Teacher of Maths
CHS South
Manchester
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Teachers Main / Upper Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- January 2022
- Apply by:
- 18 October 2021
Job overview
The Trustees are seeking to appoint a Teacher of Mathematics for CHS South to cover the current postholder's maternity leave.
The successful candidate will join a department that delivers a vibrant and creative curriculum that is relevant and engaging, leading to successful outcomes for the diverse range of students in our cohort. The Maths team boast a wide range of experience and skills and are extremely supportive of each other. Members of our department work very closely with the North West Maths Hubs and form part of the Mastery Specialist programmes to ensure we are at the forefront of new developments in Mathematics pedagogy.
This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional candidate to work with the CHS South team in developing our brand new 11-16 Secondary School. CHS South was opened in September 2018 to allow more young people in our community to access the successful model developed at our oversubscribed sister school, Chorlton High School. This model ensures we provide an education built on the values of offering every young person we encounter the skills necessary to craft a creative, happy and successful future.
In September 2021 we made the exciting move to our brand new building and are enjoying all of its facilities.
Our school is proud to be part of the Prospere Learning Trust. Prospere Learning Trust was formed in September 2017 through the merger of two multi academy trusts. We currently employ over 900 staff and are passionate about providing exceptional education for children from any background so that they become happy, confident adults with excellent academic knowledge and qualifications. We believe that our staff play a vital role in achieving our vision.
Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.
Application procedure:
- Please note we do not accept CVs;
- Applications will only be accepted on the TES Teaching application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage.
- Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete.
The closing date for applications is Monday 18 October 2021.
Interviews to take place on Thursday 21 October 2021.
All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
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About CHS South
About CHS South
Welcome to CHS South, our new 11-16 eight-form entry, mixed, comprehensive school opened in conjunction with Chorlton High School. Our school provides a full capacity of 1200 in our brand new building which opened in September 2021. Please follow this link to see information about our school and site: https://www.chssouth.org.uk/about-us/location-and-facilities
We received our first Ofsted inspection in January 2023 and were graded as ‘good’ in all areas. In the report Inspectors comment that, “CHS South is a welcoming and supportive community. Pupils are proud of their school. Pupils understand the school values of ‘ready, respectful, safe’, and they try hard to follow them in all that they do.”
CHS South was opened in September 2018 to allow more young people in our community to access the successful model developed at our oversubscribed sister school, Chorlton High School. This model ensures we provide an education built on the values of offering every young person we encounter the skills needed to craft a creative, happy & successful future. These values are articulated in our school intent below:
CREATIVE: An education where imagination, curiosity and resilience enable us to ignite our learning.
HAPPY: A shared belief that optimism, empathy and responsibility are the foundations for a respectful, safe and inclusive community.
SUCCESSFUL: Individuals who are ready to learn, practise being reflective, and are motivated to become champions.
We also ensure the young people at CHS South have access to a broad and forward thinking enrichment curriculum. We are well positioned to offer a diverse and engaging sports curriculum through our fantastic relationships with the vast array of sports providers in our community. Furthermore our expertise and understanding of the creative arts, an industry growing faster in our local community than anywhere in the UK outside London, ensures our young people are provided with the opportunities to develop and hone their skills in order to become the next generation of creative trailblazers.
Prospere Learning Trust
CHS South is part of the Prospere Learning Trust, which believes in working collaboratively to ensure the best outcomes and life chances for students. The Trust currently comprises of 8 schools, including 4 mainstream high schools and 4 special needs schools (both primary and secondary) with further schools anticipated across Greater Manchester. Find out more about Prospere Learning Trust in the candidate brochure.
Working at CHS South
We are committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding practitioners onto our teaching and our support teams to ensure that our students achieve their very best and are led by happy, dedicated and highly skilled staff. We are committed to ensuring ongoing training and personalised development for all staff. We have an exciting calendar of CPD training events; active and motivating sessions focused on teaching and learning, student attainment and staff well-being. We use the Annual Appraisal Cycle to ensure that all professional development is designed to meet the needs of our staff, whatever stage of their career they may be at and whether they are teaching or support staff.
Work-Life Balance
Here at CHS South we recognise that ensuring success for students also means ensuring success for staff and we have worked very hard on our ‘Happiness’ agenda – delivering training for staff and students on ‘how to be happy and resilient’. There are a range of processes and procedures in place, designed to make life easier for our staff; from social events, to Line Management meetings, we recognise that through working as a team and having open lines of communication we can all thrive.
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