Head of Maths
Ashton Park School, Bristol, BS3 2JL36 days remaining to apply
Start date details
22 April 2025 or 1 September 2025
Closing date
27 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
20 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- M1 - UPS3 (£31,650 - £49,084) + TLR 1B (£12,039)
Head of Maths job summary
Well-qualified, inspiring and enthusiastic mathematicians are invited to lead this core faculty on the next stage of its exciting journey towards excellence.
Applications are sought from high calibre professionals who have the skills, experience and enthusiasm to develop the faculty and work as part of our committed team. We value leaders that are able to achieve high levels of challenging learning and student engagement and are inspirational role models with the ability to motivate and develop their staff team.
What Ashton Park School can offer:
14% PPA
Highly collaborative department of specialists
Committed and supportive staff body with a real sense of community
Employee Assistance Programme
Ashton Park Fitness Centre offers
Cycle to Work scheme
Free eye tests
Access to staff sports and competitions
Teachers Pension Scheme
Training and professional development opportunities
Internal job market and great opportunities for progression
Family friendly policies
Free parking
Staff social events
About Ashton Park Secondary School
This is an exciting time to join Ashton Park School & sixth form as we embed our vision of ‘growing great learners, growing a great community, growing great leaders; we are the family community school in the South West where every person thrives and makes a positive impact in the wider world. We are Ashton Park!’
In the most recent Ofsted inspection, we were graded ‘Good’ in all areas. ''The new school leadership team has been mindful of staff workload and well-being when introducing rapid change’’ Ofsted Lead Inspector.
We are looking for applicants who are passionate about students’ learning and who have an unequivocal commitment to excellence in all they do. The successful applicant will have the enthusiasm, knowledge and skills to deliver high quality student support.
The successful candidate will be deeply committed to fostering the personal development of our students while actively supporting the professional growth and development of our staff.
Being part of the professional learning community at Excalibur Academies Trust will provide the post holder with outstanding opportunities to progress and contribute to the continuing development of both school and trust.
Ashton Park is an inclusive and oversubscribed school, with over 1200 students, set in the beautiful grounds of the Ashton Court Estate in Bristol. We have many strengths including a committed team of staff who are enthusiastic and passionate about their work and supporting the young people in our care. There is a hugely impressive range of opportunities on offer for our student body. We are a very happy school community.
We truly believe Ashton Park has the potential to develop into a beacon of academic excellence over the next few years. If you are prepared for the challenge of playing a significant role in helping us achieve this and have a core belief that all students, no matter what their background or prior attainment can achieve, then we would welcome an application from you.
We wish you the very best of luck with your application and hope to meet you soon!
Please be aware that we will review applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close this posting once suitable candidates have been found. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible in order to be considered.
Safeguarding Statement
Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Ashton Park School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1234 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Ashton Park School website (opens in new tab)
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