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Teacher of Maths & Economics

Teacher of Maths & Economics

North Bridge House Senior Canonbury

Islington

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2025
Apply by:
14 October 2024

Job overview

About the School 

North Bridge House Senior School & Sixth Form in Canonbury serves children aged 11-18 years. Islington’s first independent Senior School & Sixth Form, and judged ‘outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted, we are part of North Bridge House School, a family of four independent day schools across five campuses in Hampstead and Islington, London, for children aged 2-18 years.

We challenge our students on a daily basis and prepare them for entry into the top universities and the world of work, as well as encouraging their talents in a wide range of extracurricular and enrichment activities. North Bridge House Canonbury offers a high-quality education in surroundings that are as inspirational as the exceptional teaching.

With a wide range of enrichment opportunities that complement our academic provision, all of our students will leave North Bridge House well-rounded and highly qualified. With specialist teachers that have been hand-picked from across some of the best schools in London and from highly successful academic backgrounds, we will help our students to achieve the high aspirations we have for them.

We are recruiting an exceptional Teacher of Maths & Economics who can teach the subjects across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5. The position is for January 2025 and is suitable for an experienced colleague. The post is for full-time and permanent.

Small classes, highly motivated students and a stunning setting in the heart of London all contribute to making North Bridge House Senior Canonbury a special place to teach. Previous experience in the independent school sector is not required, but high expectations for children’s learning are essential.

To see our full Inspection report from the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), click here.


About Cognita

Cognita is a global leader in independent education. Founded in 2004, we are a growing community of 100+ schools in 16 countries - in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East - serving more than 85,000 students. Each of our schools are proudly unique, however our collective purpose is to create an environment where everyone can, ‘Thrive in a rapidly evolving world’.

At Cognita, we know every student is unique. We nurture their distinct personalities and strengths. We support them academically, socially, and emotionally, wherever they are in the world, wherever they’re starting from. And each and every one of our schools is unique too. 

We protect what’s special about them, while offering them rich knowledge, opportunities, and best practices. And they get to be part of something bigger. We open their classrooms to the collective wisdom of over 100 schools in 16 countries, ensuring every child gets an education that’s, quite literally, world class.

It’s an individual approach that empowers every school, teacher and student to focus on what they do best and thrive.


About the role

To contribute to raising standards of student achievement in the Economics and Maths subject areas by teaching lessons and supporting the subject leaders. Further, to support the academic teaching and pastoral functions across the school.

In a typical day, you may be: 

  • Delivering high-quality lessons that support the development of knowledge and understanding of students
  • Supporting subject leaders in ensuring high-quality lesson plans and schemes of work that engage and enrich students’ learning
  • Reporting on internal and external assessments to help determine students’ progress and attainment
  • Working with the Head of Year to support and delivering high quality pastoral care to students
  • Supporting the faculty and whole school development priorities
  • Undertaking appropriate supervision before school, at break, after school and at lunch time as per the whole school duty rota
  • Attending and engaging with continuous professional development sessions with key stakeholders to support the development of the best possible quality of teaching and learning


To view the full job description, click here.


Who we are looking for

The ideal candidate would have: 

  • A good undergraduate degree in Economics and/or Maths
  • Commitment and passion for teaching
  • Good communication and organisation skills
  • Effective management of student behaviour
  • Digital competence to utilise technology essential in lesson delivery


Benefits at Cognita

  • Competitive salary depending upon qualifications and experience
  • Teacher’s Pension
  • Free lunch provided during Term Time 
  • School holidays and public holidays / Holiday Allowance 
  • School fee discount
  • Exclusive third-party discounts 
  • Professional Development


How to Apply

Complete this application before the closing date. The Closing Date for Applications is: Monday 14th October 2024.

Cognita Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. 

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of background.

EARLY APPLICATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO INTERVIEW AND APPOINT PRIOR TO CLOSING DATE FOR THE RIGHT APPLICANT. 

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About North Bridge House Senior Canonbury

North Bridge House Senior School and Sixth Form Canonbury is a co-educational day school for Year 7 to Year 13 students in North London. 

We pride ourselves on providing a unique, high quality education, delivered by inspirational teachers in state-of-the-art facilities. The Grade II listed Tudor building has been beautifully restored to provide a contemporary learning environment in a prime London location, easily accessible by a range of public transport links. 

North Bridge House Canonbury is dedicated to providing students with an outstanding education and to developing happy, confident young adults with the skills to become future leaders. Thanks to our small class sizes we are able to tailor our teaching and support to meet the needs of every child.

We are at the forefront of understanding teens and how to enhance their performance. With experts continuing to shed ever-more light on teenage learning patterns and the stages of their brain development, we believe that by effectively harnessing this research we can maximise the potential of each individual. Our work with the Teenage Sleep Foundation and Dr Paul Kelley from the University of Oxford has led us to introduce a later start time for our Sixth Formers, whilst Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Teenage Mental Health champion, Johnny Benjamin, have informed our pupil support programme and helped us, and the parent body, better understand our teens. 

North Bridge House Schools is a prestigious group, consisting of four additional well-established schools across North London, serving families in Hampstead, Islington, Hackney, Camden and Westminster. With an excellent reputation, North Bridge House’s ethos is centred on nurturing and celebrating the individual, pupils not only achieving academic success, but ready for the real world ahead of them. All North Bridge House schools are committed to providing comprehensive but bespoke Professional Development opportunities to enable teachers to be the very best practitioners possible. 

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