Head of Mathematics & Director of Faculty Opportunity

We would like to welcome you to the Mathematics Department. Our main aim is to provide the best possible Mathematics education for all students, by providing quality where it counts: in the classroom.  The School is introducing 6 Directors of Faculty to its structure from 1 September 2024. The Head of Maths is eligible to apply for the post of Director of Faculty. If you are interested in applying additionally for the Director of Faculty role, please indicate this in your application and supporting statement.

Head of Mathematics

The successful candidate will be highly motivated, organised and passionate about the teaching of Mathematics, capable of delivering excellent lessons, as well as inspiring and supporting others to do the same. You will have an interest in enhancing scientific learning across the curriculum to ensure that the learning journey is appropriately challenging, ambitious and engaging for our students. You will be responsible for the strategic direction of the subject and will ensure that students make high levels of progress whilst ensuring that students’ experience of Mathematics is as real-life and as practical as possible.

The successful candidate will:

·        Provide leadership across the area working closely with the heads of subject as well as leading a subject to support the school strategic priorities.

·        Provide direction, support and challenge to their colleagues so as to engage and build a culture of continuous improvement.

·        Raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole curriculum area and to monitor and support all student progress.

·        Be accountable for all student progress and development within the subject area.

·        Develop and enhance the teaching practice of others.

·        Ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and inclusive curriculum that will allow for the logical and progressive acquisition of knowledge for all students studying in the department, in accordance with the aims of the school and the curricular policies determined by the Governing Body and Headteacher of the school.

·        Be accountable for leading, managing and developing all KS3, KS4 and KS5 Mathematics courses.

·        Effectively manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources within the department to support the designated curriculum portfolio.

Director of Faculty

The School will create six academic faculties from 1 September 2024, each led by a Director of Faculty (DoF). The rationale for this is as follows:

•        To provide greater support for Heads of Department, particularly in terms of teacher development, staffing issues and behaviour management.

•        To enable Heads of Department to focus on the leadership of their curriculum and subject knowledge development within their department.

•        To support the development of teaching and learning across the faculty.

•        To reduce the movement of Heads of Department across the both campuses.

•        To enable a greater focus in Heads of Department meetings on professional development and opportunities to share best practice. 

Application Closing Date: Friday 19th April 2024, 9AM

Interview Date: Wednesday 24th April 2024

Early applications are advised as the School reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the application process. 

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. As this role involves 'regulated activity' with children the successful applicant will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure application.  Employment will be conditional upon the College being satisfied with the result of the Enhanced DBS check and the outcome of all other checks.  

The School will also carry out a check of the Children's Barred List on the successful applicant. Applicants should be aware that it is unlawful for the School to employ anyone to work with children if they are barred from doing so, and it is a criminal offence for a person to apply to work with children if they are barred from doing so. 

This role is also exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask shortlisted applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.