Head of Maths
John Hanson Community School, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3PBThis job expired on 6 December 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
25 April 2022
Closing date
6 December 2021 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 November 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- View all Mathematicsjobs
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPR/UPR +TLR 1b + significant recruitment incentive
Head of Maths job summary
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and ambitious Head of Mathematics.
The successful candidate will have:
• Evidence of skills in accelerated learning, coaching to improve teaching and using data to inform effective interventions
• An outstanding teaching track record
• A passion to be innovative and forward thinking
• The ability to lead a strong team of specialist mathematicians embedding an ethos of high expectation of both students and staff
• An understanding of the importance of quality assurance
• A view that the progress of every child in Mathematics is their responsibility
• Aspirations for Senior Leadership
In 2019, the last year of ‘real exams’, 78% of students gained grade 4+ in GCSE Mathematics and 21% grade 7+. These were the highest percentages the school has ever had. Our internal data for the last 2 years shows that this high standard has continued.
Over the last 5 years the school has improved significantly. There is a resolute ambition for all students to achieve their best (Ofsted 2018), brought about by new approaches to improve teaching, learning and assessment in both key stages. This has rapidly raised standards for pupils across the school.
We welcome applications from candidates from all qualification routes and backgrounds; most important of all will be the ability to excite our students through their learning, and the desire to be an integral part of a successful school.
At John Hanson ‘Inspire Care Succeed’ is not just for the students, but staff too. Care is at the centre of everything we do and we are proud of the well-being work that listens to and acts upon staff feedback.
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 John Hanson Community School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1002 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- John Hanson Community School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- karen.page@jhanson.hants.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01264 325637
Thank you for your interest in John Hanson Community School. We will be pleased to receive applications from well-qualified and enthusiastic staff who feel they can contribute to the high standards and ethos of the school. This document does not form part of the terms and conditions, but aims to give you more information about the town, the school, the advertised role, its context and an introduction to the students you could be working with.
Education changes lives and we are privileged to work with young people during the most important time in their lives: their childhood. Education is about opportunity and that is what all young people need, and as a school we pride ourselves in supporting young people build their confidence. We believe that young people have great things to offer and the school aims to give them the opportunity to discover their potential. They benefit from a positive, engaging, supportive environment and we aim to make a difference. Positive role models are vitally important and it falls to the larger school community to provide these. We want to inspire a new generation filled with a generosity of spirit and a determination to make things better for themselves and our community.
Our Vision
John Hanson Community School will inspire all students to rise to the opportunities of the future and achieve their potential, by promoting emotional resilience, social confidence and academic success.
Child Protection
Our first priority is safeguarding children. The school is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any offer of employment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The School
John Hanson is a comprehensive community school for students aged 11 – 16. There are currently 980 students on roll; the teaching establishment is around 50 teachers, 55 support staff and a strong sense of community. The Leadership team are totally committed to the principles of comprehensive education and providing the very best learning experience we can for each individual. It is the school’s role to ensure that all students and staff are supported to reach their full potential.
The school can trace its origins back to 1569 with the foundation of Andover Grammar School. In the 1970s the grammar school became a comprehensive school and was renamed John Hanson School after an original benefactor of the Grammar School. In 2002 the school relocated to a greenfield site towards the outskirts of Andover, very close to the A303.
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