DAME ALICE OWENS SCHOOL THE DAME ALICE OWEN FOUNDATION 1613 Tel: Fax: Email: 01707 643

3 441 01707 645 011 admin@damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk Dugdale Hill Lane Potters Bar Herts EN6 2DU 1 February 2013

Mathematics teacher for September 2013 full-time Permanent post MPS Closing date: Wednesday 13 February 2013 Application pack
Thank you for your interest in the post of Teacher of Mathematics. The application pack consists of: this covering note a copy of the advertisement general information on the School, Department and the post, and the school prospectus (downloadable from our website, www.damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk, under Vacancies, together with our additional prospectus insert for 2012/13 if you would prefer a paper copy, please contact our Admin Office details below). Please note: Closing date: Wednesday 13 February 2013. Electronic versions of the application form These are available on our School website, at: http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupId=63543 You will need to download three forms: the relevant application form, guidance notes for applicants, and person specification for a teaching role from the relevant folder to the left-hand side of the page. Interview date: to be confirmed. References Please ensure that you provide email addresses for all your referees as we may request references by email. A mobile number for them would also be useful. If you have any queries regarding this post For general enquiries about the recruitment process, please contact Vronique Duverg, Heads PA, on 01707 622 841 (duvergev@damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk); for specific enquiries about the post and Department, please contact Catherine Dennehy, Head of Maths, on 01707 622 871 (dennehyc@damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk).
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How to apply and where to send your completed form Please complete the application form and person specification, and return them to the school by Wednesday 13 February 2013 together with a letter of application outlining why you would like this role, what you would bring to it, and how your skills and experience match the demands of the post. Please also enclose the names and full contact details, including email addresses, of two references, who are likely to be contacted after shortlisting, but before the interview stage. Please send your completed forms and accompanying documents by email to Vronique Duverg, PA to the Head, at duvergev@damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk (01707 622 841); please also ensure that you send Ms Duverg by post a hard copy of the documents sent by email (postal address at the top of page 1). Should you be selected for an interview, you will hear from us by Friday 1 March 2013. Please accept our apologies as we cannot notify individual candidates of the outcome of their application. We look forward to reading your application, and thank you for your interest in our School. Details of the job ad:

DAME ALICE OWEN'S SCHOOL SPECIALIST SCIENCE and LANGUAGE COLLEGE THE DAME ALICE OWEN FOUNDATION - 1613 Dugdale Hill Lane, Potters Bar, Herts EN6 2DU 11-18 Co-educational; NoR: 1440; Sixth Form: 420
Ofsted May 2009: An outstanding school, Students achieve outstandingly well, Behaviour is excellent

Mathematics Teacher (MPS) September 2013 Closing date: Wednesday 13 February 2013 The governors of this highly successful, partially selective, mixed school invite applications for the post of Teacher of Maths. We are seeking a highly motivated and energetic candidate to join our very successful Maths Department. You will need to be able to teach students up to and including A-level of 140 students taking A-Level, 30 also study Further Maths in each year. The department benefits from excellent facilities in a recently completed purpose-built Maths building. This post provides an excellent opportunity for an NQT or experienced teacher wishing to develop their A Level teaching. The school has a partially selective intake. In 2012 96% of all students secured 5A*-C and 89% of A level entries were graded A*-B. Dame Alice Owens School is situated on an attractive 35-acre site in the Green Belt, has excellent facilities and is committed to an extensive programme of staff development. Central London is easily reached by rail from Potters Bar and the school is close to motorway links.
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Please visit www.damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk > Contact us > Vacancies to download an application pack. For an informal discussion, contact Vronique Duverg on 01707 622 841 (duvergev@damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk). We look forward to receiving your application. Teacher of Mathematics (MPS) Required: September 2013
Thank you for your interest in the post of Teacher of Mathematics. If you believe you have the skills to enhance our performance further, are committed to academic excellence and have new ideas/initiatives to continue our success we would be very interested in your application. We hope you will find the following information both interesting and helpful and look forward to receiving your application for this key post in our continued improvement. At Dame Alice Owens School we have earned ourselves an enviable national reputation based on: Committed and dedicated staff who are responsive to change Teamworking as the norm Energetic and enthusiastic pupils Renowned for extra-curricular activities Outstanding league table performance Excellent resources and facilities Forward-looking and proactive leadership A foundation stone of tradition and heritage The happiest staff in a Hertfordshire secondary school Well-being survey feedback 06 Exceptional recognition by OfSTED What Ofsted said about us: This is an outstanding school. The school sets demanding targets and provides outstanding academic support and guidance to students of all abilities. Standards in the Sixth Form are outstanding and have been for some time. High standards of attainment and student progress are a consistent feature in MFL, Science, Mathematics, Religious Education, History, ICT and Music. An accelerated MFL learning programme encourages many students to take GCSE examinations early. The school believes that the quality of teaching and learning is outstanding and HMI agree. The students attitude to learning is excellent. The students personal development is outstanding; they become mature, articulate individuals. Behaviour throughout the school is excellent; students are polite and confident. Leadership and management are outstanding. The school has developed a very close partnership with a very supportive parent body to ensure the effective education of their children. We are hugely oversubscribed with over 1,000 applications each year for the 200 places available in Year 7, and 10 applicants for every external place available in the Sixth Form.

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What drives our success: Strategy To enable pupils to achieve their highest standards of academic, cultural and sporting excellence. To maintain the distinctive character of the school based on its long heritage and close links with the Trustees of the Dame Alice Owen Foundation. To provide the optimum standard of facilities and resources to respond to the changes and development in education. Aims To achieve the best academic results for which each pupil is capable. To provide a stimulating, ordered and disciplined environment in which all pupils can learn and thrive. To prepare pupils for responsible adult life. To provide pupils with the skills needed in the changing world of work. To offer a wide range of extracurricular activities. To create a caring and friendly environment caring for individual needs. To encourage a sense of pride in belonging to the school. To promote respect and understanding of religious and moral values within the framework of the Christian tradition and inclusive of other faiths and cultures. To develop self respect and respect for others. To enable pupils to benefit from the history, tradition and experience of the Dame Alice Owen Foundation and the Governing Body. Values Aiming High striving for excellence, high achievement and personal improvement whilst developing challenging, creative and enquiring minds. Personal Development being involved, committed and enthusiastic members of the school community and beyond, developing self-confidence, respect and discipline whilst valuing tolerance, honesty, loyalty and service to others. Getting Things Done focussing on commitment, accountability and productivity through effective time management and communication whilst learning from mistakes and accepting constructive review. The Strength of Partnership understanding how to contribute to and benefit from partnerships and communities through involvement in extracurricular, artistic, sporting and charitable activities within the context of the tradition of The Dame Alice Owen Foundation.

The Department of which you will be part

At Dame Alice Owens School, Mathematics holds an important part in the academic curriculum. The Department is stable, with 7 full-time and 5 part-time members, all well qualified and mostly very experienced. It is Departmental policy for staff to teach across the full range of age and ability, and each teacher is allocated some responsibility within the Department. Examination results are exceptional, with around 70% of students gaining grades A or A* at GCSE in summer 2012. Over 40% of the Sixth Form choose to study A/S and A-level Maths, with a wide variety of mixes of the Application to go with the Core. The Department now has eight adjacent, full-sized, classrooms, all equipped with interactive whiteboards, and a staff workroom. At present there are two sets of 16 laptops, on trolleys, for class use. The Department has always been very well funded.
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The Maths teaching programme The Schools is heavily over-subscribed, with just over 200 students in each year, of whom 33% are admitted by academic selection. In Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, there are three one-hour lessons per week. Year 7 students are in fixed teaching groups for all classroom subjects, although one group is split for Mathematics, after which loose setting is introduced by the Department and this is progressively refined. The Year 7, 8 and 9 Schemes of Work are in line with the National Numeracy Strategy. Each pupil has her/his own textbook: Key Stage 3: GCSE Higher: ST(P) Maths by Bostock and Chandler mainly, or Framework Maths (Oxford) for some Maths for Edexcel GCSE by Bank and Alcorn, or GCSE Maths Higher (Oxford)

Foundation: Edexcel Modular GCSE (Heinemann) These are supplemented by other textbooks and there are considerable common resources that have been built up over time and which are continually being expanded. It is planned that students have the same teacher from year 8 into Year 9, and again for Years 10 into 11. We have eight A-Level sets in Year 12, and seven in Year 13 of these there are three further maths classes in Year 12 and two further maths classes in Year 13. We follow the Edexcel Mathematics syllabus and offer our students modules in Pure Mathematics as well as two out of Mechanics, Statistics and Decision. Naturally, the Further Maths groups do extra modules, we currently run two Further Maths course, Mechanics (C1, C2, C3, S1, M1, M2, C4, C4, M3, FP1, M4, FP2, FP3) and Statistics (C1, C2, C3, S1, M1, M2, C4, C4, M3, FP1, M4, FP2, FP3). For the Core (Pure) Maths, we use Pearson/Longman AS and A2 books and the Heinemann series for the Applications. Modular exams are sat, as appropriate, throughout the course. Staff are encouraged to expand their areas of expertise at A-Level. In 2012/13, the student and group numbers are: Year 12 Year 13 Further 45, in 3 groups 35, in 2 groups C1, C2, M1 13 28, in 2 groups C1, C2, S1 33, in 2 groups 14 C1, C2, S1 26, in 2 groups 22 C1, C2, S1 15

Further C3, C4, M2 C3, C4, D1 C3, C4, M1 C3, C4, S2

Each year, a handful of students are prepared for STEP papers as well as AEA, and each year students are successful in offers to read Mathematics at Oxbridge. Summary of extra-curricular activities Puzzle of the Week Mainly for Lower School students Junior Maths Challenge approx 250 students from Years 7 and 8 o Junior Maths Olympiad Intermediate Maths Challenge nearly 250 students from Years 9, 10 & 11 o Intermediate Maths Olympiad and Kangaroo Senior Maths Challenge nearly 100 students from years 12 & 13
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o British Maths Olympiad I & II Schools Maths Team Competition Senior Team Maths Competition Junior, Intermediate, Senior Mentoring Edge Hill College Maths Competition Herts Master Classes Herts Whiz Kids

internal and National, Years 8 & 9 Years 11, 12 & 13 relevant students, close to Olympiad standards Year 9 students Year 9 students Year 8 students

The team you will join

All staff teach A-Level, and the majority teach Further Maths: Organisation Catherine Dennehy Dr Matthew James Stephen Aladiran Liam Lawlor Stephen Paine Richard Morley Louise Price Rachel Downie (0.6) Karen Duff (0.6) Ann Maurice (0.76) Helen Wootton (0.73) Susan Whitehouse (0.29) Susan Hughes (0.67) Head of Department Second in Department, KS4 ICT KS3 Head of Student Progress (Sixth Form) Assistant Head of Year (Sixth Form)

AST

The part you will play

You will join a team of high performing, highly motivated team of specialist teachers, and You will be part of a team that is committed to delivering outstanding teaching A detailed job description is attached.

What we can offer you

The school provides an excellent range of staff development opportunities. The Deputy Head (CPD) is extending opportunities to include an on-site Masters Degree and coaching programme through the Institute of Education, and develop our team of six ASTs with responsibility for teaching and learning to support the development of teaching and learning across the school. The school benefits from a very wealthy foundation (an additional 500,000 per year) which creates a very special ethos and fosters the very positive staff working environment. The students and staff benefit from a number of traditions including Beer Money, staff awards and Visitation! We have a commitment to ensuring staff undertake minimal cover and wherever possible none at all.
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Successful candidates will be interviewed as soon as possible. Procedures for appointments at the school include a tour of the school, a student panel, an invitation to teach a lesson and a formal interview. We very much look forward to reading your application.

Alan Davison
Dr Alan Davison Headteacher
Job Description Teacher of Mathematics for September 2013 Job Purpose To assist the Head of Department in supporting, developing, a team of teaching and other departmental staff and manage the use of available resources to maintain the highest possible standards of teaching and learning in Mathematics. Key Accountabilities To assist colleagues undertaking this very important role within the school the following outlines the key accountabilities and indicators of success Accountabilities Student Progress With the Head of Department to agree monitor and evaluate student progress targets for Mathematics in Key Stage 3 and to make a measurable contribution to whole school targets Strategic Planning With the Head of Department to create a Mathematics development plan which focuses and serves the stated teaching and learning objectives of the school and of the department and which includes measurable success criteria for improvement and development of Mathematics. Team Leadership With the Head of Department set clear, objective individual and team targets, carry out performance management programme for all Mathematics staff provide support set the framework for their professional development in order to ensure the highest possible quality of teaching and learning for students Teaching and Learning With the Head of Department Engage all Mathematics staff in the creation, consistent implementation and improvement of schemes of work across Key Stage 3 which encapsulate key school
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Potential indicators of success achieve and in many cases exceed student progress targets for Maths

development plan completed, targets linked to whole school priorities and targets met

individual and team targets met, professional development completed, improvements to teaching and learning identified (data, lesson observation, work scrutiny, student interview)

relevant and challenging sow in place, evidence (see above team leadership) confirms quality of teaching and learning

learning strategies including ICT Ensure teaching motivates students through use of a wide range of strategies which recognise the variety of student learning styles and needs and is supported by effective formative and summative assessment Ensure the provision of a range of enrichment activities for Mathematics which go beyond the normal curriculum such as trips, external speakers, competitions and clubs Self Evaluation To participate in the ongoing review of the standards of teaching and learning in the subject, and in department self-evaluation. Observe and be observed in lessons

relevant and challenging sow in place, evidence (see above team leadership) confirms quality of teaching and learning enrichment programme in place, well attended by students and performance monitored

self evaluation procedures in place and all aspects of the departments performance working successfully

Competencies Commitment to challenge each student as an individual learner and seeking to provide success for all students in Mathematics Ability to analyse the main challenges in teaching Mathematics to cut through detail and to plan strategically to meet those challenges Ability to assist in the leading of a team, to understand their support needs and their unique contribution and to help them to set and bring to life a vision for the teaching of Mathematics in the school Able to sustain optimism, energy and positive outlook under pressure and challenge

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