Teacher of Maths

Please note that only fully completed Jo Richardson School application forms will be considered. Due to our safeguarding procedures, we do not accept CVs.

JRCS

This is a great opportunity to join a highly successful school as part of a friendly and very hard-working department. Established as a brand-new school in 2002, we moved into our award-winning £30 million accommodation in 2005. The school is located within easy reach of central London via the District Line and yet just minutes by car from the Essex countryside.

The school prides itself on providing both teaching and non-teaching staff with the most appropriate and effective support to ensure that their professional development needs are fully met and that there is a high level of challenge in the opportunities they are offered. Wednesday afternoons are devoted to CPD and the school has a very strong record of developing staff. Please visit the "join us as a member of staff" page of our award-winning website to learn more about what makes JRCS such a special place to work. Staff wellbeing is important to us, we are a caring and supportive school. Staff turnover is low, and staff enjoy being part of our supportive and friendly community.

In 2022/23 JRCS achieved another set of excellent outcomes at both KS4 and KS5. 65% of our students achieved a level 4+ in both English and Maths and 47% achieved a level 5 pass in both English and Maths. Our Progress 8 score is +0.26 which represents well above average progress. At KS5 our A

• -C grade was 83%; with 51% achieving A-B grades. Our vocational students achieved an average BTEC grade of Distinction. Our Sixth Form continues to work in partnership with four other schools to deliver the highest quality post-16 education pathways for our students.


An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our highly successful forward-thinking department. In the mathematics department at Jo Richardson, we pride ourselves on teaching for deeper understanding not just procedural fluency. We want our students to understand how mathematics works and the impact it has on our everyday lives. We encourage an ethos of students making mistakes to improve and embrace that we are all at different points on our learning journey.

We have agreed approaches to teach certain topics and actively discuss these in our weekly CPD sessions, where there is a focus on teaching and learning and pedagogy. This is a real strength of the department where everyone's opinion is valued and listened to. The department is strong, and we all move in the same direction and support one another. We teach our key stage 3 classes in mixed attainment groups as we are an inclusive school and feel this best aligns with the school's core principles and ethos of "Success for All".

As a department, we achieved another excellent set of results in 2022/23 with 71% of our students achieving a grade 4 or higher, 52% achieving a grade 5 or better and 20% achieving the top grades at GCSE. At A Level, 30% of our cohort achieved either an A or A
• , with 88% achieving a grade C or better. Our Progress 8 score was most pleasing at +0.12. These results are a reflection of the amazing hard work and dedication of our maths staff.


We pride ourselves on being a truly inclusive school and this is actively underpinned by our motto 'Success for All'. Academic rigour runs alongside a commitment to extra-curricular activities and we offer our students a wide range of opportunities to pursue their studies both inside and outside the classroom. Our extensive range of extra-curricular activities, together with trips to Rome, Berlin, France, WWI trenches in Ypres, skiing in the USA, and our highly regarded Duke of Edinburgh programme, is second to none and ensures all students get the chance to extend their academic, social, and cultural experiences outside of the classroom. New staff are encouraged to participate in trips.

At the school's most recent Section 8 inspection in January 2023, Ofsted stated that Jo Richardson Community School continues to be a good school. There is enough evidence of improved performance to suggest that the school could be judged outstanding if they were to carry out a graded (section 5) inspection now. The school's next inspection will be a graded inspection.

High quality induction, including a two-week ECT school-based immersion programme in July, is available to all staff at JRCS as part of our strong commitment to continuing professional development.

Please log onto our website www.jorichardson.org.uk for further details about the school, this post, a link to our recent Ofsted report and the application process itself. All applications should be made online by clicking the 'Apply Now' link. Please contact Margaret Stone or Vicky Garland on recruitment@jorichardson.org.uk if you wish to arrange a visit to the school.

JRCS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Closing date: 7am on Monday 13th May 2024

Interviews: Tuesday 21st May 2024

The school prides itself on providing both teaching and non-teaching staff with the most appropriate and effective support to ensure that their professional development needs are fully met and that there is a high level of challenge in the opportunities they are offered. Wednesday afternoons are devoted to CPD and the school has a very strong record of developing staff. Please visit the "join us as a member of staff" page of our award-winning website to learn more about what makes JRCS such a special place to work. Staff wellbeing is important to us, we are a caring and supportive school. Staff turnover is low, and staff enjoy being part of our supportive and friendly community.

In 2022/23 JRCS achieved another set of excellent outcomes at both KS4 and KS5. 65% of our students achieved a level 4+ in both English and Maths and 47% achieved a level 5 pass in both English and Maths. Our Progress 8 score is +0.26 which represents well above average progress. At KS5 our A
• -C grade was 83%; with 51% achieving A-B grades. Our vocational students achieved an average BTEC grade of Distinction. Our Sixth Form continues to work in partnership with four other schools to deliver the highest quality post-16 education pathways for our students.


An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our highly successful forward-thinking department. In the mathematics department at Jo Richardson, we pride ourselves on teaching for deeper understanding not just procedural fluency. We want our students to understand how mathematics works and the impact it has on our everyday lives. We encourage an ethos of students making mistakes to improve and embrace that we are all at different points on our learning journey.

We have agreed approaches to teach certain topics and actively discuss these in our weekly CPD sessions, where there is a focus on teaching and learning and pedagogy. This is a real strength of the department where everyone's opinion is valued and listened to. The department is strong, and we all move in the same direction and support one another. We teach our key stage 3 classes in mixed attainment groups as we are an inclusive school and feel this best aligns with the school's core principles and ethos of "Success for All".

As a department, we achieved another excellent set of results in 2022/23 with 71% of our students achieving a grade 4 or higher, 52% achieving a grade 5 or better and 20% achieving the top grades at GCSE. At A Level, 30% of our cohort achieved either an A or A
• , with 88% achieving a grade C or better. Our Progress 8 score was most pleasing at +0.12. These results are a reflection of the amazing hard work and dedication of our maths staff.


We pride ourselves on being a truly inclusive school and this is actively underpinned by our motto 'Success for All'. Academic rigour runs alongside a commitment to extra-curricular activities and we offer our students a wide range of opportunities to pursue their studies both inside and outside the classroom. Our extensive range of extra-curricular activities, together with trips to Rome, Berlin, France, WWI trenches in Ypres, skiing in the USA, and our highly regarded Duke of Edinburgh programme, is second to none and ensures all students get the chance to extend their academic, social, and cultural experiences outside of the classroom. New staff are encouraged to participate in trips.

At the school's most recent Section 8 inspection in January 2023, Ofsted stated that Jo Richardson Community School continues to be a good school. There is enough evidence of improved performance to suggest that the school could be judged outstanding if they were to carry out a graded (section 5) inspection now. The school's next inspection will be a graded inspection.

High quality induction, including a two-week ECT school-based immersion programme in July, is available to all staff at JRCS as part of our strong commitment to continuing professional development.