Assistant Curriculum Lead Mathematics
Didsbury High School, Manchester, M20 2ETThis job expired on 26 February 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
26 February 2024 at 9am
Date listed
6 February 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time: Term Time Only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS: £30,000 - £46,525
Additional allowances
TLR 2 - £3,214
What skills and experience we're looking for
“Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations or algorithms: it is about understanding.”- William Paul Thurston
With our continued growth, we are seeking to expand our Mathematics department. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, passionate and knowledgeable Assistant Curriculum lead in Mathematics, who can offer a high-quality learning experience within the department. This is a great opportunity for an experienced teacher who is looking for the next step in their careers. You will join our friendly and professional team to assist leading the Mathematics department.
What the school offers its staff
Didsbury High School is a new secondary free school for 11-18 students in South Manchester. The school is run by the Laurus Trust and replicates the outstanding education already provided by the Trust’s founder school, Cheadle Hulme High School (CHHS), based in Stockport. CHHS is a hugely oversubscribed school and was recently named as one of the UK’s top-performing schools in The Sunday Times, ranking as the 15th non-denominational comprehensive school in Manchester and the North West in the annual Parent Power Survey for 2022.
Didsbury High School is the most oversubscribed first preference school in Manchester, we are a non-selective, non-denominational school, which opened in September 2019. We currently have students in Years 7 to 11 along with our brand-new sixth form that opened in September 2023 with students in Year 12. We currently have a total of 1092 students on roll.
Our students have access to state-of-the-art facilities in a brand-new building behind Didsbury Point. Didsbury is a suburban area of Manchester, 4.5 miles south of Manchester City Centre. The location enjoys the advantages of proximity to the open countryside of Cheshire and the Peak District, strong transport links and the cultural and sporting activities of a major city.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Laurus Trust is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We welcome and encourage applications from all individuals regardless of individual background or circumstance.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we strongly encourage applications from all persons with a known disability, and we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants, that meet the minimum criteria for a role, will be offered an interview and given the opportunity to demonstrate their skills.
About Didsbury High School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1181 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Didsbury High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@laurustrust.co.uk
Didsbury High School is a secondary free school for 11-18 students in South Manchester. The school is run by the Laurus Trust and replicates the outstanding education already provided by the Trust’s founder school, Cheadle Hulme High School (CHHS), based in Stockport. CHHS is a hugely oversubscribed school and was recently named as one of the UK’s top-performing schools in The Sunday Times, ranking as the 15th non-denominational comprehensive school in Manchester and the North West in the annual Parent Power Survey for 2022 and this year, was awarded ‘Northwest Comprehensive School of the Year 2024’.
Didsbury High School is the most oversubscribed first preference school in Manchester, we are a non-selective, non-denominational school, which opened in September 2019. We currently have students in Years 7 to 11 along with our brand-new sixth form that opened in September 2023 with students now in Year 12 and 13! We currently have approximately 1200 students on roll.
The 2024-25 academic year saw Didsbury High Schools second set of GCSE results. 61% of students achieved at least a grade 5 or above in both English and Maths and 80% of achieved at least a grade 4. On top of this, almost 40% of the schools' grades were grade 7 or higher demonstrating outstanding academic performance across a broad range of subjects. The summer of 2025 also saw Didsbury Sixth Form celebrate our first cohort of students receive their A Level results. An impressive 100% of students passed their A Levels, marking a hugely successful debut year for the Sixth Form. A third of all grades were A or A*, with 93% of students achieving high grades (A*-B). In total, almost two-thirds of all grades awarded were A*-B, and the average grade across all entries was a B. We could not be prouder of our classes of 2025!
Our students have access to state-of-the-art facilities in a brand-new building behind Didsbury Point. Didsbury is a suburban area of Manchester, 4.5 miles south of Manchester City Centre. The location enjoys the advantages of proximity to the open countryside of Cheshire and the Peak District, strong transport links and the cultural and sporting activities of a major city.
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