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Head of Maths

Northampton Academy, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8NH

This job expired on 1 April 2019 – see similar jobs

Job start date
1 September 2019
Closing date
1 April 2019 at 1am
Date listed
22 March 2019

Job details

Job role: Teacher
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject: Mathematics
Working pattern: Full time
Full-time equivalent salary: £37,114 to £53,158

Head of Maths job summary

Salary: Highly Competitive + £12,000 TLR 1 + possible Relocation Allowance

Northampton Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and ambitious Head of Maths to replace our current Head of Maths who has been internally promoted to the position of Assistant Principal.

The successful candidate will fully embrace our values of Respect, Determination and Ambition, and will have a working knowledge of how these will apply within a Secondary Academy context and within the role itself.

The leadership of the Academy is completely determined to create an environment in which teachers can get on with their core role: delivering excellent lessons. To this end, the student behaviour system is clear and simple and easy to administer in lessons. If action is needed beyond these simple steps, the pastoral and senior teams take all the burden away from the teachers, conducting detentions, following up and dealing with parents on your behalf. Teachers at the Academy speak of this as one of the major benefits of working here. In addition to this, teachers are trusted to be professionals through:

• No unannounced observations
• No lesson grading
• 3 extra INSET days per year for joint team planning
• A feedback and recognition policy that lets teachers decide the best feedback mechanism for their own classes, rather than having this prescribed centrally
• No emails (except safeguarding) after 5.30pm and at weekends

As Head of Maths, you will lead on all aspects of Maths teaching and will have specific responsibility for tracking the progress and attainment of students within the subject area and across the key stages. We will expect you to manage and develop a broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for the subject area. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on standards of student attainment and achievement through your fresh ideas, motivational skills and keen focus on improvement. The successful candidate will lead an experienced Mathematics faculty which has its own specialist teaching wing, staffroom and resource base. We are fortunate to be well staffed with permanent teachers and staff who come to teach with us tend to want to stay in the faculty due to its excellent team dynamic, examination success and breadth of teaching opportunity.

We are looking for a leader who will inspire students in our school to achieve their full potential. In turn, the post provides strong opportunities for professional development in an environment where staff are highly valued, well supported and enjoy their work. We are committed to investing in the future of the successful applicant. We will commit to accredited leadership training, as well as opportunities to work closely with other Heads of Maths within the group

Northampton Academy is part of United Learning, a unique group of independent and state schools working together to achieve the best in everyone. Our vision is to provide excellent education so that all young people are able to make a success of their lives and, if we are to realise this vision, we need to make sure we attract, develop and reward the key ingredient – high quality staff such as you. We have a comprehensive United Learning Subject Advice and Resourcing service, who are highly effective in supporting Heads of Maths within the group. The successful candidate will attend regular group training, support and advice CPD throughout the year alongside all other UL Heads of Maths. The common assessment framework is useful for benchmarking and the optional common resources are helpful in supporting new and non-specialist colleagues.

Northampton Academy is committed to equal opportunities and to the protection and safety of all students and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share these commitments.

The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Closing date: Monday 1st April 2019 (midday)

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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