Team Leader – Maths
Carshalton College
Carshalton
- £38,631 - £41,843 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 29 June 2022
Job overview
As Team Leader of Maths, you will assist the Curriculum Manager in leading, managing and monitoring the curriculum area, ensuring that achievement rates, including GCSE high grades, meet or exceed targets. You will ensure high quality student learning in GCSE and Functional Skills lessons, including assisting the Curriculum Manager in carrying out learning walks, and coordinate schemes of work, assessment schedules and student monitoring.
We’re looking for an individual who holds a degree or relevant professional qualification in an appropriate subject and who has excellent teaching skills in Maths. Recognised as a good or better teacher, you will have experience of successfully monitoring and supporting ‘at-risk’ learners to achieve or exceed their potential and have strong vision for the improvement and development of the curriculum area. You’ll bring good planning, preparation, organisational and administrative skills, with good attention to detail, and have current knowledge of impending curriculum changes and implications for teaching and learning strategies. Experience of leading / managing a team is desirable.
Closing date for the return of a complete online application is 29th June 2022
The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 37 days plus up to 7 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. This leave is all in addition to Bank Holiday entitlement. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.
South Thames Colleges group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.
We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.
When you click on ‘Apply’, you will be forwarded to the application page which sits on a platform hosted by an external partner called Blue Octopus who support STCG throughout the recruitment process.
About Carshalton College
Carshalton College is a co-educational further education college based in Sutton. It is a non-denominational school.
The college has been an education provider for over 60 years. It is a major provider of full-time, part-time, apprenticeships, access, undergraduate and supported learning courses.
The college is situated in an environment surrounded by parks and ponds, but within a proximity of the towns of Sutton and Croydon. It is accessible from all areas of south London and its transport links also allow its students to be in the centre of London within 30 minutes.
In terms of facilities, the college has a health & fitness centre, a restaurant, a common room, a beauty salon, and a quiet contemplation room.
Principal
Peter Mayhew-Smith
Values and vision
The college prides itself on offering high quality vocational education at all levels in a friendly and supportive environment.
Ofsted
“Senior managers and governors have provided strong leadership leading to sustained improvement in rates of retention and achievement. Students achieve well in most subjects and at all levels. All students benefit from outstanding support during their programme and are well prepared for their destination when they have completed their courses. Students who are identified as at risk of underperforming are exceptionally well supported so that they remain on their courses.”
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