Principal - Leeds Mathematics School
The GORSE Academies Trust
Leeds
- Expired
- Salary:
- L37 – L43
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2023
- Apply by:
- 20 June 2022
Job overview
Required for January 2023
Principal
(L37 – L43)
A rare opportunity to become a Principal of a 16 – 19 Maths School in an exceptional trust.
Leeds Mathematics School (LMaS) will join a national network of Maths Schools and is a unique partnership between The GORSE Academies Trust and the University of Leeds. Due to open in September 2023, the partnership will bring together two of Leeds’ most successful education providers and seek to establish Leeds as a city where the study of mathematics is second to none.
The aim is to provide an enriched and immersive mathematical education and bring together the most talented students who have a passion and fascination for mathematics. Our vision is to bring exceptional mathematics teaching to Leeds, providing the inspiration and support for highly numerate students to flourish and prepare them for future opportunities that mathematics can bring. We are determined, through the establishment of this Maths School, to ensure that poverty and deprivation should in no way limit either the quality of a young person’s educational experience or the levels of achievement to which those students are able to rise.
We are keen to design an innovative curriculum and an approach to teaching and learning that better prepares students for the study of mathematics (or related subjects) at undergraduate level. Equally important is bridging the gap between LMaS and the cutting-edge industries into which our highly qualified young people will pass.
We are seeking to recruit a well-qualified, experienced, and inspirational leader to the role of Principal at LMaS. Initially this role will work alongside David Holtham, Executive Principal: 16-19 who is leading on the opening of the new school.
This is a key role in our future development and the successful candidate, in partnership with the Executive team, will oversee all aspects of our work at LMaS. Our standards are high, and we expect our new Principal to lead our continuing drive for excellence. The successful applicant will need to be an exceptional leader who can demonstrate passion, integrity and a strong record of successful practice. Within the trust we place great emphasis on partnership work and collaboration.
The GORSE Academies Trust itself is a vibrant and forward-thinking teaching community which places all students, in particular those who come from the most disadvantaged of backgrounds, at the centre of its work.
We seek a senior leader in a secondary or post 16 setting, with the vision to drive the strategic direction and development of this school. The role offers a unique opportunity to play a key role in the establishment of a new school that will have a high profile both locally and nationally.
An Application Pack (including Job Description and Person Specification) is available to download from https://www.tgat.org.uk/jobs/. If you would like an informal conversation about the role or would like to know more about the Leeds Mathematics School, please contact Gemma Coward at info@lmas.ac.uk in the first instance.
More information can also be found at www.lmas.ac.uk or via the Leeds Mathematics School video: https://youtu.be/25x-laNRPIE
Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.
Closing date for applications: Monday 20 June 2022 (12.30pm)
Applications to be returned to: Gemma Coward via info@lmas.ac.uk
Applicants notified re shortlisting: Friday 24 June 2022
Interview date: Monday 4 July 2022
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.
Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply for this position.
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About The GORSE Academies Trust
- The GORSE Academies Trust
- Bruntcliffe Lane, Morley
- Leeds
- LS27 0LZ
- United Kingdom
GORSE has a well-known reputation for changing the deal for children and young adults who come from some of the most impoverished parts of the country. Our central mission is to ensure that we play a significant role in removing the stubborn link between poverty and academic underperformance. Consequently, our students and our professionals are in the vanguard of the national drive which seeks to prove that where teaching is excellent, leadership inspiring and behaviour standards exemplary all children excel regardless of background.
ALL CHILDREN EXCEL REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND
Because of the trust’s reputation, we are also seeing the development of a new approach to academisation which is bringing already strong and successful schools forward to convert as new partners within GORSE. Those schools recognise the enormous advantage that comes from belonging to a network of excellence in both leadership and teaching, and we as a trust recognise that there is much to be gained when great organisations are brought together.
WE AS A TRUST RECOGNISE THAT THERE IS MUCH TO BE GAINED WHEN GREAT ORGANISATIONS ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER
Our final aim is to challenge the underperformance of other schools and academies through the excellence of our own work. In particular, we have sought to do this through taking advantage of the free schools programme and our trust will continue to look to develop new schools and to sponsor already existing schools in areas of significant educational underperformance. We believe that all great organisations have a role to play in agitating the system.
OUR SCHOOLS ARE HAPPY PLACES WHERE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING HARD AND RECOGNISING THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS.
Our trust is also proud of its generosity in sharing ideas and approaches to the development of teaching and leadership with partners regionally and nationally. We are also humble, and take great enjoyment in learning from others including the very best practitioners nationally and internationally but also those struggling most in their work. This is because we believe that all schools contain areas of brilliance and it is for us as professionals to seek them out, understand their success and ensure that their magic is disseminated.
GORSE, of which GORSE SCITT is a central part, was awarded Teaching School Hub status in 2021. This saw the opening of Leeds Teaching School Hub in September of that year. We were delighted to learn in February 2024 that we have been designated to function as Leeds Teaching School Hub for a further 4 years. That renewed status now means that, as a trust, we have a great responsibility placed upon us to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. The most important single quality that we hope to nurture in all professionals is a passion and love for education and a determination to inspire and support young people, regardless of background.
You can find out more about us, our values and people at www.tgat.org.uk.
Sir John Townsley - Chief Executive Officer.
Leanne Griffiths - Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
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