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Lead Practitioner Maths

Whitley Academy, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 4BD

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• Job start date

  27 April 2020

• Closing date

  12 December 2019 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 November 2019

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Lead Practitioners range 1 to Lead Practitioners range 12, £41,267 to £54,121
• Additional allowances:

  We will offer you; ; - A positive and innovative learning culture, where wellbeing and workload are effectively managed, ; - A dedicated, highly skilled and committed staff, upholding high expectations of and aspirations for all of our students, ; - A strong sense of community and a warm, welcoming workplace, ; - Access to the RSA Academies’ Teaching School Alliance, which offers high quality training and leadership experiences for all staff, to ensure that everyone is enabled to develop, grow and collaborate, ; - PiXL network access, developing new ideas and strategies to impact on student learning and ; - A number of additional benefits including a fantastic internal CPD programme built into directed time - fostering excellence in teaching and learning, free parking, and a vibrant modern building and facilities in a beautiful location within easy reach of the M40/M6 corridor.

Lead Practitioner Maths job summary

For an Easter 2020 start (or earlier), we are seeking a well-qualified, suitably experienced and enthusiastic Lead Practitioner to join our Maths department and support early career stage teachers and non-specialist Opening Minds teachers delivering excellent T&L opportunities and achieving excellent outcomes for students in Maths KS3-KS5. You will have strong subject knowledge and a proven track-record of exemplary classroom practice together with the ability to be pro-active and responsible for the development of T&L practice in Maths delivered by a large team of teachers. The well-resourced department has a relentless focus on developing an effective academic curriculum and raising attainment at all Key Stages. The Maths department is a passionate team at an exciting stage of development, drawing upon the expertise of a number of strong practitioners. You will be supporting the Curriculum Leader, in further developing the strengths of the team. Maths at KS5 is popular and we successfully recruit a significant number of Y11 students to the A level course. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to begin or further advance their leadership expertise. Our Academy is on a rapid improvement journey. You will be joining a forward-thinking school that values the professional development and well-being of its staff.

The successful candidate must be:
- Able to teach Maths to KS5 confidently,
- Values driven,
- Ambitious for every child and highly inclusive,
- Passionate about Maths and its impact on learning, with the ability to motivate pupils and achieve excellent results,
- Resilient with a strong personal drive,
- Someone who has high expectations of both students and their colleagues,
- Able to lead and support the development of T&L in the Maths Department,
- Someone who can forge positive relationships with students to encourage great learning, and
- Someone who has a passion for Maths in the real world and the ability to share this with young people.

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 Whitley Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 897 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Whitley Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: vacancies@whitleyacademy.com
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When staff, students and families walk through our gates and onto our site they belong to the Whitley Academy community. In our community, we are proud of our school and are committed to supporting all staff and students to be the best they can be.

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