Head of Maths/Associate Assistant Headteacher

“Growing Great Leaders”

An Associate Assistant Headteacher position will be considered for candidates who are looking for their next step towards whole school leadership. We are part of the Castle Phoenix Trust who specialise in leadership development and can offer a comprehensive and exciting leadership development package including coaching support.

Full time, starting preferably at Easter 2023

(June start considered if you have exam classes)

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated professional to lead our Maths faculty and take responsibility for an aspect of whole school development at an exciting time in the school’s journey. We are looking for an enthusiastic, inspiring and excellent practitioner to join our extended leadership team from April 2023.

The successful applicant will:

·        Have experience in leading a team;

·        Have an ability to engage, enthuse and motivate students and staff;

·        Be an excellent classroom practitioner with a passion for teaching and learning;

·        Be able to teach Maths up to GCSE Level;

·        Have a record of consistently delivering strong GCSE results across a range of ability levels;

·        Deliver a curriculum that inspires and engages students and provides an aspirational and challenging learning experience.

·        Be a committed, highly competent, energised, reflective and resilient individual.

• Possess the skills and determination to make a profound difference to the lives of our students by sharing our belief in the highest standards of academic achievement in an inclusive setting
• have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills

We pride ourselves on:

• Our most recent OFSTED inspection grade is ‘good’ (April 2019). Key findings include:

“Staff morale is high and relationships at all levels are very good”.

“The behaviour of pupils is good”.

“The curriculum is appropriate and interesting and pupils receive high quality support and guidance”.

• Being an oversubscribed and popular school, located close to the M42 and M6, in easy reach of Birmingham, Staffordshire, South Derbyshire, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
• Being a highly innovative, driven, inspirational and ambitious organisation with a clear vision for achieving success.
• Being part of the Castle Phoenix Trust. This facilitates an opportunity to play to your strengths and provide excellent collaboration between colleagues and leaders, access to effective CPD and the chance to develop professionally. The Trust is committed to invest in and develop all staff and, most importantly, bring about the best possible outcomes for our students who deserve the very best. Our Trust values are really important to all of us and include Respect to All, From All, Innovation and Collaboration. Developing leaders is a key feature of our Trust and leadership scholarships can be offered.
• We have an excellent track record of growing great leaders at every level and staff value this area of training and support.
• Our strong commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition. We can offer you a range of benefits which include cycle to work, free parking, an employee discount scheme, an iPad/ laptop and access to the on-site swimming pool.

Visits and applications: Martin Clarke, Headteacher, would be delighted to meet you and talk about the opportunity, please email Helen Jones, Helen.Jones@castlephoenixtrust.org.uk to book a visit.

Application deadline: 9am on Friday 3 Feb 2023

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. 

Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2022.

These posts are exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.