Head of Mathematics

Hampton Pre-Prep & Prep School is an academically selective, independent day school for approximately 230 pupils across two sites. As an independent school we are not obliged to teach the National Curriculum, so we don’t. We have the privileged freedom to enhance our curriculum offer as we see fit. As a school reflective of its practice, we work hard to ensure we are always making the most of this gift.

Our pupil demographic is hugely diverse. We nurture a community where safety, respect and trust are paramount. We rely on each other. We celebrate our frequent triumphs and commiserate together over our occasional defeats (life is full of both, after all) but above all, we know how important it is to embrace these as opportunities to learn more about specific subjects and also about ourselves. This helps our pupils to make sense of the world and consider how best to have a positive impact upon it. Our new Head of Mathematics will actively support this endeavour through their own professional initiative.

Development of the mathematics Schemes of Work, and how they make up the mathematics curriculum will be the sole responsibility of the successful applicant.

Furthermore, we have just concluded a far-reaching Curriculum Review. We hope the new Head of Mathematics will help us implement a number of recommendations arising from it. We want to instil in all our pupils an unequivocal understanding of not just why they learn what they learn, but how best to do it. As Head of Mathematics, having the experience, energy and charisma to lead colleagues along our metacognitive journey will be important to us, going forward.

We want our pupils to transfer happily and successfully to their next school at 11+. We value effort as much as achievement; we work hard to promote and sustain the conditions where both can flourish. We want our pupils to have a tremendously enjoyable day at school, every day, certain of the progress they know they have made however large or small by the end of it.

This Head of Mathematics role will be great fun!