Second in Mathematics

Townsend Church of England School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6DR

9 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  28 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main Scale or UPS if entitled PLUS TLR 2A - £3,391

Second in Mathematics job summary

• To support the HoF with the school’s Mathematics curriculum enabling all our students to achieve to the very best of their ability.
  
• To support the HoF to secure and sustain high-quality teaching, learning and assessment in Mathematics. Assisting with moderation and the standardisation of work across the range of qualifications offered by the department.
  
• To support the HoF in planning co-curriculum opportunities to make the best use of facilities available within the constraints of the school calendar.
  
• To support the HoF so that the schemes of work and resources used for the teaching of Mathematics are high quality, appropriate and accessible and secure good progress for students of all abilities and backgrounds.
  
• To support the HOF with ensuring consistent record keeping and data analysis across the department in order to identify and intervene to address the underachievement of individuals or identified groups.
  
• To work with staff, students and parents and use the school’s systems to manage student behaviour and to reward effort and achievement in the department.
  
• To promote Mathematics and to maintain a high profile for the subject and the department in the school and local community.
  
• To liaise with key staff such as the SENCO, Exams Officer, the Pastoral Team and SLT to ensure that the needs of students are best met, and the department contributes towards the smooth running of the school.
  
• To support the HoF to plan effective use of the department resources ensuring that they provide value for money and manage the department budget.
  
• To oversee the day-to-day running of a specific Key Stage including ensuring cover work is set if required.
  

  Whilst this job description is current, and every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task may not have been identified. Employees will be expected to comply, following consultation, with any reasonable request from the Headteacher to carry out tasks and duties that are of a similar level, but not specified in the job description.

  
  About the School

  Townsend is a relatively small and very friendly school with a great atmosphere, circa 800 on roll, including a Sixth Form. Townsend is rated Good by Ofsted (January 2024) in all areas. In our last SIAMS inspection (May 2024) it was found that we are living up to our foundation as a Church school.

  Townsend Church of England School is situated on a large, green site between St Albans and Harpenden, and welcomes applicants from people of all faiths and of no faith. Children who attend Townsend live in St Albans and Harpenden, as well as other towns in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, including Welwyn Garden City, Hemel Hempstead and Luton.

  Townsend has evolved at pace in the last 18 months with a clear ambition to be a school which provides the highest quality education that a setting can. Our outcomes have improved with children making good progress in their qualifications as well as maintaining a caring and supportive environment. Opportunities to enrich the curriculum have increased recently with school visits to France, Italy, Poland and America. Townsend has also embraced the best technology available by becoming an Apple school in September 2024, which has seen all students provided with access to an iPad. We are also improving the fabric of the building with integrated learning spaces and plans to develop the sports and technology facilities.

  Townsend believes that educating the whole child is key to a successful education. The Bible-based vision of Love Your Neighbour underpins all we do. Students are taught to respect and care for themselves and each other, and Townsend’s supportive environment encourages them to make the most out of their journey through Secondary school.

  Although this is a Church School you do not have to adhere to the Christian faith to work here, but you must be in sympathy with our work and be able to support the aspects that give us our distinctive character as a Church of England School.

  Headteacher, Mr Anthony Flack is excited by the opportunity to make Townsend, ‘The first choice secondary school for all’.

  Friendly and welcoming, Townsend impresses with its calm learning environment and caring staff. To find out more about the school, please visit our website for more details https://townsend.herts.sch.uk/

  We reserve the right to move to shortlisting and interviews when we have viable applications.

  If you would like additional information or to discuss this vacancy - please email the school (recruitment@townsend.herts.sch.uk) for the attention of Mr Flack (Headteacher), or Mrs Llewellyn (Senior Deputy Headteacher), and we can either email a reply or telephone you if you leave a contact number.

  To apply for this vacancy, please send a cover letter and an application form to Mr Flack, Headteacher, Townsend CofE School, High Oaks, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6DR or email to recruitment@townsend.herts.sch.uk

  Townsend CofE School is committed to the safeguarding of all students and all staff appointed are subject to the usual teaching vetting and compliance checks that include DBS checks, two satisfactory references, confirmation of identity, qualifications, and barred list checks.

  Following the shortlisting stage, and before making a final decision, the school will collect and process information publicly available about you by conducting a brief online search using an internet search engine. We do this to ensure that the school acts in accordance with its obligations set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Commitment to safeguarding

Townsend Church of England School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates will be required to have a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Baring (DBS) check and meet the safeguarding requirements consistent with those outlined in the Keeping Children Safe in Education document. Please note that references are always taken up.

Applying for the job

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About Townsend Church of England School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 779 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Townsend Church of England School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/townsend-va-church-of-england

A Church of England Voluntary Aided secondary school.

See Website www.townsend.herts.sch.uk

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