Head of Mathematics (Maternity Leave)
St Birinus School
Didcot
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS plus a TLR1B of £10,710
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- October 2023 (or sooner)
- Apply by:
- 7 June 2023
Job overview
We are looking for a forward thinking, creative and energised Head of Mathematics (maternity Cover) to lead our dynamic team.
The Post
The post encompasses the role of Faculty Leader, and you will be the key driver in improvement in teaching and learning and outcomes in Mathematics at St Birinus. You will be ambitious, and this role will embrace appropriate whole-school responsibilities on your journey to senior leadership.
We wish to appoint an emerging leader who
- Will quickly become an outstanding leader of our Mathematics Faculty
- Has experience of success in raising achievement
- Has the vision and ability to create and lead an outstanding Faculty
- Has the personal qualities to inspire, motivate, support and challenge others
Your vision
- You will have a relentless focus on standards and a deeply-held belief that all students can succeed, given the right opportunity and support
- You operate with a positive mindset and have clear, step-by-step strategies for progressing an inspirational Faculty
You will
- Be an outstanding classroom teacher, who is energetic, determined and enthusiastic
- Be a creative and strategic thinker, who is able to inspire and motivate students and staff to give and achieve their best
- Be a team player with good communication and interpersonal skills
- Be committed to the removal of barriers to enable every individual to achieve; you firmly believe that every student can achieve, given the right conditions for teaching and learning
- Be able to analyse and track data, oversee and measure impact, and have an emerging track record of raising standards
- Have the ambition and ability to become an Assistant Headteacher within the next two years
Job Purpose
- To raise, and be accountable for, standards of attainment and achievement within the Faculty and to monitor and support student progress
- To develop and enhance the teaching practice of others
- To ensure the provision of a suitable, broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum for students within the Faculty
- To be accountable for leading, managing and developing the whole Faculty
- To effectively manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources within the Faculty
Attached documents
About St Birinus School
St Birinus School is a secondary academy for boys aged 11-18, based in Didcot, Oxfordshire. On 1st September 2015, St Birinus School joined together with Didcot Girls’ School under the Didcot Academy of Schools multi-academy trust.
Headteacher
William Manning, BA (Hons)
Values and vision
St Birinus School expects its teachers to set high standards for behaviour, uniform and equipment. Staff carefully plan activities that will engage students of all aptitudes and abilities. They instil in students a spirit of enquiry and genuine curiosity about the world around them.
The secondary school has a wide range of activities for students to embrace, including teams, bands, clubs and productions for pupils of all abilities, aptitudes and interests. From weightlifting to Warhammer (both of which are extremely popular), there is something for everyone.
Ofsted report
“Most pupils are confident about whether they are on track to achieve their target grade and if not what they need to do to improve… Pupils are safe and well cared for in the school. There are good procedures in place and policies are regularly reviewed; record-keeping is comprehensive and all staff training is up to date. Governors are also appropriately trained and knowledgeable about safeguarding, meeting regularly with school staff so that they have good oversight of the procedures and practices in place.”
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