What skills and experience we're looking for
The Maths Department is a well organised and highly successful team of 10 teachers, many of whom have different roles within the school. Pupils are taught in ability sets. Achievement and progress are regularly reviewed by the whole department to ensure individual pupils are placed in the correct group for their ability. There are 8 x 1 hour sessions per fortnight in all year groups.
The aims of the Department are to ensure that our curriculum caters for all levels of achievement, for pupils to enjoy their maths lessons, feel supported and cared for. We strive for every child to achieve their full potential. This means that every pupil will leave Hastings with a maths qualification they can be proud of. But not only this, pupils will be prepared for life.
Through our curriculum pupils will:
• Be challenged and inspired
• Apply their skills and knowledge to solve problems
• Become independent learners
• Be able to apply their skills and knowledge in other subjects
• Develop skills that will help them in life
• Be equipped with skills to be financially literate
• Come to appreciate how maths is so important in the ‘real’ world
We pride ourselves on our pupils’ very high standards, which enable us to build on, generally excellent, Key Stage 2 results. Our GCSE results are significantly above the national average and amongst the best in the county. The progress made by all our pupils is very strong.
In 2024 our results were;
GCSE Grade 4+ 84%
GCSE Grade 5+ 62%
Progress +0.51
The Department is housed in 6 well-equipped specialist rooms in its own recently built block. We have access to a well-developed resources area, a newly refurbished library, Smart Boards, visualisers and ICT facilities. We use online homeworks and we have a wide range of Maths resources available to use. We are all proud to be a part of the Maths Department, and genuinely care about the pupils and each other.
We aim to provide the best experience for every child, building on Key Stage 2 skills and preparing pupils for beyond Hastings. We have very well-established links with our key local feeder schools.
What the school offers its staff
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Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.