continuation of the KS3 mastery principles but also allows for more repetition, retrieval and recall.
• All 12 of our GCSE sets currently follow the Edexcel GCSE aiming towards linear entry at the end of Year 11.
• Our nurture classes take the AQA entry level in Year 10.
Sixth Form
• Mathematics is a successful and popular subject in the Sixth Form.
• The Department offer the 2-year Edexcel A-Level qualification and the 2-year Edexcel Further Mathematics qualification (with a choice of applications options in Statistics, Mechanics and Decision Mathematics).
• The Gryphon has offered Core Maths for 5 years, consistently getting good results and supporting Sixth Form Students to achieve in other subjects. We love Core Maths and have strong links with the AMSP and their Core Maths Leads.
• Currently we have around 120 students taking Maths, Further Maths or Core Maths in the Sixth Form.
The Mathematics Team
• Comprises 13 hugely and diversely qualified Maths specialist teachers who are passionate and close knit. This includes Heads of Year, a qualified SENCO and a Maths Hub, NCETM Mastery Lead.
• Is led by the Head of Department – Anthony Shaw and a wider Maths Leadership Group.
• Includes a Mathematics-specialist Teaching Assistant.
• Enjoys excellent relationships with staff and students
• Has strong links with the Jurassic Maths Hub, the AMSP and local schools through a North Dorset Maths Teacher Network that we facilitate.
• Has strong links with Initial Teacher Training Universities
• Is supporting colleagues through the School Direct Programme and PGCE students.
Situated in a beautiful area of North Dorset, with easy road access to London, Bath, Bristol, Exeter and the glorious Dorset coast, The Gryphon School , with its special atmosphere and feel, is a highly over-subscribed 11-18, comprehensive, Church of England school that welcomes those of all faiths and of none.
Our students come first and we encourage every student to strive for the highest possible levels of academic achievement alongside developing the personal attributes and qualities to thrive and make a positive contribution throughout life. Our students have an excellent record of success in gaining high results at both GCSE and A-level and our exceptional Sixth Form students, currently around 430, consistently secure university entrance, including to Oxbridge and the Russell Group, and in the most challenging courses. We are a very proud school which attracts students from around North and West Dorset as well as South Somerset. We also pride ourselves on our support and care for everyone and each other and offer well-developed and high-quality professional development opportunities, health and well-being packages and a superb working environment.
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About The Gryphon School
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Situated in a beautiful area of North Dorset, with easy road access to London, Bath, Bristol, Exeter and the glorious Dorset coast, The Gryphon School is a heavily over-subscribed 11-18, inclusive, Church of England school that welcomes those of all faiths and of none. Our students come first and we encourage every student to strive for the highest possible levels of academic achievement alongside developing the personal attributes and qualities to thrive and make a positive contribution throughout life. We work tirelessly to make sure every child wants to come to school – to learn, laugh and take another positive step forward. We also pride ourselves on our support and care for everyone and each other. The Gryphon School is successful in gaining high results for its students at both GCSE and A-level. The large Sixth Form of 430 students is exceptional. Its students have an excellent record of success in gaining university entrance, including to Oxbridge and the Russell Group, and in the most challenging courses. We are a very proud school which attracts students from around North and West Dorset as well as South Somerset. The Gryphon is a wonderful place to work and has a special atmosphere and feel. It became an academy in August 2012 to sustain the quality of our outstanding provision. In a recent national publication, The Real Schools Guide 2016, it was rated as one of only two schools in Dorset to receive a 5 star rating based on attainment, teaching, attendance and outcomes. The Good Schools Guide concludes that we are a ‘Super much sought-after school at the very centre of its community taking on the Sherborne independents. Truly a model of comprehensive education at its best – a place for all comers, which children and parents set their heart on, so it bulges at the seams’. Sherborne was named, in March 2014, by The Sunday Times as one of the best places to live in Britain, being described as ‘one of the most drop-dead-gorgeous towns in the country’ and having the feel of ‘a small cathedral city’. This is boosted, it says, by the quality of its schools, both private and public. Later that month, The Times named it as one of the best places to live in the countryside. It is a great area in which to live, offering something for everyone. We are an outward looking school with excellent community links as well as strong relationships with other good and outstanding schools across the South West and nationally. Teaching is often outstanding, and consistently at least good across all subjects and key stages. Teachers make lessons stimulating and practical and have excellent subject knowledge. They make sure students are very clear about what is demanded of them and how to improve. Students consistently have very good attitudes to learning. They behave extremely courteously to one another, to teachers and other adults and work well whether collaborating in groups taking part in whole-class activities or on their own.’ Ofsted 2014. The School’s very positive entry in the Good School Guide describes pastoral care and discipline as ‘exceptional’. Students are reflective, behave with great courtesy, and are heavily involved in working with staff to improve the school and the welfare of others. We are a comprehensive school serving a diverse community. In summary, there is a great sense of pride in what we collectively achieve, but we will accept the challenge for achievement to be even higher. Our special culture and ethos focuses on high achievement, for students to achieve the best that they can, both personally and academically, supported by the tremendous work and care of all our staff. We continue to strive to be outstanding in all respects. Of course, education is more than just exam results – we place great value on the personal development of each student. We aim for them to leave school as well-rounded young people with a strong sense of what is socially, morally and culturally acceptable, and to feel that they have a contribution to make to the greater community.
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