Teacher of Mathematics/Computer Science

About The Role
Required for September 2024, an enthusiastic, well-qualified TEACHER OF MATHEMATICS/COMPUTER SCIENCE to join strong departments in a vibrant and supportive school. Maths is a very popular A Level choice with 3 or 4 groups in both Years 12 and 13, including Further Maths groups. In Key Stage 4 students have the opportunity to study Statistics and Further Maths as part of our enrichment programme. Computer Science is taught by an enthusiastic and specialist team who embrace new challenges to build upon the department’s popularity with pupils. We are proud of the diverse curriculum that caters for the wide interests of our ambitious students. Our departmental curriculum includes courses in both GCSE Computer Science and a Technical Award in Interactive Media at KS4, along with A Level Computer Science and a Level 3 BTEC in Information Technology in the Sixth Form.
An excellent induction programme exists for new staff and opportunity for career development is a strength of the school. Gillingham is an ambitious and happy school which offers excellent resources and outstanding facilities and a special, particular ethos both amongst pupils and staff. Please apply on line via the school web-site Closing date 17 May 2024. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and will require the disclosure of any criminal convictions.
Please contact Mrs Alex Stickland, Headteacher's PA - 01747 822222 or #####
Further InformationGillingham School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
About Us
Working at Gillingham School is enjoyable, challenging, interesting, demanding, fun and ultimately rewarding. We set high standards for ourselves; we work together to help each other out to achieve these; we support each other during times of challenge (whether personal or professional) and together we celebrate the successes of our students.
There are 119 teachers (including 35 part-timers) with a senior management team who, in addition to their specific responsibilities, share the leadership of the school with the headteacher. However, we believe that all staff contribute to the leadership of the school and we prefer to take decisions after formal and informal discussion with all staff who have a view.
Emphasis is placed upon professional development in what is a young and vibrant staff opportunities for career growth are good, as are opportunities to contribute to the improvement of the school.
There is a large team of support staff which included (at the last count) a Headteacher’s PA, a Business and Finance Manager, an Examinations Manager, a Librarian, 16 Technicians and 25 TAs. The school is fortunate to have non-teaching staff of the highest calibre who are dedicated to supporting the work of the teachers and school as a whole.
There is good morale and a genuine sense of camaraderie amongst the staff. There are staff cricket and soccer teams, an annual tennis tournament, and many of the staff go running or take part in organised fitness sessions. There are various trips, a staff choir and opportunities for staff to be involved with the school plays – sometimes onstage and certainly off! The school also offers an extensive programme of touring theatre companies and musical ensembles performing in the Creative Arts Centre. A number of staff are actively involved in raising money for charity and most staff participate in some way in the many extra-curricular activities on offer during the school year. There are organised evening staff socials in both the Autumn and Summer terms and at the end of every term after the school day has ended. Staff are also welcomed by students at the Year 11 Prom and the Sixth Form Ball.
An active staff association looks after the welfare of its members; this ranges from providing daily newspapers to maintaining the coffee machine and each Friday at break we meet in the staff room for free coffee and doughnuts, to relax and catch up with each other socially. Finally, there is the awarding of the much sought-after and prestigious Herbert Bastable trophy for the most outstanding example of incompetence during the past year!
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