Head of Maths
City Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2EFThis job expired on 25 May 2022
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
25 May 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
8 April 2022
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
up to a TLR 1b
Head of Maths job summary
CORE Education Trust is a values-driven multi-academy trust rich in cultural and social diversity. Responsible for four academies in Birmingham, the Trust was set up to innovate through adversity and to challenge the conventional boundaries of what is possible for our students. Motivated and inspired by the success of our students, our ambition goes beyond textbooks and whiteboards, we are proud to work with the young people of Birmingham.
This role will be based at City Academy which is an 11-16 co-educational school. You will be joining an academy team whose sole aim is to ensure that all students get the very best support, care and guidance that enables them to achieve their very best.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Our school is a place of possibility and we never underestimate the impact inspirational staff can have on the life chances of our students. We are seeking a dynamic Head of Maths to build upon our strengths and lead the Maths department forward on the next stage of our journey.
The successful candidate will be passionate and be able to demonstrate how they will drive the standards, expectations and aspirations of staff and students alike to ensure that there is regular success and a sense of progression.
You must be a strong role model for staff within Maths and direct the pedagogy and methodology of delivery for all lessons within Maths. The successful applicant will demonstrate an understanding of the value of providing our students with a broad educational experience, where high academic standards are supported by a rich variety of extended curriculum options.
WHAT WE OFFER
The successful candidate will be joining a vibrant learning community
with national award-winning credentials. The Trust works collaboratively
with leaders to ensure our CORE Values are promoted, embodied, and celebrated by all the staff and children in our schools. You will:
• be given the opportunity to engage with cross-trust activities that connect students and staff to their wider family of schools/peers across the city. This includes programmes such as the award-winning Echo Eternal Holocaust memorial arts initiative, The Great Get Together and The COREus Choir
• be provided with a provision of support and training to foster a positive culture of wellbeing for all students and staff.
We place a strong emphasis on supporting and encouraging personal development, which includes:
• a CPD strategy that is designed to support the career aspirations of all staff to help them realise their potential.
• access to experienced mentors who have a strong track record of developing staff
This is a great opportunity to develop within the Trust. We are about to embark on the next phase of our evolution as an outward facing, forward thinking family of schools guided by a vision underpinned by optimism, ambition, and oneness.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
CORE Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Services) Check is required for all successful applicants.
CORE Education Trust is committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination, and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are an Equal Opportunities and Living Wage employer.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About City Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 615 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- City Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@core-education.co.uk
City Academy is a team that is ambitious in its aspirations for all students. We work within our community to ensure we break down and remove all barriers to success. We consider all our students our ‘City Lights’, as they will illuminate all our futures. Our mission is to nurture our students, ensuring they shine in society, as our leaders of tomorrow. Their successful futures depend on the development of their ‘sparkle’ each and every day at City Academy. As a family, we continuously strive to be luminous examples of hope and excellence in everything.
Care and compassion shape the way in which we work together to support the growth and development of our students. Their ‘sparkle’ shines through. We value the relationships we build with our families, working together to ensure success is realised. We only succeed as a team.
Our ambition means that we relentlessly pursue a wide range of opportunities to allow our students to grow. Our location in the city centre offers a wide range of opportunities through the partnerships we have developed. As a part of CORE Education Trust, we guarantee a provision that includes both CORE Cares and CORE Extra, ensuring all students experience enriching opportunities in the arts, sport and social responsibility. We develop by taking on new challenges.
Reflection on the past and embracing our sense of pride ensures tolerance and responsibility. Investing time and resources into projects such as Echo Eternal ignite our students’ sense of social responsibility. City Academy is a place for everyone. Everyone is welcomed, respected, and looked after. We care by respecting and looking after each other.
Excellence is expected here at City Academy: from staff and students. Our high expectations for all aspects of attitudes and attainment are driven by a limitless drive for Excellence in Everything. We achieve by giving 100% in everything we do.
Arranging a visit to City Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@core-education.co.uk.
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