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  • Job start date

    1 September 2021

  • Closing date

    4 May 2021 at 9am

  • Date listed

    16 April 2021

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

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Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

L1-L6 (£42,195- £47,735 per annum)

Lead Practitioner Maths job summary

Lead Practitioner - Mathematics
Felixstowe School

Start date: September 2021
Salary: L1- L6
Contract type: Full time, permanent

The Mathematics Team at Felixstowe School consists of a hardworking and friendly
group of teachers whose aim is to allow students to experience the imagination, creativity and beauty inherent within Mathematics. At the heart of our curriculum intent is the principle of developing the characteristics and dispositions of inquisitive Mathematicians.

Mathematics is an essential element of communication. When students are involved in Mathematical learning at Felixstowe School, we encourage them to think like a Mathematician and to develop their positive habits. We encourage our students to consider the world by viewing it through the eyes of a Mathematician. Using this lens and the challenges we design for students; our aim is to help them make sense of the complex problems that exist in the world now and into the future.

We believe that Mathematicians are:

Meticulous
Systematic
Logical
Reflective
Persistent
Self-confident
Engaged/absorbed
Deliberate
Invested
Curious
We are proud of the way we work together as a team, sharing good practice and supporting each other. The department is a very stimulating and enjoyable place to work and we are excited to have the opportunity for this new role to welcome a colleague to this new post.
We do not believe that Maths should be confined to the classroom, so we offer aim to offer an expanding range of extra-curricular and enrichments opportunities.

We are looking to appoint an inspirational Lead Practitioner of Mathematics to this newly created post, with a passion for accelerating progress within our Mathematics department. You will have the ability to teach Mathematics across the full age and ability range and will be able to enthuse, engage and motivate our students to achieve their full potential. This is an exciting time to join our journey of improvement and play a key part in transforming the lives of our young people.

The ideal candidate will:

Be an excellent Mathematics teacher and exceptional practitioner
Be passionate and ambitious about their own career development
Be actively engaged in research and development relating to the pedagogy of teaching and learning in Mathematics
Support the Mathematics team, the school or groups of schools in provision of high-quality schemes of learning and assessment
Be effective in disseminating materials and advising on practice, research and CPD provision in teaching and learning in Mathematics
Have the ability to engage and inspire colleagues to develop their teaching and learning repertoire in Mathematics
Be a change catalyst and an effective leader and coach in the Mathematics team and across the school
Support and coach teachers who are experiencing difficulties
Be a committed team player
Have the ability to engage and inspire pupils and build excellent relationships
Be committed to Felixstowe School's ethos.
For more information about the school, visit the School website www.fxa.org.uk
For more information on our Trust, Unity Schools Partnership, visit the Trust website www.unitysp.co.uk

Closing Date: 09:00am Tuesday 4 May 2021
Interview Date: Week beginning 10 May 2021
If you wish to apply, please use the following link https://candidate.unitysp-careers.co.uk/133403TVS

If you are a current employee of Unity Schools Partnership, please use the following link to apply https://candidate.unitysp-careers.co.uk/133403INT

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

Unity Schools Partnership, welcoming diversity.

Commitment to safeguarding

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

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About Felixstowe School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
1228 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Phone number
01394 288228

We are proud to be a comprehensive school, where students from all backgrounds and abilities can come together to be part of our school. Students can be proud to be a member of the Felixstowe School community, and of the wider community within Felixstowe. We want our students to achieve their full potential, enjoying an education that develops their skills and enhances their strengths and aptitudes. We also recognise that each student is part of a wider, national and global community outside of Felixstowe, and to this end we want our students also to develop into outstanding citizens, and contribute to the society in which they live.

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