Teacher of Mathematics (Maternity Cover)
Queensbridge School
Birmingham
- £28,000 - £43,685 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPR/UPR
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 30 January 2023
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Teacher of Mathematics who will share our determination to transform the life chances of our pupils.
Queensbridge School is an 11 - 16 comprehensive, friendly and oversubscribed all-ability Foundation School. Ofsted has graded the school as ‘outstanding’ in all categories and identified ‘…..”Its highly imaginative and innovative curriculum” where “students make outstanding and rapid progress”.
This is an excellent opportunity for a specialist to join our high performing Maths Department.
The successful candidate will:
- Have a rigorous and inventive approach to the delivery of Mathematics both KS3 and KS4.
- Be infectiously enthusiastic about the subject and have the ability to inspire the creativity of our students.
- Have strong classroom management skills and a commitment to the best possible outcomes for all students.
We are committed to excellence in teaching and learning and to support this we have a high quality bespoke programme for teachers at all stages of their professional career.
Informal visits to our school welcome. ECT applications welcome.
About Queensbridge School
- Queensbridge School
- Queensbridge Road, Moseley, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B13 8QB
- United Kingdom
Queensbridge School is a co-educational, non-denominational secondary school in the Moseley suburb of Birmingham. Originally built in the 1950s, the school now has approximately 700 pupils aged 11-16. It is a specialist college in visual and performing arts.
Queensbridge School enjoys close working relations with Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Royal Shakespeare Company. The area of Moseley has served as a source for literary inspiration: JRR Tolkien based the tranquil Shire in The Lord of the Rings on Sarehole Mill.
Headteacher
Mr Harpinder Singh
Values and vision
Queensbridge understands its responsibility to students in providing a moral, compassionate education that prepares them for the wider world. Part of this is the fostering of strong relationships, within the school and the Moseley community.
Staff at Queensbridge understand the importance of academic achievements, and that success here can shape future careers. In its role as a specialist arts college, the secondary school encourages students in creative endeavours, both for educational benefit and as an expressive outlet.
More than half of students attend a residential experience each year, such as sailing and trips abroad. The design technology and PE facilities have recently undergone extensive upgrades.
Ofsted report
“Teachers have very high expectations for what students can achieve. Students respond very well to their challenge and make excellent contributions to their own and each other’s learning. They grasp enthusiastically all opportunities to work in pairs and groups, or independently.”
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