Head of Mathematics
Dorset Studio School, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8PX2 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
4 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
12 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS /UPS
Additional allowances
2.1
What skills and experience we're looking for
An inspirational Head of Mathematics is required at the Dorset Studio School on The Kingston Maurward Estate, in Dorchester.
We are now looking to appoint a colleague who can bring additional expertise to our fantastic staff team. The successful candidate will be able to make a significant contribution to both our Key Stage three and four provision. They will be able to confidently prepare students for assessments, whilst also embedding the skills required to support successful and happy lives.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity within a forward thinking school for a proactive and energetic individual to work with our experienced, friendly, supportive department. We are seeking someone with the ability to inspire students, to make the subject ‘come alive’ for them, whilst ensuring the continued development of standards and progress. Students work towards subject specific GCSE qualifications within an inspiring and diverse 750-acre campus.
Dorset Studio School is oversubscribed and is proud of its strong reputation. As an evolving and growing school, the range of appointments we make, and the skill set we look for is ever expanding. We are developing our provision in many of our staff teams. It is possible that a future TLR could be considered for the right candidate. If you feel that you have more to offer, and that this post could be the next step in your career development, please do let us know.
If you want to work in a good school with a creative and ambitious outlook, we would love to hear from you.
Recruitment and retention payments
£1.5 K payable on commencement of post
£1.5 K payable on successful completion of first year
£1.5 K payable on successful completion of second year
Web: www.dorsetstudioschool.co.uk
Yours faithfully
Mr Paul Green
Principal
What the school offers its staff
If done well, teaching is a hugely challenging, complex and yet rewarding job!
Conscious of this, we are constantly striving to evaluate staff work-load and
well-being, making this an important part of our ongoing self evaluation.
Situated just minutes from the incomparable Jurassic coast and its world famous
beaches, we are fortunate to be accommodated on a beautiful 750 acre campus,
frequented by paying members of the public who ‘flock’ to the popular Animal Farm park and grounds with their families. Staff are encouraged to use the facilities that this
provides both from a teaching perspective, but also at the weekend with their families (where entry to the site is free to staff).
Facilities on site include an international standard equine arena accompanied by a
working stables, offering horse-riding lessons to all abilities. There is a fully stocked gym with both fixed gym apparatus and free weights (free for staff to use) and extensive grounds including a boating lake.
We ensure that our support for staff is robust and visible. The Senior Leadership team maintain a strong, supportive and caring presence for both staff and students alike.
Line management support ensures a regular through-feed of ideas and views from all staff members and these are genuinely incorporated into our school improvement model.
We have invested in a CPD programme which has been rated by 100% of staff as ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’. With both weekly and annual focus and linking with our two sponsors (the Kingston Maurward College, and the Ofsted rated ’Outstanding’ Thomas Hardye School) we provide regular opportunities for staff development, both through in-house training and national development and leadership courses.
The school year mirrors that of the college, which is, therefore, a little shorter than that
of some other schools. This allows us to dedicate time over the summer term (whilst students are exploring work experience opportunities) towards all staff being ‘off –timetable’ and preparing for the year to come. Following this, our staff benefit from
additional holiday in the summer term, as well as additional days throughout the year. This can, and does, lead to staff being able to benefit from taking advantage of cheaper holidays for example, which may be taken at what would be ‘term-time’ in
another school.
Most notably, however, is the incredibly collegiate and supportive staff, which is perhaps reflected in the minimal staff turnover.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Dorset Studio School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 345 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Dorset Studio School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- tracey.richards@dorsetstudioschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01305 443600
Mainstream academic provision with a Land Based Specialism.
The Dorset Studio School is a thriving 11-16 mainstream school for students who wish to pursue careers in the Land and Environment Sectors. Our students will become professionals in Equine Care, Veterinary Nursing, Farming, Rural Craft, Environmental and Countryside Management; as well as a host of other related careers. We combine academic rigour with the sequential development of key employment skills across a focussed and interdisciplinary curriculum. There is a significant emphasis on study towards GCSE and Vocational qualifications, with approximately eighty percent of the week spent in classroom and land based study. Practical lessons will differ from those experienced in other schools. Our students will be out in all weathers completing the practical elements of their study towards key industry specific qualifications.
What is Dorset Studio School?
Students not only work towards GCSEs but also a range of technical qualifications to prepare them for one of six professional pathways; the Environment and Conservation Professional, the Travel and Tourism Professional, the Farming Professional, the Equine Professional, the Veterinary Professional. This school is ideally suited to young people who are passionate about, and committed to learning, to developing the skills and qualifications required for careers in environmental science, land and countryside management, animal conservation and welfare, outdoor activities, agriculture and horticulture. Dorset Studio School's vision is to provide knowledge, skills and experience which will enable our students to thrive in a 21st Century global economy. Provision of an integrated and innovative 'land based" curriculum, enabling our students to lead the creative responses towards a sustainable global future.
Why the Dorset Studio School could be the perfect school for you?
Dorset Studio School is co-sponsored by a unique partnership with Kingston Maurward College – a specialist land-based Further Education institution – and The Thomas Hardye School, an outstanding specialist science school. We place great emphasis on creating an adult environment through which students develop both personal and employment capacity. The Dorset Studio School allocates weekly curriculum time towards personal development. From entry students are supported through a planned pathway of personal, academic and career development. The school has strong links with local employers which lie at the heart of our model. Employability skills will run through all aspects of the curriculum, from the way students learn to the qualifications they achieve. Crucially students will experience an exciting and vibrant learning environment that encourages and develops independent thought, self-discipline, motivation and confidence, devoted to the rounded education and future of young people who are interested in a career in countryside, rural and coastal environments.
Arranging a visit to Dorset Studio School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email tracey.richards@dorsetstudioschool.co.uk.
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