The Contemporary Mathematics School
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Teach Contemporary Mathematics
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About the Role
The Contemporary Mathematics School is seeking tutors to work with curious and mathematically ambitious pupils aged 8–18. Our aim is to develop students’ capacity to think creatively and rigorously, beyond preparation for any single examination or competition.
Responsibilities
- Mathematical Intuition: Understanding what concepts mean, why methods work, how ideas connect and what makes a result plausible.
- Teaching Pupils: Helping pupils turn that intuition into precise mathematics—exploring examples, formulating conjectures, finding counterexamples and constructing proofs.
- Technical Fluency: Supporting the process of developing precise mathematics rather than becoming an end in itself.
- Developing Judgement: Helping pupils question and verify arguments.
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Teaching Development
- Younger Groups: Explore puzzles, patterns and mathematical structures, learning to explain their discoveries.
- Ages 11–12: Begin writing organised solutions.
- Ages 13–15: Deepen their conceptual understanding and proof skills.
- Older Students: Undertake guided investigations, developing research skills and learning to communicate more substantial mathematical arguments.
Teaching Format
- Core Programme: Small-group online lessons, with online one-to-one tuition also available.
- In-Person Meetings: Twice each term, pupils meet in person for investigative mathematical tournaments. They investigate an unfamiliar problem, present their findings and participate in an age-appropriate mathematical discussion or viva.
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Tutor Requirements
- Enjoy exploring mathematics with young people.
- Ask productive questions, recognise promising partial ideas, challenge unsupported assumptions and help pupils make discoveries without immediately supplying the method.
- Strong mathematical understanding, clear explanation and sensitivity to different levels of readiness are essential.
Role of the Tutor
To help pupils develop the intuition to see what might be true—and the rigour to establish whether it is.
Teaching Materials
- Group Lessons: Contemporary Mathematics lessons are our specialisation, and we provide all teaching materials in advance for group lessons; tutors do not need to create their own resources for contemporary mathematics sessions.
- 1-2-1 Teaching Sessions: Tutors are welcome to create their own materials for 1-2-1 teaching sessions, which may be on any topic related to mathematics.
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