Teacher of Maths

• Do you want to work in an established, supportive, friendly and inspiring Maths department?
• Do you want to have your own classroom in a newly built Maths block, including an IWB and visualiser?
• Do you want to work in a school that is easy to get to by underground or by road?

If the answer to these questions is YES, then this is a great opportunity to join a highly successful school as part of a friendly and hardworking department.  Established as a brand new school in 2002, we moved into our award-winning £30 million accommodation in 2005.  The school is located within easy reach of central London via the District Line and yet just minutes by car from the Essex countryside.

In May 2013, Ofsted described the school as good with outstanding leadership and governance. They stated that JRCS offers “an exceptionally caring and challenging education to enable all its students to ‘ACHIEVE’.” The report also stated that the promotion of students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is outstanding and takes into account students’ equality of opportunity. OFSTED also said that “teaching in the sixth form is consistently good or better”. The school is highly over-subscribed with well over 1,100 expressions of preference for the 300 spaces available in Year 7 for this year. This summer we achieved our highest ever KS4 results with 64% of our Year 11 students achieving A*-C grades including English and Maths. The results achieved by academic and vocational Sixth Form students remained significantly above national averages.   

The Maths department is looking for a creative and dynamic teacher of Maths to join our successful team. Applications from experienced teachers and NQTs are welcome. You will be able to motivate and inspire our students to achieve their very best   

The Maths department is staffed with a highly committed and effective team is now based in newly built (moved in September 2015), custom designed Mathematics dedicated classroom block. All the classrooms are equipped with data projectors, interactive whiteboards and visualisers. There is also a well-equipped staff base and areas for break out groups. The department has seen improvements in the progress made by students over the last 5 years and this year exceeded national averages for the headline figures, and was the highest performing maths department in the borough in terms of progress. This year, we achieved our highest ever number of A/A* grades in year 11. Our GCSE Statistics in year 10 continues to go from strength to strength, with 98% of the entries achieving A*-C.   

This is a great place to begin your career as well as develop it, with a culture of collaboration and sharing. High quality induction (including a two week school-based immersion programme in July for September NQT joiners) is available at JRCS as part of our strong commitment to continuing professional development.

Please log onto our website www.jorichardson.org.uk for further details about the school, this post, a link to our recent Ofsted report and the application process itself. All applications should be made online by clicking the 'Apply Now' link. Please contact Margaret Stone on recruitment@jorichardson.org.uk if you wish to arrange a visit to the school.  

JRCS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure.   

Closing date: Midnight on Tuesday 30th May 2017 

Interviews: To be confirmed    

Headteacher: Ges Smith 

Patron: Rt Hon Baroness Betty Boothroyd