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Head of Department: Mathematics

Outwood Academy City Fields, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4SF

This job expired on 1 December 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  Easter 2024

• Closing date

  1 December 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 September 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern: Full time: Full Time Monday to Friday 32.5 Hours
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L7 - L11
• Additional allowances:

  The successful candidate for this position will receive an Outwood Welcome Bonus of £5,000 in addition to the annual salary. This will be paid as a single lump sum alongside the first month's salary.

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Experience of supporting leadership of a department or providing support to a school / department;
• Successful experience at teaching at all key stages;
• An outstanding classroom practitioner with a clear direction and vision for teaching;
• Evidence of managing and leading a new initiative across a department or whole school;
• Good understanding of secondary curriculum;
• Knowledge of issues facing subject departments;
• Record of appropriate and continuing CPD;
• Good understanding of school improvement and Ofsted inspection programmes;
• Knowledge of departmental monitoring and tracking systems and their role in securing improvement;
• Ability to use data to analyse and evaluate performance.

What the school offers its staff

• Your starting salary plus annual inflation linked increases. The starting salary will be dependent on experience.
• We follow the principles of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
• You will be automatically enrolled into the generous Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Pay progression happens automatically on the anniversary of the target period appropriate to your role
• Flexible family friendly policies from day one
• We have our own Workload Charter and are committed to ensuring that Teachers’ workloads are manageable
• All teachers receive an allotted minimum of two hours CPD each week
• Access to centralised resources to support with lesson planning and reducing workload
• Comprehensive induction and training process

You will also be automatically enrolled into our Employee Assistance Programme.

We are also a wellbeing employer with a dedicated wellbeing policy and menopause policy, along with menopause champions based in our academies. Other benefits include:

• Free flu vaccinations;
• Free onsite parking;
• Employee discounts such as competitively priced Synergy Car Leasing;
• Access to various discount sites.

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.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Head of Department.pdf - 361 KB (opens in new tab)

OGAT Recruitment Brochure - Teaching.pdf - 9.44 MB (opens in new tab)

HOD Person Specification (2).pdf - 366 KB (opens in new tab)

About Outwood Academy City Fields

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 855 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Outwood Academy City Fields website
• Email address: a.jarrett@cityfields.outwood.com
• Phone number: 01924 298752
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/outwood-academy-city-fields

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Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy City Fields

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email a.jarrett@cityfields.outwood.com.

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