Teacher of Maths

West Hatch High School, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5BT

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  September 2025 or sooner

• Closing date

  5 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1-M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a Teacher of Maths. The post will appeal to newly qualified teachers or experienced teachers with a strong track record wishing to join a thriving and oversubscribed school. A prerequisite will be outstanding subject knowledge, with a desire to teach A-level Maths and Further Maths at GCSE and A-level.

Mathematics is a flourishing department at West Hatch, securing outstanding results for students and is one of the most popular subjects at West Hatch, this is reflected by the high intake at KS5. Our Philosophy is to encourage and develop our student’s confidence, with excellent teaching and learning, as well as their understanding through an engaging and bespoke curriculum. The Mathematics Department aims to inspire students to cultivate fluency, reasoning and logical problem-solving skills, equipping themselves with the Mathematical skills essential for everyday life.

The department results are consistently above national average at KS4, and rank highly amongst all schools in Essex. You would be working within a thriving department with good routes to progression, who take great effort and pride in developing and supporting staff

What the school offers its staff

We offer the following benefits:

• Newly built sports hall with fully fitted gym available for staff use,
• Swimming pool available for staff use,
• Banked cover scheme allowing staff to build time to take some term time days off,
• The Headteacher is passionate about staff workload and wellbeing and holds regular wellbeing meetings with staff,
• Minimal marking expectations,
• Additional CPD day to allow staff to mark mock internal examinations,
• All our teachers are provided with laptops and staff are welcome to work where and when they wish outside of school hours,
• We offer a significant number of paid development opportunities within departments and also across the school.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@westhatch.net

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Job Ad & Info.pdf - 123 KB (opens in new tab)

Maths recruitment pack 2025.pdf - 3.7 MB (opens in new tab)

About West Hatch High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1505 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: West Hatch High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@westhatch.net
• Phone number: 02085048216
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-hatch-high-school (opens in new tab)

West Hatch High School is a large, thriving, successful, heavily oversubscribed Academy. West Hatch is situated on the Central Line overlooking the Roding Valley with easy access to London.

A significant building programme has resulted in refurbishment in Science, a new English block, a Business and Enterprise Centre, new Music block, Maths, Drama and Dining Block, and a new Sixth form Centre. In addition there has been a new Sports Centre opened.

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