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Teacher of Maths
Required for September or sooner for the right candidate
Temporary additional paid allowance for responsibility for the right candidate
We are seeking to appoint a Teacher of Maths. The post will appeal to newly qualified teachers or experienced teachers with a strong track record wishing to join a thriving and oversubscribed school. A prerequisite will be outstanding subject knowledge, with a desire to teach A-level Maths and Further Maths at GCSE and A-level.
Mathematics is a flourishing department at West Hatch, securing outstanding results for students and is one of the most popular subjects at West Hatch, this is reflected by the high intake at KS5. Our Philosophy is to encourage and develop our student's confidence, with excellent teaching and learning, as well as their understanding through an engaging and bespoke curriculum. The Mathematics Department aims to inspire students to cultivate fluency, reasoning and logical problem-solving skills, equipping themselves with the Mathematical skills essential for everyday life.
The department results are consistently above national average at KS4, and rank highly amongst all schools in Essex. You would be working within a thriving department with good routes to progression, who take great effort and pride in developing and supporting staff.
We offer the following benefits:
- Newly built sports hall with fully fitted gym available for staff use,
- Swimming pool available for staff use,
- Banked cover scheme allowing staff to build time to take some term time days off,
- The Headteacher is passionate about staff workload and wellbeing and holds regular wellbeing meetings with staff,
- Minimal marking expectations,
- Additional CPD day to allow staff to mark mock internal examinations,
- All our teachers are provided with laptops and staff are welcome to work where and when they wish outside of school hours,
- We offer a significant number of paid development opportunities within departments and also across the school.
At West Hatch we believe in building strong relationships with students and going the extra mile to support students' successes both in and outside of school.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in the commitment. This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and positive references.
Further details about this post and an Application Form are available by visiting our School website at www.westhatch.net. If you require additional information, please contact recruitment@westhatch.net
Closing date: Wednesday 5th February 2025 at 12pm
Early applications are encouraged as we will review applications as we receive them; and applicants may be contacted before the closing date
Information about the School
West Hatch is a thriving, heavily oversubscribed innovative school. Proud of its success with significantly above average results and recently rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted, we are always striving for improvement. We are keen to appoint individuals with a positive outlook and a proactive attitude – colleagues who enrich the lives of the learners and staff with whom they work.
We place great store on teacher development at all levels and offer a whole range of opportunities for colleagues to develop their leadership potential within and beyond West Hatch.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in the commitment. This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and positive references.
Further details about this post and an Application Form are available by visiting our school website.