Curriculum Director (Mathematics)

The Federation and Academy
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College provides a safe, rigorous and challenging learning environment for pupils of all abilities and backgrounds. Our expectations are high in terms of pupil progress and achievement, and behaviour. In February 2014 we received our fourth consecutive Ofsted grade of ‘Outstanding’. We are looking to appoint an equally outstanding practitioner to join our well-established staff.

The role

This is a truly exciting opportunity for an existing or aspiring head of Mathematics to take on a new role taking the delivery of Maths one step further in the College and, as part of a core subject leadership team, across the Federation. 

The value and status we give to this role are reflected in the pay scale, with the opportunity for the successful candidate to move up the scale, the teaching load equivalent to an assistant principal and the opportunities for wider professional development through the ATLAS teaching school. Moreover, the successful applicant will be well-supported in their first years with a specific induction and ongoing development programme dedicated to core subject leaders. A successful curriculum director will ultimately move directly into a vice principal position. 

The Mathematics department is a successful core curriculum area within the College. As a senior member of staff, the Curriculum Director (Mathematics) will contribute to the overall leadership and management of the College and be active in promoting its aims, and supporting an ethos that promotes academic achievement and outstanding teaching and learning. We are seeking an excellent innovative practitioner who is committed to promoting the achievement and enjoyment of all learners, and to the on-going professional development of colleagues in the Mathematics team and through ATLAS.     

Key responsibilities and objectives of the job 

· To be a model of high professional standards in all aspects of College life and to lead by example;

· To provide a vision for learning within the department in line with that of the whole College and lead the departmental team to realise the vision;

· To further develop the new secondary Mathematics curriculum in line with national changes and revised qualifications;

· To promote the study of Mathematics across the whole 11-18 phase;

· To establish creative, responsive and effective approaches to learning and teaching to meet and support the aims of the College;

· To work collaboratively with the curriculum directors for English and Science;

· To work collaboratively with the curriculum directors for Mathematics across the Federation;

· To demonstrate and articulate consistently high expectations of pedagogy and classroom practice to provide challenge and improvement, using data and benchmarks to monitor progress in every pupil’s learning and to focus teaching;

· To monitor the quality of teaching based on evidence, self-evaluation and development, ensuring a consistent and continuous focus on achievement and aspiration;

· To implement the subject area improvement plan based upon on-going self-evaluation;

· To ensure that support is provided for individual teachers within your team where this is needed so all lessons are consistently good or better;

· To ensure the implementation of the College’s assessment procedures, ensuring all pupils have timely and appropriate feedback and targets so that they make at least expected progress, and the majority are successfully challenged to make better than expected progress;

· To lead the development of schemes of work to support colleagues in delivering high-quality lessons;

· To devise and implement appropriate interventions for pupils both within the lesson and extracurricular to ensure all pupils make good progress;

· To share in monitoring, reviewing and developing the College curriculum offer to maintain an appropriate, comprehensive, high-quality and cost-effective curriculum that complements the College’s strategic objectives; 

· To develop and lead curriculum enrichment to expose pupils to the Maths community and context of Maths in the world in which they live;

· To produce reports as required within the College self-evaluation systems;

· To manage Maths department staff, in particular the lead practitioners, including recruitment, staff training, and appraisal;

· To manage the departmental budget and development of resources;

· To keep up-to-date with developments in your subject area and in teaching practice and methodology;

· To take responsibility for your own professional development in discussion with your line manager;

· To maintain an organised and effective learning environment in the classroom and shared areas;

· To ensure the consistent implementation of College policies and procedures throughout the subject area;

· To work collaboratively with the other academies and colleagues within the Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation.