Teacher of Mathematics - Full-time/Part-time

Gad's Hill School, Rochester

Ref:KCC886-6007-69T
Posted:05/09/2018
Pay:Gad's Hill pay scale (details available)
Start Date:Jan 2019
App Close Date:05/10/2018 at 16:00
Interviews:w/c 8th October 2018

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Gad’s Hill School requires a talented and passionate teacher of Mathematics to join our team. Full details of responsibilities can be found within the job description but, in summary, the successful candidate will provide effective teaching, as part of an efficient and collaborative team, so that pupils learn and make good progress in Maths.

Mathematics is compulsory at GCSE and taught by three specialist teachers. The school currently uses the AQA exam board and regularly achieves outstanding success. In 2018 the department achieved a 92% GCSE pass rate, while in 2017 this was 96%. The new teacher of Maths will be expected to engage in training and to maintain an awareness of local and national educational developments with a view to strengthening and improving the GCSE results even further in the long term.

Newly Qualified Teachers would be welcome to apply for this post. The post could potentially suit a teacher looking for part time employment.

Key Accountabilities

Provide effective and efficient teaching so that pupils learn and make good progress, including quality planning, preparation, marking, recording data, schemes of work and differentiation.
Maintain an awareness of curriculum, educational, social and welfare issues at school, in Kent/Medway and nationally to ensure that the curriculum, programmes of study and teaching methods are up-to-date.
Communicate with pupils, parents and other stakeholders as necessary to keep them informed of progress and developments.
Meet published deadlines with respect to assessment data, marking & recording, reports, examination data, budgeting, registration/attendance data, coursework schedules, schemes of work, planning or any other tasks, to ensure that pupils, parents and the school are kept informed of progress and that the school has data available to track performance.
Engage in teacher assessment & appraisal systems. Observe colleagues’ lessons. Engage in training in order to maintain and improve personal skills and departmental performance.
Undertake supervisory duties out of the classroom in order to maintain pupil safety & welfare.
Perform Form Tutor duties in order to support the pastoral development and welfare of pupils.
Enhance learning opportunities for pupils using events (e.g. assemblies, plays, after school activities or clubs, subject revision sessions, visits, debates, parents’ evenings etc.) to extend pupil learning experiences.

Information about the school

Gad’s Hill School operates as three distinct departments within one school. The Kindergarten takes children from age three in our Nursery through to Year 2. Here, alongside the foundation in literacy, numeracy, sciences and humanities, there is a strong emphasis on play, physical education, music and drama with all pupils performing in a number of short productions each year. The school places particular emphasis on communications and therefore pupils from Reception upwards receive twice weekly lessons in Spanish and also ICT.

The Junior School is two-form entry from Years 3-6. Our Junior pupils receive a high proportion of lessons with subject specialists; in particular Modern Languages (Spanish), DT, Computer Science, Art, Music, Science & Games. By Years 5 and 6 nearly all lessons are delivered by specialist tutors. In sport our students have the opportunity to represent the school in fixtures against other schools.

Our school is located geographically within a selective secondary system and historically many of our pupils would leave to attend grammar schools at the end of Lower Shell (Year 6). However, in the last few years, the growing success of our Charles Dickens Scholarship Award, providing financial assistance to the most able pupils from our own Junior School and many from the wider community, has resulted in the development of highly capable and aspirational cohorts at Key Stage 3. Our strength is to make the most of our small class sizes and supportive atmosphere to add significant value to every individual.

The Upper School generally has a two-form entry. The curriculum is relatively broad, with all pupils taking a spread of subjects including Art, DT, Food & Nutrition, Spanish, Computer Science, Music and Drama. Students choose a range of options at the conclusion of Year 8. They follow a core of Maths, English (Literature & Language), Separate or Combined Science and CCF (comprising BTEC Teamwork & Personal Development and Institute of Leadership & Management diplomas). As options they may choose from History, Geography, Spanish, Art, Food & Nutrition, DT, Computer Science, Music, Drama and PE, and in recent years we have supplemented these options with Psychology and Statistics exam courses for our increasingly able cohorts.

At present there is no sixth form education at Gad’s Hill and pupils currently depart for local schools, colleges or other independents. In the last year we have partnered with the University for the Creative Arts and several of our leavers have commenced Extended Diploma courses with them.

The school operates a good number of after school activities and would welcome new additions to the extra-curricular programme.

Job Contact Information

Name:Tracy Barker
Address:Higham, Rochester, Kent, ME3 7PA
Telephone: Tel: 01474 822366
Email: information@gadshillschool.org

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