Curriculum Leader for Mathematics

 CURRICULUM LEADER FOR MATHEMATICS (Full-time Permanent) 

Start Date: April or September 2017 

Salary: L6-10  (Plus a recruitment allowance of up to £3,000 for an outstanding candidate)   

Bradford Forster Academy is a new 11-16 Church of England secondary Academy and part of the Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT), a growing Christian Multi-Academy Trust based in Bradford. The Academy opened on 1st September 2015 and now has 350 students on roll in years 7 and 8. Within BDAT there is an exciting opportunity to work across a variety of growing diverse schools.   

This is a very exciting time for us and we are now looking to appoint a Curriculum Leader for Mathematics to lead this key area of the Academy. The appointed candidate will be able to join us and build their own department and is a unique opportunity for the right individual to help shape and build on the vision and ethos of the Academy.    The Curriculum Leader will be a member of the Academy Middle Leadership Team. This is a wonderful opportunity for a talented and ambitious professional to make a sustained and substantial contribution to the growth and development of the Academy. The role offers the successful candidate a challenge that will be both rewarding and fulfilling and will support you to achieve your own personal career goals and aspirations.    

You should:  

• Be an outstanding and      experienced classroom practitioner of Mathematics
• Have a “Good” or better      teaching record
• Have strong experience      working with children in a secondary setting
• Have leadership or      management experience
• Have the ability to support      staff in regularly monitoring and evaluating individual student progress
• Be able to monitor and evaluate the performance of students,      significantly contributing to continuous improvement and enthuse students      to achieve their full potential
• Have experience of leading, managing and motivating the team to      ensure positive outcomes are achieved
• Be inspirational      to colleagues and students – sharing best practice 

In return for your commitment we can offer:  

• An academy and senior      leadership team that will allow you to be inspirational, proactive and      play an active part in our school improvement
• Tailored CPD with a      strong commitment on developing individual career paths
• A stimulating, attractive and welcoming learning environment
• A brand new purpose built building with state of the art technology      and resources
• An approach which supports and stimulates professional growth 
• A supportive Leadership Team

If you are looking to join an academy with a culture of professional learning and reflection, then we want to hear from you. Visits to the academy are encouraged and can be arranged by contacting Barbara Blackham, PA to the Head of School, at b.blackham@bradfordforsteracademy.co.uk    

Closing Date for applications is 9.00 am Tuesday, 7th February 2017 Interviews will be held during w/c 13th February 2017  

 For full details, application form with information pack, please visit our website http://www.bradfordforsteracademy.co.uk/job-vacancies/   We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).