Teacher of Maths with Key Stage 5 Lead
Presdales School, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9NX13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
16 March 2026 at 9am
Date listed
3 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of year or phase
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
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR £3668.16
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications
- A good honours degree
- Qualified teacher (QTS)/PGCE
- A commitment to on-going professional development with evidence of further study or professional training
Knowledge and Experience
- Enthusiasm and passion for teaching
- Excellent classroom practitioner
- Knowledge of current educational developments in subject and implications
- Good understanding of how students learn and how to engage all levels of learner
- Good understanding of how to use assessment to raise standards of achievement
- Good subject knowledge
Skills and Abilities
- Able to communicate well, both in writing and orally
- Excellent organisational skills
- Good ICT skills and be able to use them in own teaching
- Able to manage time effectively and work to deadlines
- Ability to develop good personal relationships with students, staff and parents
- Ability to work alongside other leaders to achieve a shared vision
Personal Qualities
- Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
- Excellent record of attendance and punctuality
- Ability to work well within a team
- Enthusiastic
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- The ability to motivate others
- Positive attitude
- Self-motivated and hardworking
- Creative
- Strong leadership skills
What the school offers its staff
There are many other benefits on offer at Presdales School. We want to help support your wellbeing and work-life balance.
- Health and Wellbeing (gym, swimming pool, free flu immunisations, cycle to work scheme, free yoga, free CrossFit)
- Rewards, recognition and fun (staff fund for wellbeing events, long service awards, social events, weekly staff quiz, staff conference)
- Life made easier (tea and coffee, deliveries, leave period 6 if you do not have lessons and are not needed for cover, one paid occasional day per year, staff laptop)
- Professional Development (NPQ support, regular inset, low stakes learning triangles, Aspiring Middle, Pastoral and Senior leader programs)
Further information about the job
Vision and Purpose
- To teach across the age and ability range, as and when experience allows, and to provide a learning environment that enables all students to make progress regardless of their starting points
- To share the responsibility of all staff to ensure that our students are challenged, encouraged, nurtured and developed as all-round young people
- To provide leadership and direction for a Key Stage within the department and ensure that it is managed and organised to meet the aims and objectives of the school
Main Responsibilities
- Teach across the full range of age and abilities, as and when experience allows
- Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
- Monitor and evaluate the progress of students in your classes and across a Key Stage in line with school policies, and lead on actions across the key stage to address underachievement
- Securing high standards of teaching and learning through curriculum development and continual pedagogical innovation, resulting in student performance matching or exceeding school expectations
- Plan and deliver lessons that are in line with the department’s curriculum
- To maintain good order and discipline in line with the school’s behaviour policy
- Actively engage in the performance management process
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with students, staff, parents and governors
- Have a commitment to your own continued professional development
- Keep up to date with your subject knowledge
- Attend all relevant meetings as required in order to fulfil your role and responsibilities
- Lead and participate in extra-curricular activities
- Be a form tutor as required
- Take responsibility to complete all safety checks, e.g. online training, when directed
- Ensure that all students have equality of opportunity
- Promote the school’s ethos and culture within the department and wider community
- To comply with the school’s Health and Safety policy
Leadership
- Lead and line manage staff on matters pertaining to a Key Stage
- Provide the Head of Department with relevant student performance information as part of the department’s self- evaluation cycle
- Contribute to quality assurance programmes within the department, such as lesson observations, learning walks, work scrutiny and student voice
- In collaboration with the Head of Department, identify and implement strategies to address improvement needs
Strategic Direction
- Overview and evaluate performance at a Key Stage in discussion with the Head of Department and teaching staff and provide future actions based on such evaluation and discussion
- Ensure short, medium and long term plans are established for the development and resourcing of a Key Stage which contribute to whole-school aims, policies and practices and identify realistic targets for the development of the department as part of the Department Improvement Plan (DIP)
- Manage change effectively, deploying staff and resources to maximise curriculum outcomes
- Implement policies and practices within a Key Stage which reflect whole school and department aims and objectives
- Create a climate which enables other staff to develop and maintain positive attitudes towards their subject and teaching it
- Demonstrate both enthusiasm and high standards of teaching to members of the department and to students
Teaching and Learning
- Establish the curriculum intent and expectations for implementation at a Key Stage
- Ensure effective curriculum coverage, sequencing, continuity and progression in the subject areas for all students by all members of the department
- Ensure that teachers are clear about the learning objectives of lessons and through the provision of resources provide guidance on appropriate teaching and learning methods
- Ensure the development of students' literacy through the department’s curriculum intent and implementation
- Follow department policies for assessing, recording and reporting on student achievement, using feedback to set targets for further improvement within the department
- Establish high expectations and ensure that clear targets are set for student achievement including for those with special educational needs, pupil premium status and the higher attainers
- In conjunction with teachers regularly monitor the progress of all students, using data effectively to identify students who are underachieving, creating plans of action where necessary to support recovery.
- Establish a partnership with parents to involve them in their child's learning
- Instigate, monitor and evaluate intervention strategies where appropriate
- Identify and nurture opportunities for students to engage beyond the taught curriculum through the Super Curriculum, extra-curricular activities and educational visits
Leading and Managing Staff
- Provide opportunities for staff development and enrichment through the appropriate allocation of tasks and membership of department curriculum working groups
- Help staff to achieve constructive working relationships with students and colleagues based on clear expectations
- Oversee the appraisal of department staff as required, identifying staff needs with regard to Continuing Professional Development and Learning (CPDL)
- Support the Head of Department in ensuring that all new teachers are appropriately trained, monitored, supported, assessed and effectively inducted into the department
- Encourage staff to discuss developing ideas in their subject and foster an atmosphere of discovery to enhance their perception of the subject
Efficient and Effective Deployment of Staff and Resources
- Identify timetabling, staff and resource needs for a Key Stage and inform the Head of Department of likely priorities for expenditure in close connection with school policies and subject development plans
- Use accommodation to create an effective and stimulating learning environment, ensuring displays are well-maintained and kept current and relevant
Communication and Liaison
- Communicate effectively with members of the department through formal and informal meetings and briefings
- Meet regularly with the Head of Department over matters relating to the development, as well as personal professional development
- Meet regularly with teaching staff to support the accomplishment of both whole school and department aims and objectives
- Liaise with other key staff, including Exams Officer, SENCO, Heads of Years and support staff on matters relating to a Key Stage
- Communicate with parents as appropriate
- Represent and promote the department at relevant school events and talks
- Oversee the deployment of assigned prefects and other student representatives to support department development
Other
- Undertake other tasks related to a Key Stage, as directed by the Head of Department.
- Deputise for the Head of Department in their absence.
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.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About Presdales School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1166 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Presdales School website
- Email address
- recruitment@presdales.herts.sch.uk
Presdales School is a single sex comprehensive school in Ware for girls aged 11-18, with boys welcomed in the Sixth Form. We have a long tradition of providing an outstanding education for our students. Formerly Ware Grammar School for Girls, which opened in 1906, we became Presdales School in the mid-1960s, and a fully comprehensive school in the early 1970s. The mansion house, which fronts the school, and our stunning grounds provide a calm and relaxed atmosphere for our school community.
We are very proud of the high academic standards that our students achieve, regardless of their starting point. Our motto, ‘Achievement for All’, runs through all that we do. We understand that every student is an individual, with different interests, strengths and characteristics, and we celebrate the diversity that each one of them brings to our community. We believe that all students, with the appropriate balance of support and challenge, can be successful.
We aim to develop their creativity and independence inside and outside of classroom lessons. There is an extensive range of extra-curricular clubs and activities, including numerous trips throughout the school year, which provide students with the opportunity to develop their leadership skills, to be part of a team and to develop a ‘can-do’ attitude.
Our vision and values are instilled in our students throughout their time with us, whether this be through our House system, the excellent pastoral care they will receive or the culture of achievement for all that we foster in our community. We want our students to be happy and confident young women who are ready to make a meaningful contribution to our global society.
Arranging a visit to Presdales School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@presdales.herts.sch.uk.
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