Teacher of Maths

Job Title:	Teacher of Maths (Responsibility & TLR available for the right candidate)
Required:	As soon as possible
Reports to:	Head of Maths
Pay Scale:	MPR/UPR
Location:	Bennett House, Sunningfields Road, Hendon, NW4 4QR Stamford Raffles Campus, Downage, Hendon, NW4 1AB (as required)
Contract:	Permanent/Full Time (Part time working would be considered)

 

We are looking for a creative and dedicated Teacher of Maths with a passion for their subject and a commitment to raising standards for all learners. The Maths department prides themselves on their students’ successes, friendly learning environment and innovative teaching.

This post is suitable for an ECT but there are also areas of responsibility and a TLR available within the department for the right candidate.

We are looking for somebody who: 

• Two-week October Half Term
• We support flexible working and have family friendly policies
• In class feedback policy which eliminates retrospective marking 
• Curriculum driven assessment rather than exam weeks encouraging staggered assessment marking  
• Concise curriculum design and centralised planning and resourcing 
• Consistent, whole school commitment to learning systems leading to excellent student behaviour 
• High quality CPD with implementation time to embed training 
• Established coaching culture and focus on career progression 
• Supportive appraisal policy and no formal observations 
• No written school reports
• Paid lunch duties 
• Centralised reflections (detentions) 
• Colleagues can leave school every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 3:15pm (Monday/Tuesday - 4pm finish)  
• Early finish at the end of the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms. 
• Nursery wrap around provision for staff members with children at SMSJ, staff are allocated a place for their children (in line with The School’s Admissions Policy) 
• Access to free counselling and other wellbeing support 
• Termly staff social events and tea and cake Fridays 
• SMSJ school personalised staff planners 
• Carpark and off-street parking

We are looking for a creative and dedicated Teacher of Maths with a passion for their subject and a commitment to raising standards for all learners. The Maths department prides themselves on their students’ successes, friendly learning environment and innovative teaching.

This post is suitable for an ECT but there are also areas of responsibility and a TLR available within the department for the right candidate.

Career Opportunities: 

• A high-trust, supportive culture focused on innovation and continuing professional development
• Access to a confidential coach who will support you to hone your teaching practice
• Research-led attitudes towards teaching and learning including a real focus on exploring new ideas and taking risks
• A robust secondary phase feedback policy which eliminates the need for hours of unnecessary marking 
• A focus on collaborative working in high performing subject teams
• A unique opportunity to develop skills and expertise in an all-through setting
• Opportunities for career progression
• The opportunity to teach A Level Physics

What we can offer:

• The opportunity to work in a community rooted in Christian values and principles where the dignity of every
• individual is paramount
• A commitment to improving colleagues’ working experience through a focus on workload and wellbeing
• Nursery wrap around provision for staff members with children at SMSJ
• Staff are allocated a place for their children (in line with The School’s Admissions Policy)
• An openness to flexible working to benefit both the school and home
• A focus on staff wellbeing within a close knit and supportive community

Who we are: 

St Mary’s and St John’s CE School is an all-through school in Hendon, North London, successfully providing high quality education and academic achievement for children and young people from Nursery to Sixth Form. We are proud to be a diverse, multi-faith, harmonious school, with a distinctive Christian ethos, resolute in the belief that "With God, all things are possible". In a changing world our values; Wisdom, Service and Hope, define us, strengthen relationships with our parents and children, and provide guiding principles that enable us to deliver academic excellence and promote self-discipline and resilience. 

Please contact Mrs Ryan (recruitment@smsj.london) for further information or a confidential discussion. 

Application forms can be downloaded from our website.

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Please send your completed application and supporting statements to recruitment@smsj.london.

Closing date for applications: Friday 24^th January 2025 9am.

We reserve the right to close the application process early if suitable candidates apply.  

St Mary’s and St John’s CE School is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers 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.

The school embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. We wish to further develop a diverse community and encourage applications from all sections of society.