Assistant Director of Mathematics
Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds
- Expired
- Salary:
- TLR 2c (£6,450)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required January 2017
- Apply by:
- 4 October 2016
Job overview
A well-qualified, enthusiastic, dynamic and inspirational Assistant Director of Mathematics is required to join a thriving and highly successful curriculum area which has made a major contribution to the recent transformation of the academy.
Examination results in 2015 positioned us as the most improved school in the Leeds area, with a 20% increase in performance, at a time when many other schools saw a ‘dip’ in their performance. In 2016 we have seen that performance increase with our students making incredibly strong rates of progress and placing us within the top 10 performing schools in Leeds and top 40% of schools in the country.
From September 2015 the school has become part of the GORSE Academies Trust which is led by Sir John Townsley. The Trust is a vibrant and forward thinking teaching community which places all students, and in particular those who come from the most challenging backgrounds, at the centre of its work. The Trust has two outstanding secondary schools, The Morley Academy and The Farnley Academy, an 11-16 Free School - The Ruth Gorse Academy, and the largest Post-16 Free School in the country, Elliott Hudson College. Hillcrest Academy, Ryecroft Academy and Morley Newlands Academy are the primary schools within the Trust. The Trust also includes two Teaching Schools, providing leadership development and initial teacher training and the opportunity to be involved in innovative and exciting teaching and learning opportunities.
The successful candidate will benefit from a comprehensive Induction Programme.
We promise to:
- Challenge you
- Inspire you
- Develop you
- Value you
- Support you
- Reward you
An application pack is available to download direct from our website at www.tgat.org.uk/jobs or by email to Sharon.judd@bruntcliffe.leeds.sch.uk
For further information about the Academy please see website: www.bruntcliffe.net
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 5 October 12.00 noon
Bruntcliffe Academy is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children, and applicants will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.
11-16 years 730 students
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About Bruntcliffe Academy
- Bruntcliffe Academy
- Bruntcliffe Lane, Morley, Leeds
- West Yorkshire
- LS27 0LZ
- United Kingdom
Bruntcliffe Academy is an increasingly popular 11-16 comprehensive school with approximately 1000 students on roll. The school is situated in Morley which is on the outskirts of the thriving city of Leeds, with a very good motorway access to all areas of the north of England and beyond.
The school joined the highly successful GORSE Academies Trust which has a national reputation for its excellence in 2015. Since this time, the academy has been on an upward trajectory in all aspects of its work. Bruntcliffe Academy in 2018 received a Good judgement from Ofsted, with Outstanding grades for Teaching and Learning, Leadership and Management and also Personal Development. Student outcomes have increased significantly and in 2019 student outcomes were placed in the top 13% of schools nationally.
A collection of like-minded individuals, members of staff all choose to work at Bruntcliffe Academy because they believe in making a difference to young people’s lives. Members of staff work collaboratively across the academy as well as in Partnership with colleagues from across The GORSE Academies Trust to develop new and innovative approaches around teaching that will inspire students and cultivate a lifelong love of learning.
Bruntcliffe Academy is typified by students who enjoy learning; you will find the students to be polite, well-mannered and respectful at all times mirroring our high expectations of them. Bruntcliffe Academy believes that every day matters when positively shaping student’s futures. We invest heavily in student experience as we believe that
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