Curriculum Lead of Maths
Cheadle Hulme High School, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 7JYThis job expired on 20 March 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2023
Closing date
20 March 2023 at 9am
Date listed
8 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Teacher Main Pay Scale M1 - M6
Additional allowances
TLR2
What skills and experience we're looking for
Maths -‘Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations or algorithms: it is about understanding’
-William Paul Thurston
- To ensure that targets for improvement in the curriculum area are set and met through positive approaches to curriculum development.
- To plan and prepare schemes of work.
- To monitor learning and teaching across the curriculum area to support the development of staff.
- To facilitate and encourage learning which enables students to achieve high standards.
- To share and support the corporate responsibility for the well-being, education and discipline of all students.
What the school offers its staff
Cheadle Hulme High School is the founder school of the Laurus Trust. We are a hugely oversubscribed school with a reputation locally, and further afield, for outstanding teaching and learning through the relentless pursuit of excellence and a determination to ensure that every child succeeds. CHHS was judged Outstanding in every category by Ofsted in 2011 and 2015.
Further details about the role
The Laurus Trustis a highly successful and growing multi-academy trust in the North West of England, with Cheadle Hulme High School (CHHS), the founder school, at its centre.Our visionis for everyone regardless of background or circumstance to be inspired, to thrive in all environments, to recognise what it takes to succeed, to set aspirational goals and to work hard to achieve them.
All ourLaurus Schoolsare hugely oversubscribed and have a reputation, both locally and further afield, for outstanding teaching and learning through the relentless pursuit of excellence and the determination to ensure that every child succeeds. In the recent Staff Engagement Survey, over 95% of our employees stated that they would recommend working for Laurus Trust to their friends.
At the Laurus Trust, it is not just about what we do but also about how we do it. We are seeking individuals who are able to demonstrate our core behaviours which set out the expectations we have of our staff.
To see more about what the Trust offer, including our wide range of employee benefits and access to further professional learning, visit our Careers page.
Please note:an application form must be completed as CV’s will not be accepted. To complete an application form please click ‘Quick Apply’.
The Laurus Trust and its affiliated schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including online checks and the disclosure of criminal records. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Cheadle Hulme High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1667 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cheadle Hulme High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@laurustrust.co.uk
Cheadle Hulme High School (CHHS) is the founder school of the Laurus Trust. We are a hugely oversubscribed school with a reputation locally, and further afield, for outstanding teaching and learning through the relentless pursuit of excellence and a determination to ensure that every child succeeds. CHHS was judged Outstanding in every category by Ofsted in 2011 and 2015.
In the 2022 Progress 8 Headline measure, CHHS came in the top 20% of schools nationally with a figure of +0.5, compared to the national figure -0.03. Overall, 85% of our students were awarded a grade 4 or higher in English and Maths, and 67% a grade 5 or higher. Plus, an impressive 44% of all grades were at 7-9 and 96 students achieved 5 or more grades at 7+.
In 2022 the progress of our disadvantaged students was Progress 8 +0.3, the national figure is -0.55. Our disadvantaged students make more progress than their non- disadvantaged peers nationally.
In 2022, 87% of students progressed to university with 65% studying at one of the prestigious Russell group universities. 78% of students went to their first choice university. In addition, 5 students have taken up Degree Apprenticeships.
We are delighted that CHHS is regularly named as one of the UK’s top-performing schools in The Sunday Times annual Parent Power Surveys.
CHHS became an 11-18 school in September 2013, with approximately 1664 students on roll. Our dedicated Sixth Form Centre opened in September 2014. We are the founder school of a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) with an outstanding academic record.
CHHS has a strong commitment to continued professional development of all staff. The professional learning opportunities in school and beyond enable staff to engage in various internal communities of professional development. There is support given to staff who are undertaking ECT, Masters, CTeach and NPQ programmes. Many of our staff have also joined other external subject networks and professional development, such as Doctor of Education programmes.
Cheadle Hulme is a pleasant residential suburb on the south western edge of the Borough of Stockport and about eleven miles south of the centre of Manchester. The location enjoys the advantages of proximity to the open countryside of Cheshire and the Peak District and the cultural and sporting activities of a major city.
If you want to work in a highly ambitious and successful school, in a great location, and believe you have the vision and commitment to join our team, then we would love to hear from you.
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