Teacher of Mathematics
Comberton Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7DUThis job expired on 21 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
21 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
8 October 2024
Job details
Job role
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Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- UPS / MPS -
Teacher of Mathematics job summary
Teacher of Mathematics
Full Time or Part-time
UPS / MPS - ECT applications welcome
Required January 2025
We are a highly successful, community centred, comprehensive school with Teaching School status in a pleasant rural setting only 5 miles from the centre of Cambridge. We currently have around 1900 11-18 pupils on roll, including Comberton Sixth Form which was established in 2011 in a purpose built sixth form extension.
Our pupils are well motivated, staff morale is excellent and examination results at KS4 are outstanding. Pupil outcomes across KS4 and KS5 place us amongst the best secondary schools and colleges in the country. The school has consistently been rated by Ofsted as Outstanding over very many years. In addition to offering GCSE Maths, we also have well established programs offering GCSE Statistics, Level 2 Further Maths and Level 1 Number and Measure to both stretch and support our KS4 cohorts. At KS5 we find that more students chose A Level maths than any other A Level, and we aim to have a maths qualification to suit students who wish to continue engaging with the subject post 16 including Core Maths, Further Maths and Maths Enrichment options where students can support the students in the younger year groups with their maths.
Teaching maths at Comberton Village College is about more than producing good grades, with a significant focus on developing our pupils to be well rounded mathematicians. We offer various Maths Challenges – with AMSP and the UKMT, we run trips and we have curriculum immersion opportunities throughout the year to students of all years. Comberton Village College is also an AMSP Partner school and three AMSP Area Coordinators are based at our college.
We are seeking to appoint an excellent teacher to join our vibrant and friendly maths department. Our philosophy is to play to the strengths in our team: we have a fully resourced KS3-5 curriculum to support staff wellbeing and pedagogical development, but staff are also encouraged to teach in the way which works best for them and there is no requirement to use the centrally planned resources or to teach topics in a particular way. All staff are encouraged to engage with their own professional development either through externally run course, the Trust CPD offer or internally with our weekly pedagogy and problem solving sessions.
This is an exciting time to join our maths department: The Cam Academy Trust are proud to be the base for the Cambridge Maths Hub. In this role we are helping every school and college access locally tailored and quality support to develop the teaching and learning of mathematics. Many members of the Comberton maths department have gone on to lead work groups for the Maths Hub or to work for them on secondments.
The department is involved with various NCETM and Maths Hub projects and has recently become involved with the Teaching for Mastery project, with Secondary Mastery Specialists based at the school. We are proud to be a teaching school and many members of the department have a significant focus on initial teacher education and continuing professional development. Experimenting with teaching techniques is encouraged with several members of the department being involved in research. We look forward to welcoming new team members and the ideas they bring to the department.
The school has moved to one-to-one devices for students, with all students in years 7-11 now having their own iPad. All staff also have their own iPad, as well as their own laptop, which can be used for projecting and interacting with student devices. We are excited to see how we grow with this technology and have a specific focus on this within the department this year.
For suitably experienced candidates, we can offer the opportunity to teach lessons at Comberton Sixth Form. This could be teaching a class from our large cohort of A Level Maths or Further Maths pupils. We were early adopters of the Core Maths qualification and now have growing numbers of students taking this option so you could also teach this exciting course.
We have a strong track record of supporting and developing our teaching staff. Our programme includes:
Continuing support for those in their ECT years through a guaranteed place on the highly rated Developing Effecting Teaching programme. This includes four days of specialist pedagogic support and observation opportunities.
ECTs also benefit from additional non-contact time that can be used for coaching, observation and co-planning with an identified mentor drawn from the experienced staff in the maths department.
For experienced teachers the school appreciates the need for time out to reflect on what makes excellent practice. Teachers are offered a place on the Developing Outstanding Teaching programme which features four days looking at high-level skills and strategies for the classroom including a focus on how coaching and mentoring can develop other colleagues and lead change in the department.
Staff are also encouraged to participate in the many excellent Maths Hub work groups which the Cambridge Maths Hub offers.
Those maths teachers who are interested have been supported to complete their Master’s in Education degree.
For staff interested in supporting new teachers, we offer access to the development opportunities offered through our teaching school alliance (camteach.org.uk), including opportunities to develop as an ITT or an ECT mentor.
For further details please visit our website www.combertonvc.org. Roles in other schools in the CAM Academy Trust may also be available for the right candidate.
If you would like to see an overview of the whole school including the maths department, please go to: www.combertonvc.org/about-us/open-evening.php.
Pre-application visits to the college are welcomed and encouraged. For further information about the role or to arrange a visit, please contact Kara Earl, Head of Mathematics, at kearl@combertonvc.org
Please note that if we have suitable field of candidates apply, we may close the application process before the deadline therefore early application is encouraged.
We do not accept CVs.
Interviews to be held on or before Wednesday 23rd October 2024.
The Cam Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance (via the Disclosure and Barring Service) in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.
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.
About Comberton Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1930 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Comberton Village College website (opens in new tab)
Please note that listings under Comberton Village College may be for other schools within The Cam Academy Trust.
Our schools include:
Cambourne Village College, Cambourne
Comberton Village College, Comberton
Everton Heath Primary, Everton
Gamlingay Village Primary, Gamlingay
Hartford Infant School, Huntingdon
Hartford Primary School, Huntingdon
Jeavons Wood Primary School, Cambourne
Melbourn Village College, Melbourn
Offord Primary School, Offord D'Arcy
St Peters School, Huntingdon
Thongsley Fields Primary School, Huntingdon
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