Teacher of Maths

This is an exciting opportunity to join a happy and successful school with excellent achievement and delightful students

We are looking for a dynamic, ambitious and inspirational teacher who can bring Science to life through engaging and exciting lessons across key stages 3 and 4.

The successful candidate will have a record of teaching excellence and a passion for Maths. This would also be an ideal opportunity for an early careers teacher to join a highly successful department.

The Maths department has a caring, supportive atmosphere where staff and students are able to flourish. We have built on each others’ strengths to become the very successful department that we are today.

Students are taught in mixed attainment classes and assigned to sets by the start of Year 8, according to their mathematical aptitude. We have a spiraling 5-year curriculum which challenges students from the day they set foot in a maths lesson covering, amongst other topics, Pythagoras', elements of quadratic algebra and Surds, all before the halfway point of Year 7! We believe in challenging students from the start but also have a supportive structure for those who struggle with mathematical concepts.

Regular low stakes testing enables us to assess how well students have acquired the skills being taught, and through focused reflection and feedback time, students are given the time to review and improve their understanding of topics that are not yet secure. These tests also support the drive to continually review and improve our curriculum design.

To highlight the wonder and beauty of maths we have developed and embedded a guided reading programme where students get the opportunity to see how maths has influenced and still influences the world around us. This includes learning about famous mathematicians, the maths of sport, architecture, and astronomy to name a few.

The department runs a comprehensive revision programme at Key Stage 4, as well as a range of support programmes that enable all students to achieve the best possible grade in the final exams. We work hard but we also love what we do and have a great team ethic too!

Why WSE?

Our students! Our friendly, often funny, students embrace challenges and are why we come to work each day

A knowledge-rich curriculum built on ‘powerful knowledge’

Our strong behaviour policy and support systems allow disruption free teaching

Personalised continuous professional development for all staff at all levels with excellent ongoing CPD,

career development and promotion opportunities

No formal graded lesson observations - just ongoing supportive feedback

Highly visible and supportive senior leaders

Free onsite parking

We work as part of a supportive Multi-Academy Trust with three secondary schools, six primary schools and a sixth form college, benefiting from all the networking opportunities this offers