Mathematics Teacher

To plan, write and deliver Maths lessons to students in the secondary age range, including sixth form. Develop and propose strategic direction and vision for innovative use of Maths across the whole curriculum for approval by the Principal. Work with the Senior Leadership Team to develop and propose whole school policies to enable and support the successful delivery of the Maths Department vision. Participate in meetings where Maths is discussed. Participate in working parties and in any other groups as co-opted by the Principal. Proactively explore the potential of emerging technologies, new practices and BGI School’s own evaluations of its current use of Maths to regularly review and update the School’s vision and planning processes. Liaise effectively with the Maths staff to ensure that long term educational strategy and systems development plans are aligned and developed in parallel to deliver the required outcomes on time, on specification and on budget.

Leadership and management of others

• Ensure that the Maths vision clearly identifies the potential for the subject to enhance aspects of the School’s work.
• Work with Subject Co-ordinators and Heads of Department to ensure that Maths is embedded into the teaching, learning and assessment process across the whole curriculum across the school.
• Support staff to understand and share the creative possibilities for Maths across the curriculum.
• Support staff in developing and delivering lessons in which Maths is an integral part.

Teaching and learning

• Promote excellence in teaching and learning to ensure all students develop their potential and are equipped for life beyond school.
• Exemplify in own practice the skills of teaching and learning typified by lead professionals, and ensure that good practice is shared throughout the department.
• Ensure that schemes of work are used, reviewed and modified to enable the maintenance and development of high standards of teaching and learning.
• Monitor students’ work and the classroom practice of those in the department to ensure high standards are maintained.
• Ensure that Maths supports personalised learning with the Virtual Learning Environment and that it is used to support those needing additional educational support and to facilitate extension work to stretch those needing additional opportunities.
• Keep up to date with developments in subject area and education in general to ensure that best practice is adopted within the department.
• Anticipate future developments with Maths in teaching and learning and seek to place BGI at the forefront of these.

Extra-curricular activities

• Actively promote interest in the subjects outside the immediate physical and timetabled confines of the department.
• Contribute to the broader life of the school by supporting and leading curricular and extra-curricular events.

Management of resources

• Assist with the monitoring and control of the department’s allocated budget and purchasing arrangements, to ensure the efficient and effective use of all resources.
• Promote strategies and policies that take into account total cost of ownership, ecological issues and value for money in the Maths investment.
• Use accommodation to create a stimulating learning environment.
• Identify future resourcing needs and aspirations for the department for consideration in the school budget planning process.
• Ensure that all resources are fit for purpose and used in accordance with health and safety guidelines.

Monitoring, evaluation and assessment

• Ensure that within both departments individual pupil progress is regularly assessed, recorded and reported and used to inform future teaching.
• Monitor the students’ progress through the use of performance and benchmarked data to ensure that high standards of learning are achieved and maintained.
• Assess pupils’ Maths capabilities across the school and inform staff of their capabilities.
• Help to undertake a critical appraisal of effectiveness of whole school Maths usage to improve teaching and learning.

Training & development of self and others

• Set personal targets and take responsibility for own continuous professional development.
• Maintain and extend personal expertise in specific areas of your subjects ensuring current knowledge of how they are used in the workplace is maintained and used to inform future strategic direction and to provide appropriate advice and support.
• Ensure that the school is kept informed of the latest developments in software in relation to your subjects which might be of benefit to the school, and bring these to the attention of the Principal, SLT and Heads of Department as appropriate.
• Assist with individual and group training on the effective use of resources; document current policies and practice; produce detailed help sheets and other documentation as required in relation to Maths.