Teacher of Mathematics-Maternity Cover - The Buckingham School

Overview

About us

The Buckingham School is a caring and supportive school with excellent student ambassadors who represent The Buckingham School very well, displaying good behaviour and a positive attitude to work. Our school motto is 'Success for All' and we aim to give all students life changing opportunities through educational achievement. We will continue to drive school improvement in order to achieve the very best for every student.

Website: www.buckinghamschool.org

About the role

We seek to appoint an ambitious, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our experienced and diverse Math’s Department. Whilst having a real passion for teaching and learning, we are looking for an innovative and committed classroom practitioner who can teach exceptional Math’s at Key Stage 3 and 4 with the skills and abilities to engage and enthuse all learners. A suitably qualified and experienced candidate will have the opportunity to teach to A Level.

This is an exciting period to join The Buckingham School; we have just completed 2.5 million pounds of renovation work within the school, with more remodelling and renovation of the school premises planned in the near future. Alongside this, we have seen steady improvement in all areas of the school over the past three years and we will continue in our quest to become the community school of choice within the locality. We are ambitious, oversubscribed and our students are fantastic to work with.

Applications are welcome from ECTs as well as experienced teachers. We have a proven track record of support and development and an excellent ECT package is available.

• A professional and supportive Maths Team
• A personalised approach to Professional Development
• A role in a school that has a clear vision
• Students with positive attitude and a willingness to succeed
• A supportive and inclusive staff environment

Please see attached job description

About you

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a secure knowledge and understanding of your specialist subject, including level descriptors at KS3 & KS4 as well as Post-16 examination specifications and courses
• Have a working knowledge and understanding of the teacher’s professional duties
• Good organisational ability
• ble to organise own teaching resources and activities to deadline and quality standards

Please see attached person specification

Other information

Please access the full job description, application form and self-declaration form from the school’s website www.buckinghamschool.org

Completed applications, giving full contact details of two recent relevant professional referees (one of which is your current employer) to: Mr Andy McGinnes, Headteacher, The Buckingham School, London Road, Buckingham, MK18 1AT

or email to [email protected].

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are also committed in promoting community cohesion, healthy school and young enterprise.

• This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
  All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.