Lead Practitioner of Mathematics
Mark Rutherford School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 8PX3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025 (earlier availability will be considered)
Closing date
29 September 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £47,417.00 - £52,330.00 Annually (Actual) Spine for Lead Practitioners (points LP1 to LP5)
Lead Practitioner of Mathematics job summary
Mark Rutherford School is a large oversubscribed secondary school in the northern part of Bedford with approximately 1250 students on roll. We serve a wide-ranging urban catchment area whilst also taking students from other parts of the town and surrounding villages. We offer a broad and varied curriculum to suit the needs of our students.
We are looking to appoint well-qualified, dynamic and highly motivated Lead Practitioner of Maths who will oversee the transition of students in Key Stage 3, who are able to teach to at least GCSE. You will be an exceptional classroom practitioner with knowledge around the latest educational research. You will be well supported within the ambitious leadership team in the Maths department. Coaching and mentoring teaching staff to drive up improvements in the teaching of Maths will be a key area of the role.
We are lucky to have a large and pleasant campus with extensive green spaces for sport and recreation. Our infrastructure offers well-equipped classrooms and other subject specific facilities to support our students with their learning and personal development. Two large indoor sports facilities enable students to undertake a wide range of sports and we also have a 3G pitch for students to use for lessons, sporting fixtures and recreational time. Our recently opened £2 million STEM facility houses our planetarium whilst also providing a lecture theatre, number of classrooms and a computer room. For our STEM enthusiasts we offer access to additional qualifications, such as GCSE Astronomy and Sixth Form students lead a weekly club for Key Stage 3 students who have a passion for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
All of our staff are dedicated and committed to raising standards and developing each child to reach their potential. We have a strong emphasis on academic achievement, backed up by the real knowledge of each student’s individual needs. Students learn in a positive, healthy and challenging environment.
At Mark Rutherford School we offer a supportive working environment and a comprehensive CPD offer. The school has an excellent induction programme as part of our staff support package and a clear pathway for career progression with our Aspiring Middle Leaders Programme.
If you are seeking to join a committed and enthusiastic team in a school where collaboration and professional development are fully supported, then we would be delighted to receive your application.
We are committed to the protection and safety of our students and the successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
We reserve the right to invite candidates for interview prior to the closing date and to close vacancies early if we have sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Mark Rutherford School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1259 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Mark Rutherford School website (opens in new tab)
School location
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