Lead Practitioner of Maths

Colne Park High School, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 7DP

3 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
9 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 April 2024

Job details

Job role: Teacher
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Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject: Mathematics
Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: L5 – L9 (Leadership Pay Scale)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications

A good honours degree in Maths
Qualified teacher status
Successful experience teaching Maths
Evidence of further professional development
Excellent Teacher or SLE Teacher
Additional post-graduate qualification

Knowledge &

Understanding

Pedagogy and the process of teaching & learning in Maths
Knowledge of current policies and procedures related to the welfare of students
A good knowledge and understanding of current curriculum developments in Maths
A knowledge of the GCSE and NC requirements in your specialism
Can accurately judge quality of teaching and learning in lessons and give constructive feedback
High level of competency in analysing and evaluating student progress data
Thorough understanding of strategies required to ensure all student groups make good progress
Monitoring and evaluation
Experience of Inclusion
Experience or knowledge of the requirements of a form tutor

Skills &

Experience

Have teaching skills that lead to excellent outcomes
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to form strong relationships with all stakeholder groups
Ability to raise aspirations of staff and students and inspire them to work towards shared goals
Ability to appraise, evaluate & advise colleagues on their work and outcomes
Determination and resilience to initiate and drive through new developments to raise student attainment
Ability to think and act strategically
Ability to analyse, problem solve and prioritise
Evidence of outstanding teaching & student progress
Evidence of exercising excellent judgement in pressured situations
Positive middle leadership experience in a secondary school
Experience of teaching in the secondary phase
Experience of working successfully in partnership with external agencies
Experience of managing teaching teams to raise student attainment and demonstrate the impact

Qualities

Ability to collaborate effectively as part of a team
Capacity for and interest in further promotion
Absolute commitment to the safety and welfare of all people
Ambition to learn in post and aspire to become an inspirational leader
Possession of an enthusiastic and “can-do” disposition
Willingness and ability to attend meetings/events outside normal school day
Good attendance record
Ability to self-organise and multi-task
Ability to self-evaluate
Ability to learn from experience

What the school offers its staff

Why choose Park High School?

Park High School is an ambitious, happy, and vibrant place to work with a family of supporting colleagues who are committed to promoting a warm and friendly atmosphere.
A strong team of staff who work together with a common goal.
Quality First teaching is at the core of everything we do.
Every student is entitled to experience a variety of teaching and learning styles which enable them to achieve their full potential and be the best they can be.

The Pennine Trust

The Pennine Trust is a vibrant, cross phase multi academy trust which was jointly established by three primary schools and one secondary school in 2018. We are committed to high quality professional development and a strong commitment and approach to the development of people at all levels of the organisation. Working at the Pennine Trust offers:

A strong culture driven by values
A supportive Central Trust Team who believe that through strong collaboration, all children within our trust will have better outcomes
High quality professional development opportunities
A commitment to providing every child with the best possible start in life
Exceptional curriculum and pedagogy in all our schools
High quality pastoral care and support

The right candidate will be totally aligned with our values, embrace our behaviours and play a full part in fulfilling our mission: Creating Opportunity, Inspiring Excellence, Shaping Tomorrow.

Further details about the role

Areas of Responsibility and Accountability

Strategic direction and development of teaching and learning, quality of teaching and learning,

leading and managing teaching and learning improvements.

General Requirements

Leadership of Teaching and Learning

To contribute to developing a vision for teaching and learning incorporating high expectations, and to lead teaching staff to achieve that vision.
To motivate, challenge and inspire teaching staff to develop the very best teaching practice to raise pupil attainment.
To lead teachers in creating an excellent climate for learning, which supports the development of knowledge, understanding and skills.
To lead the development and implementation of teaching and learning strategies for raising attainment in line with school strategies and in line with clearly identified needs.
To contribute to the leadership of the school by participating in and initiating whole school developments.
Quality Assurance
Work with Curriculum Leaders to establish common standards of practice and develop the effectiveness of teaching and learning throughout the school in line with school policy, in order to ensure all pupils can achieve.
To regularly monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning through analysis of assessment and examination data, lesson observation, pupil focus groups and sampling the planning and assessment of class work and homework, in order to encourage continuous improvement in line with school policy.
Work with Curriculum Leaders to monitor and evaluate the attainment of all groups of pupils (based on teaching group, gender, ability, ethnicity, relative deprivation and looked after), in order to ensure equality of opportunity for achievement for all pupils.

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.