Teacher of Mathematics
South Craven School
North Yorkshire
- £30,000 - £46,525 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS1-UPS3 +TLR2:1
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 6 May 2024
Job overview
Assistant Head of Mathematics
South Craven School, Holme Lane, Cross Hills, BD20 7RL
MPS/UPS TLR2:1
Permanent, Full Time
South Craven School, supported by South Craven Academy Trust since May 2011, is an oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive school situated in a semi-rural location on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales with easy access to Leeds, Bradford and Greater Manchester. South Craven achieves strong results at both GCSE and A level and has an excellent vocational programme. It is an innovative and forward-thinking school.
Learning is placed firmly at the heart of the South Craven School community and the school has clearly defined Teaching and Learning Principles. Our main priority is to ensure our students have the best opportunities for success and the highest possible aspirations for the future. We aspire to develop confident South Craven Learners. We are very proud of our excellent reputation in our local community, recognising our responsibility to provide young people with the skills and qualities to respond to the challenges of a fast-changing world. We are also very proud of our reputation for developing teachers through our teacher training and teacher development programmes.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Mathematics Faculty for an experienced, inspiring, enthusiastic and talented teacher to join the team as an Assistant Head of Mathematics. The faculty is diverse, vibrant and highly successful; consistently performing well in internal and external reviews. We offer a range of qualifications including Entry Level Qualification, GCSE Mathematics, GCSE Statistics, Level 2 Further Mathematics, Level 3 Mathematical Studies, A Level Mathematics and AS Further Mathematics. The faculty is extremely supportive and welcoming, working together to help each other and our students succeed. Feedback from a recent Maths staff voice includes “We are a very supportive team with lots of different specialisms to bounce ideas and find solutions. Everyone is willing to listen and support each other”.
The successful candidate will join the team in September 2024.
We welcome applications from experienced teachers who are keen to develop their career into Faculty Management.
The main duties and responsibilities of this post include:
• Teaching all aspects of Mathematics (KS3 & KS4)
• Developing and maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of the curriculum
• Using appropriate teaching and classroom strategies to motivate students and enable their progress
• Contributing actively to the policies and aspirations of the department and school
• Working with other Maths Faculty Managers on all aspects of running the department including developing the curriculum and mastery teaching. The specific management responsibilities for this post are flexible, with the exact nature of the responsibility to be decided later, depending on the successful candidate’s areas of interest and expertise.
The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:
• An ability to teach Mathematics
• The potential to be an outstanding leader
• Knowledge and understanding of the curriculum and pedagogy
• Personal ambition and the capacity for hard work
If you wish to hear more about this exciting vacancy, please contact Liz Creasey Business Director on 07523919597 or email me at liz.creasey@hays.com
To apply please send your letter of application together with an up to date CV to Liz Creasey for the attention of the Headteacher.
The closing date for applications to be returned is noon on Monday 6 May 2024, interview date to be confirmed.
South Craven School is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We have a robust child protection policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is subject to satisfactory reference and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children. An online search may be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Attached documents
About South Craven School
- South Craven School
- Holme Lane, Cross Hills, Keighley
- West Yorkshire
- BD20 7RL
- United Kingdom
South Craven School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational, 11-18 academy with sixth form, situated in Cross Hills, North Yorkshire, between Skipton and Keighley. The school, which converted to academy status on May 1 2011, has 1,678 students on its roll.
Headteacher
Mr Martyn Hill
Values and vision
South Craven School aspires for all of its students to achieve academically, personally, socially and economically. Its formula for success is built on partnership – between home and school, teacher and student, school and community.
The secondary school aims to provide a challenging programme of education that allows all to develop their potential to the full. It aims to develop the whole person in preparation for becoming active and productive citizens.
Learning is placed firmly at the heart of the school’s community. The school recognises that education is the most important experience of a child’s life and its main priority is to develop and stimulate an enthusiasm for - and a commitment to - learning which will last a lifetime.
Ofsted
“The achievement of all groups of students is outstanding. In the main school, students make exceptional progress in their studies and reach well above average, and on occasion, exceptionally high standards in academic and vocational subjects by the time they leave. There is a rich range of academic and vocational programmes in the outstanding sixth form. Leadership and management are outstanding. The exceptionally well-informed headteacher and senior team lead by example and their vision for how the school is to move forward is shared by all staff.”
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