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Lead Practitioner in Mathematics

Folkestone Academy, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5FP

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• Job start date

  1 September 2021

• Closing date

  30 April 2021 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 April 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Payscale L8-L12

Lead Practitioner in Mathematics job summary

Turner Schools is looking to recruit a Lead Practitioner of Maths to help us ensure that our knowledge-led curriculum is effectively delivered to our ambitious, confident and successful students.

As a faculty we are committed to supporting our students in becoming confident in their ability, with a sense of purpose and vision for their futures. We want all of our students to be successful, achieving qualifications that prepare them to succeed in their ambitions so that the Trust is a place where children thrive and knowledge matters. We have high expectations of our students across the Trust; our behaviour policy assures the highest expectations of behaviour in and out of lessons, creating a calm and purposeful learning environment.
The Trust strongly believes that its purpose is to serve the young people of the local coastal community with a powerful education. As a Lead Practitioner of Maths, your role will require you to be an expert teacher who is also capable of leading and inspiring colleagues as well as pupils, with a passion for maths education. You will be making an important contribution to the continuing progress of all of our schools.

We welcome applications from great teachers with leadership experience who are highly motivated and dedicated, with a passion for powerful education and research.

Come and join us to be a part of our journey.

The ideal candidate will...

• Be dedicated to improving student progress and raising attainment across the Trust, sharing best practice with colleagues
• You will be expected to hold a teaching load and to have a strong track record of excellent teaching and deep knowledge of and enthusiasm for their subject
• Have a proven track record of success in raising standards
• Be an outstanding Teacher who can inspire pupils to achieve their ambitions
• Keep up to date through researching best practice and implementing this within teaching and learning strategies
• Possess the drive and determination to assist students in breaking down barriers inside and outside education
• Believe that a knowledge and research-led curriculum is the necessary catalyst, with the ability and determination to be part of the Trust's community to support ambitious, confident and successful students
• Have a mindset to always lead by example: in the classroom, supporting and developing others, and living the trust values

In return, Turner Schools can offer...

• a strong ethos and culture that promotes the belief that all pupils can achieve
• calm and purposeful learning environments, with high pupil behaviour expectations
• a warm and welcoming team of teachers and associate staff
• manageable workload through sensible and efficient policies
• personalised coaching and CPD programmes alongside an investment in your career and development through financing Masters qualifications, training courses and conferences as requested
• a Trust which takes student and faculty welfare seriously
• Private healthcare from Benenden Health medical, including a 24/7 prescription GP service, counselling, access to the BUPA hospital network and physiotherapy.
• a genuine opportunity to make a difference by being part of the exciting Trust vision.
• Relocation package may be available for the right candidate.

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 Folkestone Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1080 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Folkestone Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: caroline.dominguez@turnerschools.com
• Phone number: 01303842433
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/folkestone-academy (opens in new tab)

At Folkestone Academy we foster an environment where students value their education and enjoy their learning and feel inspired to develop their true passions. We offer traditional academic subjects alongside creative arts, sports and a vibrant extra-curricular. We want our pupils to find their talents and be the best they can be.

We believe our purpose is to provide the young people we serve with a powerful education. This education will foster ambitious students who have the confidence to succeed academically and to go on to live fulfilled, successful lives.

We believe that a knowledge-led curriculum delivered by research-engaged, dedicated practitioners is the catalyst necessary to achieve this purpose. Essential to this purpose is our shared commitment to our values.

Folkestone Academy is part of Turner Schools, which is committed to giving a powerful education to local families through schools where children thrive and knowledge matters. Turner Schools is committed to ensuring success without selection for our pupils and students by teaching them the core knowledge and life skills they need to thrive in the modern world. Turner Schools is committed to leading schools where children thrive and knowledge matters. Our mission is to set a new standard in non-selective education, empowering our pupils and students with cultural capital. In this way we will contribute to the regeneration of the region; we call this mission ‘sea-change’.

Our schools include: Folkestone Academy; Folkestone Primary; Morehall Primary; Martello Primary; and Turner Free School.

Turner Schools is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this same commitment. Any appointment is subject to satisfactory recruitment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Two references are required prior to commencement of employment. We are an equal opportunities employer.

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