- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1460 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Excelsior Academy website

Director of Mathematics
More than one location, The Laidlaw Schools TrustThis job expired on 8 October 2023
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 October 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 September 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £64,225 - £67,351
Pay scale
- L16 - L18
What skills and experience we're looking for
Main Duties and Responsibilities
•to promote and be committed to Laidlaw Schools Trust aims and objectives
•to maintain and contribute to the development of strategies in Mathematics
•to promote and be committed to securing high expectations for learning and the raising of achievementwithin our academies.
What the school offers its staff
Purpose of Job
The Director of Mathematics is part of a team of lead professionals that take responsibility for the quality of individual subject provision, curriculum teaching and assessment. Directors of Subject areas are jointly accountable for subject performance improvement, attainment and progress in their discreet subject areas. The Director of Mathematics will work across the Trust Academies, and have a target group of assigned Academies where they work closely with the Senior Leadership and Subject Leadership Teams to accelerate improvement and raise standards. Directors of Subject plan and teach high quality lessons, deliver intervention programmes and challenge and support subject teams to achieve stretching targets for outcomes. Subject Directors analyse performance data to ensure that students are appropriately targeted for support and work across the Trust to ensure consistency of subject quality and delivery throughout the network of Academies. All core subjects share the same examination board.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Laidlaw Schools Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- sally.newton@laidlawschoolstrust.com
- Phone number
- 0191 6622400
We believe that every child is extraordinary, irrespective of their ability or background, and have high expectations of all our pupils. Because together, and when we work hard, we can do extraordinary things.
School Details
Excelsior Academy
Academy 360
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 16
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 901 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Academy 360 website
Sedgefield Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 988 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sedgefield Community College website
Arranging a visit to The Laidlaw Schools Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sally.newton@laidlawschoolstrust.com.
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