Curriculum Leader Maths with 0.2 FTE dedicated leadership development time
Swanshurst School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0TWThis job expired on 2 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
2 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR 2c (£3,214 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Swanshurst is an ‘Outstanding School’ for girls with over 1900 students on roll aged 11-19 years. We offer excellent support and CPD for staff at all stages of their career, including the full range of NPQs.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for us to appoint a new or experienced leader to grow and enhance our large and successful mathematics leadership team. The successful applicant will lead on a whole-school mathematics initiative focused on teacher development and student interventions to improve the provision and outcomes for HPA disadvantaged students at GCSE and their subsequent progression to mathematics and further mathematics post-16. This role has 1 day per week of dedicated leadership development time.
The mathematics department at Swanshurst is a highly successful one; students make above average rates of progress. We would expect the successful candidate to teach mathematics to the full ability range at key stage 3 and 4. We also offer further mathematics in year 11, level 3 mathematical studies, A-level mathematics and A-Level further mathematics.
The successful candidate will work closely with the head and deputy head of department to:
- Identify target students for school-led interventions and monitor and report on their participation in activities, progress and outcomes.
- Manage a programme of additional curriculum support and enrichment for target students.
- Coordinate a tailored programme of professional development, drawing on programmes provided by external organisations.
- Manage a programme for students studying A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics to ensure they have access to high-quality tuition support to develop the skills needed to access A/A* grades and perform well in university assessments.
- Ensure that the mathematics curriculum addresses the needs of all potentially high-attaining students.
The successful candidate will be an inspirational professional with:
- A track record of good to outstanding teaching.
- A track record of good attainment and progress in KS3, KS4 and/ or KS5 students
- An eagerness to learn and develop their leadership skills and behaviours
- A vision and passion for growth and development of colleagues at all levels
- The skills to effectively lead and manage a team
- A relentless commitment to outstanding support for youngsters
- A driving ambition to make a difference to every child at Swanshurst
What the school offers its staff
Swanshurst is an ‘Outstanding School’ for girls with over 1900 students on roll aged 11-19 years. We offer excellent support and CPD for staff at all stages of their career.
‘Swanshurst School has been a great environment for my first term as an ECT. The support I have received from my department and the mentoring team has been amazing and is ongoing. I couldn’t wish for a better place to spend the first of hopefully many years of teaching.’ (ECT)
Ofsted (2017) found pupils at Swanshurst to be “happy, well cared for and that they secure excellent academic and personal outcomes” they described the girls as “polite, respectful and courteous”. Needless to say, we are incredibly proud of them and of all our staff who contribute to the “purposeful learning culture within the school that characterises the work of staff and pupils”
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
For further details and an application form please contact us at recruitment@swanshurst.org. Applicants requesting an online application form must also submit a signed copy of their application either at the point of being called for interview or as soon as possible after the closing date. Please submit all completed applications to recruitment@swanshurst.org.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Swanshurst School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1917 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Swanshurst School website
- Email address
- recruitment@swanshurst.org
- Phone number
- 0121 464 2400
Swanshurst is a large, outstanding school for girls aged 11-19 years. We offer excellent support and CPD for staff at all stages of their career. Ofsted (May 2024) described our school to be “an exceptional place for pupils to learn”. They described the curriculum as “exemplary” and one which "explodes into life in the classroom". In relation to staff wellbeing, they noted that “The school is conscious of staff workload and well-being and is committed to achieving excellence in a sustainable way". We are exceptionally proud to have been judged ‘Outstanding’ in two consecutive inspections.
Arranging a visit to Swanshurst School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@swanshurst.org.
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