Teacher of Mathematics (possible additional responsibility for a teacher with a history of excellent outcomes)
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Balshaw's Church Of England High School
Lancashire
- Expiring soon
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 19 May 2024
Job overview
TEACHER OF MATHEMATICS
Required from September 2024
Grade: MPR/UPR
The Role:
• The school is looking to appoint a committed, enthusiastic individual as a teacher of Mathematics.
• All teachers at Balshaw’s have additional planning time above the 10% PPA that is part of the STPCD.
• You would be working in a department that is staffed entirely by Maths specialists.
• If you are an ECT, in addition to our ECT coordinator, our ECT mentor is a member of the Maths department so you would receive our ECT support programme from a subject specialist.
Possible Additional Responsibility:
If a candidate has got a track record of excellent outcomes at GCSE for their students, there is the possibility that the school would consider providing an additional TLR for further responsibility. For an established outstanding teacher of Maths, the position of Lead Practitioner could be considered.
The Mathematics Department
As mentioned above, the Maths department is staffed entirely by Maths specialists. The department are able to make innovative use of technology in their lessons as all students at Balshaw’s have their own laptop. This provides access to numerous Maths resources that support the implementation of the Maths curriculum including Century Tech, Learning by Questions, Maths Pad and Dr Frost Maths.
Students are taught in mixed prior attainment groups at KS3 with ambition to achieve success for all. Groups are changed at KS4 to align more closely with prior attainment and current performance. There is a Maths Circle for high prior attaining Year 7 students that meet after school for an hour each week to explore problems provided by LUSoM. The Maths department plan and organise regular trips and are currently planning a trip to the Harry Potter Studios as well as previous trips to PGL and Disneyland Paris.
The department have established links with FE providers such as LUSoM, The University of Lancaster and Runshaw College. Teams have proudly represented Balshaw’s through their successful participation in competitions hosted by these providers
The closing date for this position is Sunday 19th May.
Attached documents
About Balshaw's Church Of England High School
- Balshaw's Church Of England High School
- Church Road, Leyland, Preston
- Lancashire
- PR25 3AH
- United Kingdom
Balshaw’s is a mixed, comprehensive, Church of England secondary school without sixth form situated in Leyland, Lancashire. It is a community state school operating under the Diocese of Blackburn. An average-sized school, it will provide 925 places for students aged 11-16, when fully subscribed.
Balshaw's was founded as a charity school in Leyland in June 1782 by Richard Balshaw. It moved to its current Church Road site in September 1932. Although the school has no official sixth-form, it works closely with nearby Runshaw College, which was originally set up in 1974 to cater for school-leavers from Balshaw's and Parklands High School.
Principal
Steven Haycocks
Values and Vision
Richard Balshaw wanted the school to be a supportive and inclusive place that benefited the whole child, and his view remains important today. The school has high expectations of pupils and aims for excellence, at the same time as upholding its Christian faith and creating healthy working relationships with parents and local churches, businesses, industries and the community. Balshaw's motto “Non sibi sed aliis”, which translates as “not for ourselves but for others”, reflects the selfless and tolerant nature of the school .
Ofsted
“Under the exceptional leadership of the headteacher, students and staff flourish at Balshaw’s. Governors and all leaders and managers waste no time in tackling the slightest weakness so students’ achievement is outstanding. Students behave extremely well. They say how very safe they feel and are particularly appreciative of the exceptional personal support which the school gives them.”
View Balshaw’s Church of England High School’s latest Ofsted report
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