Deputy Leader Maths
Durrington High School
Worthing
- £25,971 - £42,020 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- DMAT M1 - UPR3 + £4000 leadership allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 9 May 2022
Job overview
Durrington High School has a great Mathematics department staffed by an innovative and collaborative team. We have a shared ethos within the department that has enabled us to achieve excellent examination results for the past 8 years. We are continually striving to improve, and endeavour to ensure that every student is provided with an outstanding learning environment that allows them to achieve their best.
We are looking to recruit a strong teacher who will be able to work with the other leaders to support the staff in achieving excellent outcomes for the students. Leadership development is a strength of our school and whether you are an ambitious developing or experienced teacher, you will be invested in by a range of leaders. Specific areas of leadership will be agreed after appointment, which gives greater flexibility. We are seeking the right ‘match’.
The successful candidate will be an excellent teacher who is dedicated to delivering high quality lessons and is prepared to commit themselves to the role completely. This is not a department where you can rest on your laurels; we have extremely high expectations and expect every teacher to make a contribution to our on-going success. As a research school, you will work with a department that makes the most of evidence informed teaching and uses teaching for mastery as a focus at all times.
Our exam outcomes remain considerably above national averages. In 2021 62% of students achieved grade 5 or above at GCSE and 28% grade 7 or above. The highest achieving students also took Further Mathematics at GCSE, with 57% achieving grade 7 or above. We are a large department currently consisting of 11 full time teachers, 2 part time teachers and two TAs who work solely within the department. Every class room also has an interactive smartboard. With year groups of 330, this makes our outcomes even more special.
In return you will find us a very supportive and warm team, with a range of experiences and teaching styles but also receptive to new ideas. You will be working with a focused and proactive team who thrive on sharing ideas and resources whilst working to a fully interactive Scheme of Work that every member of staff follows and contributes to, this includes numerous resources and structured homework tasks.
If you are an enthusiastic, hardworking, conscientious and energetic leader and teacher who not only values young people but can motivate and inspire them across the age and ability range then we would like to hear from you.
If you would like further information, a telephone call with the Executive Headteacher/line manager or a visit to the school, which are welcomed please contact agemel@durring.com and visit our website https://durringtonhighschool.co.uk
Closing date: 9.00am Monday 9 May 2022
Durrington High School as part of the Durrington Multi Academy Trust has a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All staff that meet ‘regulated activity’ will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Baring Service (DBS) with Barred Lists check before employment commences.
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About Durrington High School
Working at Durrington
At Durrington we have worked hard to develop a culture in our school where teachers and leaders are looked after, supported and professionally enriched. We would love to hear from you if you think that you might want to play a part in the exciting Durrington journey! In an ever-changing educational landscape, we focus on clear priorities:
- Ensuring all staff are able to have a sensible work/life balance - this means that we constantly review what we do, so teachers and leaders are able to focus on their core purpose.
- An evidence informed approach to teaching and CPD - we don’t want our teachers wasting their time on low-impact, gimmicky approaches to teaching. We want them to shape their teaching around what research evidence says is most likely to work. As one of only 39 Research Schools in the country, we are at the forefront of ensuring everything we do is informed by research evidence.
- Developing and growing our own excellent leaders, who in turn are able to nurture their own high-performing teams.
- Appointing external candidates with shared values, who will thrive in our school.
Looking After Our Staff
At Durrington we know that our staff are our most valuable resource. As a result, we have put in place a number of strategies to alleviate the pressures on staff. These include:
- We have moved away from a ‘tick-box’ approach to teaching and have embraced a ‘tight but loose’ approach. We want teaching to be tight, in terms of focusing on sound, evidence-informed pedagogical principles, but loose in terms of how this is interpreted in classrooms by subject specialists.
- Each department has developed their own streamlined feedback and homework policies, aimed at reducing workload whilst optimising impact.
- Teachers are not expected to write lengthy reports for students, but to record a current and projected grade for students and a judgement grade for effort and homework. •
- Enhanced pay scales and rapid progression opportunities.
- Teacher non-contact time above the national average.
- We have just three data collection points for each year group in a year, informed by ongoing assessment of student progress.
- We do not grade lesson observations.
- Fortnightly joint planning CPD within curriculum teams saves a significant amount of time for individual teachers.
- INSET days are used for collaborative planning in curriculum teams.
- Teachers are not expected to keep lengthy ‘evidence files’ for appraisal.
- All staff are registered with Healthshield for a range of wellbeing and practical support services with benefits including a variety of treatments for musculoskeletal issues, 24/7 GP and Employee Assistance Programme.
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