Head of Mathematics & Director of Faculty Opportunity
Weald of Kent Grammar School, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2JPThis job expired on 19 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
19 April 2024 at 9am
Date listed
26 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- 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
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Head of Mathematics - MPS?UPS plus TLR1a (14,732 pa) Director of Faculty - L10/L13
Additional allowances
TLR1a (14,732 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Head of Mathematics
The successful candidate will be highly motivated, organised and passionate about the teaching of Mathematics, capable of delivering excellent lessons, as well as inspiring and supporting others to do the same. You will have an interest in enhancing scientific learning across the curriculum to ensure that the learning journey is appropriately challenging, ambitious and engaging for our students. You will be responsible for the strategic direction of the subject and will ensure that students make high levels of progress whilst ensuring that students’ experience of Mathematics is as real-life and as practical as possible.
The successful candidate will:
- Provide leadership across the area working closely with the heads of subject as well as leading a subject to support the school strategic priorities.
- Provide direction, support and challenge to their colleagues so as to engage and build a culture of continuous improvement.
- Raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole curriculum area and to monitor and support all student progress.
- Be accountable for all student progress and development within the subject area.
- Develop and enhance the teaching practice of others.
- Ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and inclusive curriculum that will allow for the logical and progressive acquisition of knowledge for all students studying in the department, in accordance with the aims of the school and the curricular policies determined by the Governing Body and Headteacher of the school.
- Be accountable for leading, managing and developing all KS3, KS4 and KS5 Mathematics courses.
- Effectively manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources within the department to support the designated curriculum portfolio.
What the school offers its staff
Weald of Kent is a selective Girls’ Grammar School for 11-18 year olds with a roll of approximately 2000 students including our co-educational Sixth Form. The school is one of the highest performing schools in the country. We aspire to excel at everything we do. Owing to our continued success were thrilled to have been given permission by the Secretary of State to expand and mirror what we deliver at our Tonbridge campus in a campus at Sevenoaks, which opened in September 2017. In addition to the exciting new facilities, we have also invested in our Tonbridge campus which now has a state of the art Sports Hall and university style Sixth Form Study Centre. A new science block and new English classrooms have been built this year. Both campuses are situated in beautiful rural settings with far reaching views across the Garden of England with excellent transport links.
Further details about the role
We would like to welcome you to the Mathematics Department. Our main aim is to provide the best possible Mathematics education for all students, by providing quality where it counts: in the classroom. The School is introducing 6 Directors of Faculty to its structure from 1 September 2024. The Head of Maths is eligible to apply for the post of Director of Faculty. If you are interested in applying additionally for the Director of Faculty role, please indicate this in your application and supporting statement.
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 Weald of Kent Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1966 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Weald of Kent Grammar School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@wealdgs.org
- Phone number
- 01732 373500
Weald of Kent is a selective Girls’ Grammar School for 11-18 year olds with a roll of approximately 2000 students including our co-educational Sixth Form. The school is one of the highest performing schools in the country. We aspire to excel at everything we do. Owing to our continued success we were thrilled to have been given permission by the Secretary of State to expand and mirror what we deliver at our Tonbridge campus in a campus at Sevenoaks, which opened in September 2017. In addition to the exciting new facilities, we have also invested in our Tonbridge campus which now has a state-of-the-art Sports Hall and university style Sixth Form Study Centre. A new science block and new English classrooms have been built this year. Both campuses are situated in beautiful rural settings with far reaching views across the Garden of England with excellent transport links.
Arranging a visit to Weald of Kent Grammar School
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