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Teacher of Mathematics

Teacher of Mathematics

Kingsford Community School

Newham

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
21 April 2014

Job overview

Teacher of Mathematics, Newham

Main Scale (plus Inner London Allowance)
 

This vibrant 11-16 school with a roll of 1,500 students has excellent facilities in all subject areas. Kingsford Community School is committed to high quality inclusive education for students of whom fifty per cent are multilingual. The school has achieved a range of nationally accredited awards and was rated by Ofsted in 2013 as Good with Outstanding Leadership and Behaviour.

We are seeking a well-qualified and highly motivated Mathematics Teacher. The successful candidate will have a passion for Mathematics, they will be able to motivate, enthuse, excite and challenge students to produce the highest quality work.

For this teaching post, we are looking to appoint someone who:

  • Is talented, dynamic and an ambitious teacher, who can build on the success of the Learning Area and ensure good progress for all pupils.
  • Has experience of teaching Mathematics with very good pupil outcomes at KS3 and KS4.
  • Can inspire and lead high quality teaching and learning.
  • Has experience teaching and supporting pupils with a range of SEN, Behavioural and Academic needs.
  • Has a proven track record of securing excellent pupil outcomes in GCSE examinations.
  • NQT?s are welcome to apply


We can offer  

  • A committed and successful Learning Area Team
  • Encouragement for innovation and creativity
  • A supportive and collaborative environment and the opportunity to achieve significant career development as you prepare for further promotion.

Previous experience Teaching Mathematics at KS3 and KS4 is necessary. The successful candidate will have to meet the person specification in order to be considered for the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Only applications submitted on the schools agreed application form will be considered.

Kingsford Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in accordance with DFE Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment regulations. The school expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For any further information regarding this vacancy, please visit our website http://www.kingsfordschool.org.uk/ or email Almitra Sewell, Personnel Officer at: asewell@kingsford.newham.sch.uk  or telephone on 020 7476 4700, ext. 213

Closing Date: 21st April 2014
Interviews to be held: 24th April 2014

?Seeking excellence, success & opportunity in an inspiring community where students and learning come first?

A fully inclusive school in the heart of the redeveloping Docklands region of East London

Head Teacher Joan Deslandes MA



 

Attached documents

About Kingsford Community School

About Kingsford Community School

Kingsford Community School is a diverse and vibrant coeducational secondary school that offers a unique and transformational education to its 1500 pupils in the heart of Beckton, East London.

Through the school’s International School and Confucius Classroom status and strategic partnerships that seek to raise standards at every turn, pupils are well equipped to excel and achieve their full potential.

Pupils are inspired within the classroom by a challenging yet accessible curriculum, stimulating teaching, outstanding pastoral care and the best in modern facilities. And yet the Kingsford learning experience goes well beyond the classroom, with exciting educational visits, international experiences, a varied cocurricular programme and community outreach projects.

At Kingsford, every pupil has the opportunity and support they need to aspire, succeed and excel as global citizens who make a difference in the world around them. They are strong communicators, responsible citizens and ambitious achievers who carry a strong sense of value with them for life. As Ofsted have stated, “pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is outstanding. They develop into mature and reflective young adults who show a strong sense of responsibility and a genuine concern for others.”

Headteacher

Joan Deslandes OBE

Values and Vision

At Kingsford Community School, pupils are taught, motivated and nurtured to aspire, succeed and be excellent. To support our pupils in this mission, we advocate and uphold the FIRST values (Focus, Integrity, Respect, Self-Determination and Teamwork).

Kingsford Community School is a place for excellence, achievement and progress. We are committed to enabling our pupils to realise their potential through the provision of exciting opportunities which help them to develop their talent. All staff work towards setting achievable targets for pupils and regularly review them, in order for each individual to observe and learn from their tangible progress and move forwards to even greater accomplishments. Our academic results consistently improve due to our ambitious and dedicated staff, the hard work of pupils and the support of their parents.

Kingsford is a place for equality. Equality is at the core of everything we do, and is something we passionately seek to drive forward at every opportunity. As a school we are strengthened by the many nationalities and cultures represented and we seek to respect and celebrate them all. We are a diverse and inclusive family of kindness where no child is left behind, and where everyone is actively engaged and feels they belong and contribute. Our curriculum, policies, and staff professional development seek to ensure that every single member of the community feels welcome and supported to thrive.

Kingsford is also a place for partnership. Staff and pupils benefit from links with schools in the UK and abroad, and regularly receives a number of distinguished visitors from across the world. The school contributes to and benefits from partnerships that ensure the best in teaching and learning, such as SSAT and TEEP, and is committed to the continued professional development of all its staff.

Kingsford is a place that transcends the classroom. A dominant aspect of the school’s ethos is committed to the provision of a full range of extra-curricular activities, particularly in: sport, debating, drama, music and computing. For us, learning does not stop when the bell goes. Pupils enjoy access to a vast array of learning resources, and carry a strong sense of belonging and value that shapes their future as culturally conscious individuals.

Ofsted report

“The school is a harmonious community in which everyone lives and breathes the school’s values of aspiration, achievement and excellence. Helped by an outstanding curriculum, enriched by many opportunities to attend extra clubs and classes, and by strong partnerships and international links, students develop confidence in themselves and their abilities and are well prepared for their adult lives. Teachers make lessons interesting, challenging and enjoyable. They are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about their subjects. Students enjoy coming to school. Their behaviour is outstanding, their attendance is good, they want to learn and they work hard in their lessons.”

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