Head of Department - Mathematics
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 3JD6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
10 May 2024 at 1pm
Date listed
24 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,000.00 - £46,525.00 Annually (Actual) MPS / UPS + TLR to be discussed at interview
Head of Department - Mathematics job summary
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy is a good school (Ofsted 2023) with a warm and inclusive environment that supports the continued high levels of academic achievement attained by pupils. Our innovative curriculum offer provides staff with opportunities to be creative within their subject area whilst ensuring students are developed both personally and academically.
At Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy, we go the extra mile for our young people. We are committed to providing outstanding teaching and learning to enable every child to be the best that they can be. Our vision is that all Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy students will be exceptional learners, experiencing a world class education.
We will offer you:
- Professional and personal development;
- Friendly staff and motivated students;
- A comprehensive range of extra-curricular activities;
- Innovative approaches to reducing workload, improving wellbeing and work-life balance whilst retaining high standards;
- An empowered workforce with a genuine voice in improving the Academy further;
- A unified, dedicated and supportive team of staff.
What we are looking for:
We are looking to appoint a dynamic, strong, and inspirational leader of Mathematics to join our experienced team. The successful candidate must have a passion for Mathematics and will lead all areas of the Math's department. They must demonstrate a clear interest in developing and leading Math's teaching and learning and research informed practice, whilst working alongside a team passionate about securing the best possible outcomes for students. Candidates will be required to teach up to GCSE level and be keen to stretch our highest attaining pupils.
At Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews, we recruit those people who display the character and competence to really drive our academy forward and accelerate achievement standards for all our students. It is therefore essential that candidates can identify with, and be committed to, upholding the values of the Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews ethos. Applications are welcome from suitably experienced teachers who are able demonstrate that they can make a significant contribution to a team, have huge impact on pupil outcomes and demonstrate a deep understanding of Mathematics curriculum and pedagogy.
This is an exceptional opportunity to make a difference to the future of education with an academy that is ever improving and striving to be outstanding. If you share the academy's vision and ambitions, possess a strong desire to work within an ethos of creative collaboration and partnership and want to have a positive impact on young people, families and our community, then we would be delighted to hear from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the application deadline if a suitable candidate is found.
This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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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About Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1154 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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Secondary
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