Teacher of Mathematics (Full-time or Part-time) - The Cottesloe School
Location: Wing
Overview
Term time only
Salary Type: MPS/UPS
Salary details: MPS/UPS
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time or Part-time (0.6 - FT)
Closing date: 17/05/2024 09:00
Interviews to be held: To be confirmed
For July or September 2024
About us
The Cottesloe School is a successful and oversubscribed Foundation secondary school with Sixth Form situated in the village of Wing in rural North Buckinghamshire, located conveniently for Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.
We are a forward-looking school with a Headteacher who leads an experienced and stable senior leadership team who have a passion for creating an inclusive learning environment, which enables all students to meet high expectations.
Through our personalised CPD programme we offer first class commitment to developing individuals to reach their full potential. Emphasis on staff wellbeing is central to our culture and we provide a vibrant and caring working environment.
Please see our website for more information about us https://www.cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk/home
About the role
We can offer you a rewarding opportunity to work in a welcoming and supportive environment. Our students are eager to learn, work hard and achieve well. Pupils and staff treat each other with respect and courtesy. Around the building and in lessons, pupils behave very well. Senior leaders are ambitious for Cottesloe students. The Headteacher is supported by talented and committed staff. Staff are very proud to work at the school. They feel valued because leaders consider their workload. (Ofsted - Continues to be a Good school, November 2021).
Maths makes sense of the world around us and helps us to understand the natural world as well as the man-made environment. Students learn about number, algebra, geometry, ratio and proportion, statistics and probability. The students will be required to develop numerical fluency to gain a broad range of skills. They will be required to develop their problem solving and reasoning skills to effectively apply this knowledge to successfully answer a range of probing mathematical questions and problems.
We believe that Maths lessons should be enjoyable, accessible and applicable. The subject is relevant to everyone. The cultural aspects of the development of mathematics are explored and the universality of the subject is celebrated. We strive to develop the philosophy of achievement, to create an environment where all students develop the desire to improve, to take responsibility for their learning and to extend this development inside and outside of the classroom.
About you
We are looking for an enthusiastic full-time or part-time teacher with excellent knowledge and relevant teaching qualification to join our team and teach Mathematics at all Key Stages. The successful candidate will be an outstanding practitioner with a clear vision of how they can inspire students, raising their aspiration and achievement. This is an ideal opportunity for either an ECT to undertake their induction training in a school with a proven track record of providing excellent professional support for all staff, or for an experienced teacher looking for a new challenge and great CPD opportunities in a supportive school.
Early Career Teachers will be offered a contract from July 2024 and comprehensive Induction support.
Other information
Please contact John Brawn (Head of Maths Department) to discuss this role further or visit the school [email protected]
Please complete an application form, providing full details of your education and employment history. CVs cannot be accepted. Use the job description and advert to explain why you are applying and why you are the best person for this role, giving specific examples where possible to demonstrate how you match the requirements and detail your experience of delivering teaching and learning and what impact your contribution would make in terms of raising standards at The Cottesloe School.
Your completed application form should be emailed to [email protected] and will be reviewed on receipt. No agencies please.
The Cottesloe School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and all staff, volunteers and governors are expected to share this commitment, to follow the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures and to behave appropriately towards children and young people at all times both in work and in their personal lives.
It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration form. Offers of employment will be subject to Enhanced DBS clearance, and satisfactory teacher status, qualification, identity, health, online and reference checks as part of the safer recruitment process. The school has a policy of renewing all DBS checks every five years.
Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemption Amendment) Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 there are a number of jobs where we must take account of convictions, even though they are ‘spent’ (excluding youth cautions, reprimands and warnings). All posts at this school are regarded as such. However, spent and/or unspent convictions may not necessarily make you unsuitable for appointment. Staff have a duty to inform the Headteacher of any change in their DBS status and to make the Headteacher aware of any incidents that may impact on their ability to work with children and young people.
