Job Introduction

A rare opportunity has arisen for an outstanding and experienced Maths Extension Coach at Westminster Under School.

We are looking for a bright and caring individual with a passion for Mathematics who will relish the opportunity to become a Maths Extension Coach at Westminster Under School. The successful candidate will encourage a handful of our best mathematicians from Years 5 – 8, during Friday’s Maths Clinic (13:20 – 13:50), using UKMT Mentoring Scheme (Hypatia – Ramanujan) resources. They will also prepare these pupils for the Junior Mathematical Olympiad & Cayley Olympiad, and give them exposure to Senior Mathematical Challenge, British Mathematical Olympiad & American Mathematics Competition questions, where appropriate. Strong subject knowledge is essential, though the successful candidate may be new to teaching.

Role Responsibility

Reporting to the Head of Maths, the successful candidate will:

• Plan, prepare, teach and evaluate 30-minute weekly extension lessons, that will challenge our pupils.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues within the Maths department to help run the entry-level extension club.
• Provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment in which consideration is given to the individual development of all pupils.
• Differentiate learning and teaching and associated resources in a manner that challenges and interests the pupils and is appropriate to their needs and skill level.
• Where an external competition that is outside of our normal provision is deemed appropriate for one of the pupils, assist in training, planning and booking necessary for the pupil to attend (with pre-agreed costs expensed to the school).
• Apply, where appropriate, technological capability to enhance learning and teaching.
• Engage pupils fully in the assessment and self-evaluation process.
• Carry out a range of formative assessments of pupils’ attainment to acknowledge and inform progress.

The Ideal Candidate

Please refer to the below (attached) person specification.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation.

Safeguarding and Child Protection

Westminster Under School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Package Description

Location: Westminster Under School

Required from: Friday 8th November 2024

Contract: casual/zero hours

Hours of work: 13:20 - 13:50 on Fridays (term-time only)

Salary: £50 per session

The deadline for applications is 09:00 on Friday 27th September. Interviews will follow shortly after the closing date.

About the School

Working at Westminster Under School

Westminster Under School is a busy, purposeful and vibrant place to be and an excellent workplace. The community is made up of 292 pupils, 43 teaching staff and 50 support staff.

Westminster Under School is a friendly and welcoming place to work. There is a real sense of community here and staff members quickly become part of the rhythm of life, both inside and outside the classroom. Social events are regular and varied, with plenty of opportunity to socialise outside working hours. Support staff as much as teaching staff are encouraged to embrace the School’s day-to-day activities, whether that be attending a concert or a sports fixture.

At Westminster we will always select the best candidate for every position. We do know, however, that we can only truly choose the best person on every occasion if a broad and diverse pool of candidates see the job advertised and are encouraged to apply.

As such, we continue to work on how our job roles are encountered, and particularly welcome applications from groups who have traditionally been underrepresented here.

Westminster Under School is for everyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. We hope you are encouraged to apply.

The School

Westminster Under School is a great environment for happy and purposeful pupils, and for all the staff who support them. Our aim is to produce well-rounded individuals with a love of learning and an enthusiasm for life, and who relish coming into School each day. All members of staff play an important role in ensuring that day-to-day processes at the School run smoothly, and in turn helping each and every pupil to enjoy and benefit from all that the School has to offer.

The Under School is a day school with approximately 292 pupils aged between 7 and 13. The School was founded in 1943 in the precincts of Westminster School in Little Dean’s Yard, just behind Westminster Abbey. The 17 boys with whom it began rapidly became 60 in  number and by 1950 there were 80 boys in the Under School. The boys had to compete for space with the senior school pupils who had returned from evacuation at the end of the war, but in 1951 the Under School acquired its own premises in Eccleston Square. Numbers of pupils continued to rise during the 1960s and 1970s and in 1981 the School moved once again to its present site overlooking the Westminster playing fields in Vincent Square. A stone’s throw from the same Square is the striking Art Deco Sports Hall, which is used by both Westminster Under and Westminster Great School pupils.

To this day, the Under School enjoys a strong and important bond with Westminster Great School. Both schools foster a deep sense of the importance of independent thought and the ethos of a liberal education, giving them a unique shared identity. It is usual for Under School pupils to be offered a place at the Great School, and the vast majority accept their offers, continuing on until they leave the School in Year 13.

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