Lead Practitioner of Mathematics
Lealands High School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3ALThis job expired on 19 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP/September
Closing date
19 May 2024 at 12:59am
Date listed
8 May 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £50,807.00 - £56,082.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Scale L4-L8
Lead Practitioner of Mathematics job summary
Lead Practitioner of Mathematics
Scale: Leadership L4-L8
£50,807 - £56,082 actual salary
Term-Time Only + 5 days
To start: ASAP/September
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Lealands High School for the position of Lead Practitioner of Maths working with an excellent team of colleagues within our Maths department.
As a school, we are determined never to stand still and as a result of this commitment, we are seeking an enthusiastic, but experienced, member of staff to become part of our school community. A person with the ability to inspire, develop and progress the subject and department, leading as an exemplary role model, not just to departmental colleagues, but across the entire school community; staff and students alike.
The role of the new Lead Practitioner will be dedicated to developing and progressing Teaching & Learning across Key Stages 3 and 4 and improving outcomes in Maths.
We would be delighted to welcome your application if you feel inspired to be part of the Lealands experience, and have a commitment to understanding who we are, what we value and the culture we are creating. We want to recruit the best staff and invest in them believing this will lead to the best education for our students, our commitment is to both our staff and students.
Visits from prospective applicants are welcome and can be arranged by contacting Mrs Goslin (Business Manager) or Mr Kazmi (HR) via email recruitment@lealands.luton.sch.uk. Alternatively, take a virtual tour of the school at www.lealands.luton.sch.uk .
Applicants for this public-facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse and provide effective help or advice fluently in spoken English.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure Barring Service.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Should you be successful during the shortlisting process interviews will be held face to face at the school.
CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools
Interviews will be held: TBC
Closing date for applications: Sunday 18 May 2024
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.
About Lealands High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1014 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lealands High School website
Lealands High School is a comprehensive Foundation school located on the northern edge of Luton, in Sundon Park. We provide high quality education for students aged from 11 to 16 years old.
We are driven by our core values of respect, responsibility and excellence. We believe in working to help every single student become a responsible and respectful citizen with the skills and knowledge needed to lead successful and fulfilled lives beyond school. Our mission is to support each individual to ‘climb the mountain to success’ and our curriculum and support structures help us to achieve this.
Lealands was fully refurbished in 2013 and we continue to benefit from a modern and well equipped building with fantastic specialist facilities. The School retains a special focus on sport and PE and we benefit from superb resources including an indoor heated swimming pool and flood lit astroturf.
Our school serves a catchment area, but also takes students from across Luton and surrounding Bedfordshire villages and towns. We are a diverse school which is proud to welcome students and staff from many cultural and religious backgrounds.
Lealands is a welcoming, safe and caring school environment. Student progress is supported by the hard work and commitment of well qualified staff who set high expectations to enable every child to succeed. A wide range of support is available for those who need additional help to succeed. We believe in the continual improvement of each individual within our school community and are strongly focused on reward and celebration.
Ofsted judges the school to be ‘good’ with strengths in a number of areas recognising that, “Pupils clearly enjoy school” and “They feel valued and well supported” (Ofsted, March 2017).
As a school, we strongly believe in partnerships working together in the best interests of all our students. Parents/ carers, students, staff, governors, community groups and friends all work together to ensure that the young people in our school enjoy their learning journey and achieve some exceptional outcomes. As part of the Luton Futures and Lea Springs Partnerships we are able to enjoy the benefits of working closely with other schools locally.
For more information about Lealands, please visit the school website www.lealands.luton.sch.uk which gives a good insight into our school and why we are so proud to be members of Lealands High School.
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