Teacher of Maths
Parklands High School
Chorley, Lancashire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- £23719 - £39405 depending on grade and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- February 2020
- Apply by:
- 7 October 2019
Job overview
We are currently seeking a dynamic and inspirational Teacher of Maths.
Required for February 2020 (or earlier) we would like someone to join our vibrant and successful maths department and contribute to the teaching of the maths mastery curriculum. The position would suit an experienced practitioner with a proven track record but we would also welcome applications from NQTs/RQTs. The department is dynamic and innovative in its teaching.
This is a full time, 1 year (maternity cover) position in the first instance but could be extended. Hours of work are as detailed in the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document.
Parklands has a bespoke NQT and RQT programme in place and staff here also benefit from access to the UK’s leading provider of healthcare insurance.
Parklands High School is a popular, over-subscribed and high-achieving school. This is an opportunity to work in a friendly, supportive, well-resourced and forward looking environment. If you wish to come and visit us or require more information regarding the role, please contact Mrs V Ardern, Assistant Headteacher by telephone or email (vardern@parklandsacademy.co.uk).
Candidates should complete an electronic application form, available from the school website, along with a letter of no more than 3 sides of A4, in which you outline your experience and suitability for the position. Applications are available from the school website and should be returned to the email address admin@parklandsacademy.co.uk.
Closing date for applications: 12 noon Monday, 7th October 2019 with interviews to be held the same week.
Please note that Parklands High School reserves the right to hold interviews and close the vacancy earlier than the stated date if a suitable applicant is found.
We also reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time and we regret we are unable to contact individual applicants who may be unsuccessful. Applications from ethnic minority candidates and other diverse groups are welcomed. Parklands High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its staff and pupils and expects those working at the School to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service as well as qualification and reference checks.
Other Information
The Maths department are a cohesive and dynamic team who work collaboratively and support one another. We are a Maths Mastery partner school and are committed to creating a curriculum which inspires our learners and enhances mathematical understanding. We aim to ensure that mathematics is taught in a lively and interesting way and that students enjoy the subject.
As a team we are constantly trying to improve teaching and learning and enhance the experience of the students and believe that raising the profile of mathematics and increasing pupil enjoyment will lead to ever improving attainment and progress figures.
As a department we are constantly working on developing activities and questions to promote challenge and deeper thinking, with a greater emphasis on proportional reasoning, problem solving and justifying answers. Our lessons incorporate the Concrete Pictorial Abstract approach to deepen and reinforce students’ conceptual understanding. We hold weekly planning meetings in which we discuss the key tasks and approached to teaching and learning in order to empower and equip teachers to transform mathematics education for all learners.
All students will follow the AQA GCSE specification. We are continuing to adapt our schemes of work and assessments to ensure students are prepared for the challenge and rigour of the new curriculum.
The mathematics department at Parklands currently consists of ten full time maths teachers and is in the rare yet fortunate position of all colleagues being maths specialists.
Maths rooms are arranged with group work in mind. The department has a set of bookable iPads which are used in a variety of ways to aid learning. Various additional websites are used by the department, including Mathsbox, JustMaths and Mr Barton’s websites, and we use Google Classroom to provide learning, homework and revision experiences and opportunities.
Over recent years attainment and progress at GCSE has improved significantly and is now above national average. We are a very dynamic and forward thinking department and are confident in our abilities to improve rates of progress further.
Attached documents
About Parklands High School
Parklands High School is an 11-16 co-educational standalone academy school based in the historic, leafy market town of Chorley. Chorley has excellent transport links and the school is within easy reach of the M6, M61 and M65.
We believe our school is a magnificent place to teach and help develop the next generation. Our school is a lovely, warm and effervescent community; our students are an absolute delight, and we receive constant praise from members of the community and visitors to our school about their mindfulness, manners, generosity and mature approach to their experiences in school.
We are not an exams-factory; although our students achieve extremely well, we believe that a holistic education is paramount, and we encourage like-minded teachers to join us and contribute to our ongoing success. In return, teachers at Parklands can expect to teach due to outstanding student behaviour. Teachers enjoy a calm, purposeful and orderly school community where mutual respect is the norm. New staff to Parklands join a vibrant workforce, where there is lots going on, from school musicals and drama productions, to a multitude of sporting activities and social activities organised by staff for staff.
We are proud of our exceptional facilities. We have a fantastic all-weather pitch, a magnificent TV studio, a state-of-the-art music recording studio, brand-new cooking facilities for students of Food Technology, a large dance studio, brand-new science laboratories, a brand-new Modern Languages suite and a new dining area. For our students, our school is a wonderful place to learn, and for our staff it’s a wonderful place to make a difference!
The school has a House system with vertical tutor groups, and our students have outstanding leadership opportunities from year 7 through to year 11, such as Head Student, Senior Student Leaders (Teaching & Learning, Wider Life of School), Learning Ambassadors, Subject Ambassadors, Sports Captains and many more.
Headteacher
Steve Mitchell
Values and vision
As an outward-facing school in continual pursuit of excellence, we aim to provide a world-class, 21st Century education for all pupils, irrespective of social background, race, gender, disability, belief, and sexual orientation, so they can successfully embark on the next stage of their education, training or employment, and make a positive contribution to society.
Ofsted (November 2014)
“Attainment in five or more good GCSEs, including English and mathematics, is significantly above the national average. Progress in English has been consistently good over recent years. In mathematics, progress has improved and is now consistently good for students in all year groups. The progress of all groups of students, including those who are disadvantaged, is good. The proportion of students making better than expected progress in English and mathematics is in line with what is seen nationally. This demonstrates strong improvements in mathematics.”
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