Curriculum Adviser - English or Mathematics
Cognita Limited
Milton Keynes / London / School sites
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Excellent
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018 or earlier
- Apply by:
- 19 April 2018
Job overview
Curriculum Adviser - English or Mathematics
We are looking to appoint one post to lead English and one post to lead mathematics in our European family of schools. These are new posts. We are looking for colleagues that can lead on the development of English or mathematics across the region. Our schools span the full age range from 0 – 18 so there is an expectation that you will understand the curriculum across the range. Specifically, you will lead meetings with Heads of Department. In addition, there is an expectation (in time) that you will undertake some broader work on improvement in teaching and learning beyond your specialist subject.
Purpose
To champion the highest standards in English or Mathematics across the family of schools with a focus on effective research-led practice and high standards.
Key accountabilities
- Act as a key point of contact for school based colleagues and as a subject matter expect
- Lead and facilitate meetings of staff from schools to foster collegiality, share effective practice and disciplined innovation
- Visit schools to evaluate provision (curriculum, teaching, assessment) and leadership in the subject area
- Challenge under-performance through support and monitoring
- Lead projects and empower others
- Be a source of inspiration and ensure that schools have access to excellence based on the most effective national and international standards
- Lead effective practice networks face to face and virtually, including writing and curating high quality resources
Why we want you in our team
Because you…
- Demonstrate integrity and a strong moral compass
- Demonstrate excellent subject knowledge
- Have an ability to empower others and nurture talent
- Genuinely want the best for children in terms of provision and outcomes
- Are willing to have honest, evidence-based and tough conversations, when required
- Can enable others to see what is important when things are not appearing straight forward
- Can juggle competing priorities and manage yourself
Please see the attached Candidate Brief with the full details of this incredibly exciting opportunity.
Attached documents
About Cognita Limited
Launched in 2004, Cognita is an extraordinary community of diverse yet connected schools, spanning sixteen different countries.
At Cognita, we know every student is unique. We nurture their distinct personalities and strengths. We support them academically, socially, and emotionally, wherever they are in the world, wherever they’re starting from.
And each and every one of our schools is unique too. We protect what’s special about them, while offering them rich knowledge, opportunities, and best practices. And they get to be part of something bigger. We open their classrooms to the collective wisdom of over 100 schools in 16 countries, ensuring every child gets an education that’s, quite literally, world class.
It’s an individual approach that empowers every school, teacher and student to focus on what they do best. And thrive.
We want to help you go further. If you work with us, you’ll be joining a community of 18,000 teachers and staff in over 100 schools worldwide. And we have offices in the UK, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia.
Our exchange programmes give you the chance to see other parts of the world. And learn to be strong leaders with regional leadership events and bespoke UCL leadership programmes. There’s something for everyone.
We want teachers who love what they do and bring that passion into the classroom. And we want leaders who can take us forward. That’s why we invest in our people with benefits and opportunities for professional development. We get passionate people and you get vibrant and rewarding careers.
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