Teacher of Maths, Coundon Court School
Coundon Court, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 2AJ5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
TBC
Closing date
18 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 November 2024
Job details
Job role
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
- TMS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Coundon Court School is a thriving school that is committed to Building Brighter Futures for all of its students.
A crucial part of Building Brighter Futures is providing a high-quality educational experience delivered through an academic curriculum and an exceptional programme of enriching experiences. We are looking to expand our team of dedicated professionals who excel in their field.
Opportunity
The school would welcome applications from primary practitioners or secondary teachers to support our KS2 to KS3 transition work and numeracy/literacy interventions.
We are seeking to appoint an excellent Teacher of Maths to join our Maths department at Coundon Court School. An ambitious and innovative teacher will thrive in this environment and will be offered plentiful opportunity for progression.
As a qualified Teacher of Maths, you will possess a passion for raising achievement and an aptitude for overcoming barriers to learning. Dynamic and creative, you will be an excellent team player and be able to inspire others around you.
For full information about the role please see our recruitment pack.
https://www.coundoncourt.org/join-us/current-vacancies
Closing Date
Monday 18th November 2024 - midday
Interviews
W/C 18 November 2024
The Futures Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidates for all positions will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and Social Media check.
What the school offers its staff
Salary & Benefits
TMS/UPS
- Competitive rates of pay
- Extensive professional development opportunities across
the Trust
- Career pathways across the Trust
- Teacher/Local Authority Pension Schemes
- Online retail discount
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Family Friendly policies to support family & carer commitments
- Flexible Working Arrangements
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 recruitmentadmin@thefuturestrust.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Coundon Court
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1919 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Coundon Court website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitmentadmin@thefuturestrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 02477 102134
Due to the strength and number of applications, we may choose to interview before the closing date. We would ask that all applications are received as soon as possible.
This is an exciting time to be working at Coundon Court School.
Our aim is to ensure our students leave Coundon Court academically successful and with the knowledge and experiences that will enable them to direct their own lives and have a great life. This is our core purpose and it’s what drives us every single day.
Our core values of Hard Work, Kindness and Respect underpin everything that we do. It is these values, alongside our unrelenting belief in our students and our driven commitment to work as a team, that makes Coundon Court a wonderful and supportive place to work.
We place a great emphasis on routines and doing the right things every day to ensure we are doing the very best for our students and the community we serve. We embrace candour and consider all feedback as a gift.
We call this The Coundon Way. It’s the way we do things around here.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Food and Nutrition to join our committed team of staff at Coundon Court. We are looking to appoint a skilled and ambitious leader of Food.
You will be an outstanding teacher, looking to demonstrate considerable impact in raising standards of student progress in Food and nutrition, as well as enhancing the teaching practices of others. You will be able to demonstrate excellence in the leadership, management and development of an interesting and challenging curriculum, as we work to expand the opportunities on offer for all pupils at Coundon Court. From whatever starting point, we will challenge and nurture your professional growth.
The Design and Technology department is a dynamic, well-equipped and progressive department that was highlighted as an area of strength in Coundon Court’s recent ‘Good’ OFSTED inspection. The curriculum is sequenced and resourced to a high standard to support consistency of approach that is underpinned by a sound rationale and attracts healthy numbers at KS4. This is an opportunity to become part of a well-established, friendly and creative team who are well supported by the senior leadership team and benefit from three technicians to support the vast range of subject areas we cover including one dedicated food technician. We have two specialty food rooms soon to be three brand new kitchens and a dedicated computer suite to accompany these. As such, there will be opportunity to develop food and nutrition to KS5.
It is an exciting time for a dynamic and innovative practitioner to make their mark. We can promise a demanding but ultimately rewarding experience as we move forward towards an “outstanding” future.
• The school is massively oversubscribed and comfortably fills its admission number of 345 places in Year Seven. Parents and students therefore have a massive investment in the school.
• The Coundon Sixth Form numbers 220 plus students and delivers A Level and Vocational provision. A Level teaching is widely distributed amongst the staff. All our students go onto positive destinations.
• We have a significant, core CPD programme based around cross subject learning teams that is challenging and extending the staff skills base. Our ECT and School Direct programme is also highly successful in securing qualification and progression into jobs at Coundon Court.
If you have any queries or questions or need to obtain further details, please contact Mrs Linda Phillips on 02476335121.
To apply for this position please complete and email the application form to vacancies@coundoncourt.org. You will also need to respond to the following question, on no more than two sides of A4, font size 11:
“How will you use your subject knowledge, pedagogical expertise and wider experiences to become a successful Head of Food and Nutrition at Coundon Court”
Coundon Court is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful application will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Closing Date: Friday 12th May 2023
Start Date: September 2023
Arranging a visit to Coundon Court
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitmentadmin@thefuturestrust.org.uk.
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