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Teacher of Mathematics (Maternity Cover 1 Year Fixed Term)
Main Pay Scale/ Upper Pay Scale
Suitable for ECT's
Full time
January 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a team of dedicated professionals who aim to empower our students to be the next generation of leaders through our values of leadership, enrichment, scholarship and kindness.
The Mathematics Department
The Mathematics Department is a strong and successful department, committed to improving teaching methods to provide the greatest benefit to the students. Teamwork is an essential key to this, with each member of staff participating fully in the work of the Department.
The Department consists of six full-time and six part-time members. The Department's facilities are good and include a suite of eight classrooms and an office, in which each teacher has a working area with access to a computer and printer. There is also a large storeroom for textbooks, equipment, worksheets and examination papers. The Department has interactive smart screens in all eight mathematics classrooms which are used in most lessons. There is access to the IT network to work with mathematics software, in particular graph drawing and data handling packages.
The school has a sixth form entry. In Year 7 the girls are taught in form groups until the start of Year 8, when they are set. The students are split into two equal populations, from each of these a set 1 is formed with the remainder forming two set 2's. All sets follow the same scheme of work and are taught in parallel, with top sets going into greater depth. Set shifts are decided at the end of year 8 and 9.
The two populations continue into KS4 where students are streamed into sets 1 to 3. The set 1's on each side of the year complete the GCSE Mathematics syllabus by the first term of Year 11. Both groups go on to study the Level 2 Certificate in Further Maths, which is taken with their GCSE at the end of Year 11. The remaining students study the higher linear Edexcel GCSE Mathematics specification, which they all take at the end of Year 11. This allows the lower ability sets more time for consolidation and for the higher ability sets to work on some topics of the A level specification.
In Years 7, 8 and 9 we have adopted the approach advocated by the Mathematics Enhancement Programme (MEP) using both the Exploring Maths and STP Mathematics series of textbooks to help guide our scheme of work. The pupils enjoy this highly interactive method as it links well to their junior school experience. In KS4 'Essential Mathematics for GCSE' by Michael White is used by the all the sets. The Oxford GCSE Maths (Higher) book is used as a supplement.
Years 7 to 9 have three 1-hour periods of Mathematics each week, whilst Years 10 and 11 have seven 1-hour periods a fortnight. For KS3, homework is set after every lesson and the length of homework is dependent on the year. A combination of MyMaths and MathsWatch used primarily for KS3 homework tasks. For year 10, homework is set after each lesson to begin with and develops into a larger once a week homework later in the course. Year 11 have a weekly past paper to complete for homework. A combination of MathsWatch and paper tasks are used for KS4 homework tasks.
In the Sixth Form, Mathematics and Further Mathematics are some of the most popular A Level subjects. For Mathematics the Edexcel linear specification is followed and the course is divided into 3 components: pure mathematics, statistics and mechanics. The time allocation is 9 hours a fortnight in Year 12 and 8 hours per fortnight in Year 13, with two members of staff teaching each group. Students complete the full A Level at the end of Year 13. For Further Mathematics we offer an accelerated A-Level Mathematics in year 12 and then students will complete Core Pure 1, Core Pure 2, Further Pure 1 and an applied module from Further Mathematics. Students can only move on to study the full Further Mathematics if they achieve an A or A* grade in A-Level Mathematics, or the AS qualification if the achieve a B grade. Students who achieve a grade C or below have the opportunity to resit A-level Mathematics in year 13 to improve their grade.
The Department is keen to promote the enjoyment of mathematics. As part of this, all students in year 8 are entered into the UKMT Junior Maths Challenge, all year 10 are entered into the UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge and all Year 12 and 13 are invited to complete the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge. Students also take part in group Maths Challenges and Maths Feasts when applicable. The Department also work runs a weekly STEP class for Sixth Form students to help them with optional Mathematics extension papers including TAMU, STEP and MAT.
October 2024
VISION AND PURPOSE
• To liaise with colleagues within Westcliff High School for Girls and within theSouth East Essex Academy Trust to support strategic development, share good
practice and plan collaborative activities.
• Uphold the school's values of Scholarship, Leadership, Enrichment, andKindness.
• Ensure high quality teaching across the department.
• Raise student attainment.
• Maximise the learning experiences and achievement of students.
• Monitor and report on student progress.
• Plan and contribute to activities within the department.
• Undertake the role of Form Tutor, as required.
• Play a full part in the school and ensure that the vision and values of the schooland the trust are upheld at all times.
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
• Teach assigned students, ensuring a high-quality learning experience for all.
• Plan and prepare curriculum lessons in conjunction with school and departmentalrequirements and policies, including external syllabus requirements.
• Assist in the development of curriculum plans, syllabi, resources, schemes ofwork, and policies.
• Set and mark work in accordance with the school's assessment and markingprocedures.
• Contribute to the review and quality assurance of curriculum plans as directed bysenior leaders in the school.
• Contribute to the school and departmental improvement plans and theirimplementation.
• Maintain student records through the school's assessment procedures and usethese to inform teaching.
• Where necessary, liaise with colleagues to ensure effective provision e.g. coteachers, associate support staff, trainee teachers.
• Communicate effectively with parents when required including during parent'sconsultation evenings.
• Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within andbeyond the school effectively to promote a high quality of education for allstudents.
• Where necessary, collaborate with persons or bodies outside the school andparticipate in meetings arranged for the purposes of pupil progress.
• Initiate any necessary interventions to enable students to progress, includingwhere relevant operating in line with a student's Individual Education Plan.
• Promote teamwork and ensure effective working relations.
• Ensure the Behaviour Management policy is implemented in the department sothat effective learning can take place.
• Support the department participating in the school's ITT programme.
• To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example.
• Proactively seek opportunities to develop professional practice through furthertraining opportunities.
• Undertake the role of form tutor, as required including the delivery of PDEresources.
• To participate in the life of the House System.
• Comply with any reasonable request from the Headteacher or other school leaderto undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.
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Information about the School
Westcliff High School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All post-holders working in our schools will be considered to work in Regulated Activity and will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance all shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches that may include social media. For further information please contact HR@seeat.org.