Director of Mathematical Development
Thomas Tallis School
Kidbrooke, London
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Starting from L10 -14
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 19 March 2018
Job overview
Position: Director of Mathematical Development
Start Date: September 2018 Salary:
Individual Salary Range starting from L10 -14
Are you looking for an opportunity to lead mathematics in a successful, over-subscribed and expanding school?
This very large and oversubscribed 11-19 mixed comprehensive needs a dynamic leader to enable the next stage in our redevelopment of the mathematics department. Successful at A level, we are recruiting extra leadership capacity to sustain what works, and improve outcomes and progress at GCSE.
Thomas Tallis is a flourishing and popular school situated in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. In 2011 it moved to a new £52m building with state of the art facilities and infrastructure. There are currently 1850 pupils on the school role and the intake is fully comprehensive from Years 7 to 11. We have 500+ students in our thriving and extremely successful 6th Form.
The Governors and Head are looking to appoint a highly qualified, energetic and innovative Director of Mathematical Development. You will be experienced and successful in maths leadership, able to teach Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 and with the drive and ambition to make a difference to young people’s life chances in this vibrant and interesting school.
This post is at Extended Leadership Group level and offers an unmissable opportunity to join a very strong team committed to powerful knowledge, creativity and an education to understand the world and change it for the better.
Thomas Tallis Mathematics Department The Tallis mathematics department has 18 well-qualified teachers, 3 specialist teaching assistants and a cover supervisor. Since 2015 we have been redeveloping our approach to mathematics, and there is evidence of better achievement in KS3. However, GCSE success has been challenging since 2014 and after sustained and useful consultancy in 2017-18 we now seek a permanent new senior leader for mathematics.
We expect teachers at Tallis to be expert in their field and committed to their own learning, not just as teachers and leaders but also in their subject knowledge and development. You will therefore understand yourself as a mathematician and burn with desire to impart a love of mathematics as a tool to understand and change the world. We expect our senior leaders not only to be experienced teachers and successful middle leaders, but to have considerable intellectual capacity.
The post is at Director level which offers a seat on the Extended Leadership Group and the chance to shape and participate in whole-school priorities. Tallis’s LG is Head, 2 DHT, 5 AHT and Business Director: the ELG adds Directors of Arts and Creativity, Data, Guidance, Science, and ITT. We have high hopes for this new post to increase mathematics achievement at Tallis, as has the parallel Director of Science post.
Tallis is a school where effective leaders are given much freedom to develop their teams and departments. While committed to creativity and powerful knowledge, we have no imposed style of teaching or leadership. We take workload concerns very seriously and seek to make our provision not only excellent but sustainable. The successful candidate will find that Tallis is a place where much is expected, but much freedom is given.
All candidates will be subject to full Safer Recruitment procedures as laid down by the DfE. If you are interested in applying for this position then please contact Loretta D’Souza for an application pack on HR@thomastallis.org.uk. Please also take the time to visit our website: www.thomastallisschool.com
Closing date: Monday 19 March 2018
Interview date: w/c Monday 19 March 2018
Attachments: Job Description Person Specification
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About Thomas Tallis School
Located in Kidbrooke, south-east London, Thomas Tallis School is a large co-educational secondary school providing places to pupils aged 11-18. The school was originally founded in 1971. In 2012 it moved into a brand-new purpose-built building on the site of a former airfield.
With capacity for around 2,000 students, Thomas Tallis is larger than the average secondary school. It operates a large sixth form, welcoming students who have come up through Thomas Tallis School, as well as pupils from other schools in the local area.
Headteacher
Mr Steve Parsons
Values and vision
Thomas Tallis School encourages its students to be kind, honest, fair, respectful and optimistic. The secondary school is proud of its diversity and encourages acceptance of all faiths and belief systems. Teachers deliver Character Education, which supports students to develop their own independent moral compass, and to understand the importance of their education and the value of hard work. The school aspires to deliver 'education to understand the world and change it for the better'.
Ofsted report (Feb 2024)
'Thomas Tallis continues to be a good school.'
'the school has high expectations of all pupils.’
'pupils are supported through exceptional pastoral care.’
‘The curriculum is broad and ambitious’.
‘Teachers are passionate subject experts. Their strong subject knowledge enables them to present subject content clearly to pupils, particularly in the sixth form.’
‘Pupils behave well in class and are polite and respectful around the school site. Lessons are not disrupted by poor behaviour. Working relationships between pupils and staff are strong.'
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