Maths Teacher

ROLE SUMMARY:

St Anthony’s is a Catholic Preparatory School (IAPS) for boys aged 4 – 13. It is Roman Catholic but welcomes boys of other faiths. There are currently over 310 pupils on roll and the school is looking to increase this number to 330 over the next few years. The majority of boys transfer to leading Independent schools.

The school operates a two-form entry with approximately 20 boys in each class from Reception up to and including Year 6. About half the year group leave St Anthony’s to join Year 7 senior schools including UCS, City of London and Highgate. The remaining pupils stay on to prepare for Common Entrance at the end of Year 8 before proceeding to leading boarding and day schools such as Harrow, Eton, St Paul’s and Westminster.

The school is not super-selective and promotes a caring, nurturing environment promoting the holistic education of each child. Pastoral and academic expectations are high amongst parents and staff. The school adds significant value to pupils’ learning and there is great emphasis on regular communication between boys, staff and pupils.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced maths teacher, who will contribute to the development of Mathematics at St. Anthony’s and be capable of stretching and inspiring motivated students, instilling a passion for the subject. The post involves teaching Mathematics across the year groups and ability ranges, with an emphasis on delivering engaging and inspiring lessons.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identifying clear teaching intentions and specifying how they will be taught and assessed; 
• Setting tasks which challenge students and ensure high levels of interest;
• Setting appropriate and demanding expectations; 
• Providing clear structures for lessons maintaining;
• Make effective use of assessment and ensure coverage of programmes of study;
• Set clear targets for improvement;
• Contribute to the extra-curricular life of the school; 
• Good classroom management - maintaining discipline in accordance with the school's procedures and encouraging good practice;
• Using a variety of teaching methods to: match approach to content, structure information, present a set of key ideas and use appropriate to the subject taught; 

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• Excellent professional knowledge and understanding, including of recent developments in the curriculum, and of a range of pedagogical approaches to raise attainment; 
• A thorough knowledge of the National Curriculum Maths KS2/3;
• Willingness to be flexible and take on additional duties as and when required;
• The desire to support students in Years 7 and 8 with Maths Scholarship applications, including inputting into references where appropriate; 
• Fulfil the role of Form Tutor as directed by the Head of House Pastoral, adopting a holistic oversight of all tutees; 

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. 

School Application Form

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