Teacher of Maths
The Tiffin Girls' School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 5PL19 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
9 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
18 December 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, part time (Can be done as a job share): Full-time and part-time applications will be considered.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 to M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
Candidates suitable for the role will:
- have strong subject knowledge and be confident in teaching Maths to high achieving students
- be keen to develop their subject knowledge in all facets of Maths. New teachers will be supported in developing the knowledge and skills necessary for teaching to A level over a period of time
- be willing to use a range of strategies to teach across the ability range
- be passionate about personal and professional development and demonstrate a willingness to engage with the findings of evidence-based research through our whole school CPD programme.
- help extend and enrich students’ school experiences beyond the curriculum
- have the ability to communicate effectively with staff, students and parents
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- the opportunity to join a highly successful and collaborative Maths department with a range of expertise
- a well-established curriculum with high quality lesson resources available for all key stages
- a stimulating and creative environment in a school where extra-curricular activities flourish
- a diverse workplace, with an engaged student and staff community who are currently collaborating on developing our whole school digital strategy
- a two-week October half term
- a caring environment where the work-life balance of teachers is proactively supported by the governors and senior leadership team.
- Teacher pension scheme
- a wide range of online paid resources to support teaching and learning
- numerous other benefits (please see our attached information pack)
Further details about the role
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Teacher of Maths, to share their knowledge and love of their subject in our vibrant, caring and diverse community, where a ‘Love of Learning’ is evident in every student interaction.
Students at Tiffin Girls’ are highly motivated, kind and respectful, and greatly value the contribution maths brings to their education; over 150 are taking it in Year 12 and 110 in Year 13, with over 25 taking Further Maths. We provide a rigorous and supportive education and a broad range of co-curricular maths related opportunities to extend student learning, including undertaking the challenge of competitions at each key stage.
In 2024, 98% of students achieved grades 9-7 at GCSE and 94% of students achieved A*-B at A level. The Department provides both Maths and Further Maths at A Level and many of our students go on to study maths related subjects, Sciences and medicine at leading universities.
Early career teachers are very welcome to apply, as we support the development of new teachers through an excellent ECT training programme and the Maths department is very supportive in its approach to subject specific development.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Tiffin Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share and support this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to both a full employment history and child protection check, and will also be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (criminal record) check.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@tiffingirls.org
CVs are not accepted.
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About The Tiffin Girls' School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1236 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Tiffin Girls' School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@tiffingirls.org
- Phone number
- 020 8546 0773
The Tiffin Girls’ School, a selective state school and stand-alone Academy, is a vibrant and happy community where the students take centre stage. The school is currently home to 1,235 students, aged between 11 and 18, and is now into its 143rd year. The school is a six form entry selective school, with 180 students in each year group and over 340 in the Sixth Form.
The school prides itself on encouraging students to aspire to do the best in everything they do, whether that be: academic excellence, a passion and enthusiasm for the creative and performing arts, sporting prowess, or student leadership. A broad and challenging curriculum sits alongside a stimulating and rewarding range of extracurricular activities, many of which are student-led, and these elements of school life combine to develop inquisitive, confident, dynamic and successful young people ready for their future lives as global citizens.
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