Teacher of Mathematics

The Mathematics team is a dynamic and innovative department with a consistent track record of delivering excellent progress and results for students. It is part of Attenborough House alongside Science, Maths and IT. Our department currently consists of seven teachers under the leadership of the Head of House and Head of Maths. The department is a well-resourced curriculum area with six dedicated classrooms for upper school and a further four used for lower school. We aim to encourage and equip all students with a broad range of mathematical skills in order to be successful in a highly competitive environment. As a result of this, our uptake for post-16 study is growing year on year. Within the Mathematics department, we: set high expectations for all learners and staff alike, recognising and celebrating achievements; develop learners’ basic mathematical skills and numeracy to enable them to become confident mathematicians and to take responsibility for their own economic prosperity; develop learners into considerate, confident, ambitious and motivated individuals; use ICT and regular homework to extend subject knowledge, develop independent learning skills and enrich learners’ learning experience; provide an inclusive and differentiated curriculum that develops learners socially, morally, spiritually and culturally; identify opportunities to advance students’ literacy levels; and create a positive learning ethos in which staff and learners feel supported and cared for. The Key Stage 3 Curriculum in Mathematics is a three-year MYP course between Years 7 to 9, with the view of giving students a good grounding in the subject. We focus on mastery of the skills and concepts, studying for depth of understanding. Students benefit from the use of traditional resources, as well as electronic and interactive resources, which enhance the MYP curriculum which we follow in KS3. As all students have iPads, Homework and class work is regularly set interactively in a concer