Head of Faculty - Mathematics
Astley Community High School, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, NE25 0BP3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
14 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
30 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time, Monday to Friday, Term Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main / Upper Pay Ranges £31,650 to £49,084 plus TLR 1.2
What skills and experience we're looking for
Small enough to care, big enough to make a positive impact
Are you an outstanding, dynamic and experienced individual suitable for the role of Head of Faculty - Mathematics? This is a rare opportunity for the right candidate to join our schools at an exciting time, as we are due to move into our brand new school building in September 2025.
The successful candidate will have responsibility for all aspects of Maths teaching and learning in both schools. To be accountable for the progress and attainment of students across the Faculty from Years 7-13 through effective leadership and management of the Faculty team As a subject leader you will have demonstrated success in consistently delivering a high quality curriculum and good outcomes for students, be able to use data effectively and challenge and give feedback. You will have exhibited strong leadership skills in your previous roles, as you lead our maths department into the new building and make use of the incredible facilities available to us.
Based in south east Northumberland with good standards of teaching and behaviour and a strong commitment to improvement, we believe passionately that every student should be enabled to succeed in all aspects of school life. Building on our ‘Good’ rating by Ofsted, we continue to strive for further improvements.
As small schools, at Astley Community High School & Whytrig Middle School there is a real sense of community. Staff are able to fully get to know the students in both an academic and pastoral sense. Behaviour across the schools is good with the vast majority of students putting into practice our behaviour expectations of being ready, respectful and safe on a daily basis. Our students across the Year groups into the Sixth Form have a focus on wanting to learn - this helps to foster an attitude of wanting to achieve the best they can.
The mathematics faculty consists of a team of 5 teachers based within Astley Community High School along with the Head of Faculty, the team teach lessons in Key Stage 3, across years 7 and 8 at Whytrig Middle School, which shares the same site. The students at Astley Community High School enjoy mathematics and there is a high take-up of the subject at post-16 with A levels in Mathematics and Further Maths. Lessons are engaging, challenging and full of pace. Students expect to work hard in lessons and to complete homework regularly. Students also expect regular written and verbal feedback, with built in lesson time for improving the quality of their work. We use a flight path system to ensure that students can have an impact on their own progress. In such a small school it is possible to meet the needs of individual learners.
Visits to the school are also warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact Richard Goodman, Head of School ACHS on 0191 2371505 or email vacancies@svf.org.uk to make an appointment. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
It isessential that all staff and volunteers share this commitment. An enhanced criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required for all posts.
What the school offers its staff
As small schools, at Astley Community High School & Whytrig Middle School there is a real sense of community. Staff are able to fully get to know the students in both an academic and pastoral sense. Behaviour across the schools is good with the vast majority of students putting into practice our behaviour expectations of being ready, respectful and safe on a daily basis. Our students across the Year groups into the Sixth Form have a focus on wanting to learn - this helps to foster an attitude of wanting to achieve the best they can.
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 Astley Community High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 13 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 605 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Astley Community High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vacancies@svf.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01912371505
The Seaton Valley Federation of Schools comprises Astley Community High School, Whytrig Middle School and Seaton Sluice Middle School, all located in south east Northumberland. All three schools share a Governing Body and Executive Headteacher to promote excellence in education from age 9-18 across Seaton Valley. Individually rated as 'Good' by Ofsted, we share common values and a passionate belief that every student should be enabled to succeed in all aspects of school life.
Arranging a visit to Astley Community High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@svf.org.uk.
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