Director of Maths & Numeracy
Hanson School
Bradford
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership L8 - L12 (£45,876 - 50,620)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter 2018
- Apply by:
- 19 February 2018
Job overview
We are looking to appoint an experienced, committed, ambitious and dynamic Director of Maths, who will, as part of the Extended Leadership Team, play a key role in the School’s journey towards excellence to start Easter 2018.
The successful candidate will be an experienced leader, an inspirational and outstanding practitioner with excellent curriculum knowledge and pedagogical practice, who has a desire to ensure the best life chances for all students. We are looking for an individual who has a proven record for delivering effective strategies to improve standards of teaching and learning in order to create an ambitious, innovative and collegiate department.
You will:
· Lead the staff within the Maths Department in delivering our vision of an outstanding, inclusive School with the highest standards of teaching, learning and pupil progress.
· Lead whole school numeracy
· Lead the provision of both Maths, numeracy across the department
· Effectively lead and manage the Maths department to promote outstanding academic progress and develop outstanding teaching.
· Have the knowledge, experience and ambition to teach across a range of ages and abilities.
· Be a highly skilled, resourceful and enthusiastic individual able to inspire and motivate students and staff.
You will be joining an ambitious and innovative organisation which is looking for imaginative practitioners to secure positive outcomes for our young people. We offer bespoke leadership and professional development opportunities and we look forward to you joining our dedicated and supportive team.
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About Hanson School
- Hanson School
- Sutton Avenue, Swain House Road, Bradford
- West Yorkshire
- BD2 1JP
- United Kingdom
Hanson is a larger than average 11 to 19 mixed comprehensive school with a good reputation in the City of Bradford. We have 1570 students on roll including 290 in the sixth form. We are committed to ensuring that talent is nurtured in a safe, orderly and stimulating learning environment. We believe that every child does matter and that by becoming fully involved in their learning, they will get the most out of their time with us and that their learning experiences will be both enjoyable and successful. We are immensely proud of the achievements of all our students and enjoy celebrating them as a school community.
There is a huge emphasis on high academic and personal achievement. We are committed to raising standards of achievement for all pupils and provide extra support for students throughout the educational spectrum. Hanson is a happy and supportive school which offers a range of educational, social and cultural opportunities to all its young people.
Hanson School is served by new buildings. We have state of the art Sports facilities, practical Science and Technology rooms, modern Media and Creative Arts suites and a variety of learning bases. All of these rooms are served by an innovative ICT solution, with over 1,500 pieces of computer equipment.
The School is especially proud of our on site Additional Resource Centre (ARC) in which students with additional needs can be supported using up to date specialist equipment and resources. The ARC supports Visually Impaired (VI) and Hearing Impaired (HI) students at the school by providing a personalised programme that includes learning in mainstream lessons and alternative specialised provision.
Hanson also hosts the Goals sports complex (one dance studio, ten floodlit astro turf courts and a full size floodlit football pitch) as well the Pulse fitness suite that students have access to. The school has an impressive range of extra curricular, cultural and sporting opportunities for our students.
You would be joining Hanson at a very exciting time as we are delighted to announce that Hanson has been removed from special measures and is now recognised as ‘requires improvement’. We are very pleased with the outcome of the recent OFSTED report and see this as a significant step forward on our journey to outstanding. We very much hope that after looking at the details you will decide to pursue an application to work with us.
Please feel free to contact the school for further discussion or a visit, on 01274 776200. We very much look forward to receiving your application.
Yours faithfully
Mr. Richard Woods
Head Teacher
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