Head of Maths

  

Head of Maths – Newhaven School, Royal Borough of Greenwich

Dates: Apply by Midday Wednesday 21/03/2018 

Job title: Head of Maths - KS3/KS4 (KS5 desirable)

Salary: Main/UPS Pay Range (Inner London Allowance) plus SEN1

plus TLR 2B for the ideal candidate

Location: Eltham, Royal Borough of Greenwich

Contract term/type: Permanent/Full Time

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding leader and teacher of maths who will play a key role in the continuing improvement of Newhaven. Your role will be to lead and develop the team to good and outstanding, to raise student achievement, promote a love of the subject and enhance progress still further. This is a critical appointment for the school, and is an exciting opportunity for you to motivate, inspire and communicate good practice.

An inspirational, professional classroom practitioner, you will be able to create an enjoyable environment, which is conducive to learning, in order to secure the progress of all students. Most importantly, you will be motivated, ambitious and have a desire to provide a challenging curriculum.  You will be joining our vibrant, successful maths department that maintains a culture of high expectations and achievement.

We take pride in being a really friendly, supportive and innovative workplace and we are committed to offering colleagues the opportunity to develop long lasting careers with us.

We are looking for:

· Leadership/interpersonal skills

· An outstanding classroom practitioner with the ability to inspire others

· A proven record of good academic results with students of all abilities

· A commitment to high standards

· Innovation - inspire students with challenging behaviour

· Resilience

In addition to our Gardens site we opened King’s Park Campus in May 2016, a rapidly establishing, expanding new provision which meets the needs of young people with diagnoses of Autism and enduring mental health concerns. The successful applicant will occasionally be expected to travel between our sites. 

Closing date:  Midday 21/03/2018
Interviews:  To be confirmed
Start date:  ASAP

Full application details can be downloaded via the school website: www.newhavenschool.co.uk

Please note that CVs alone are not acceptable.

We positively encourage visits to the school by prior arrangement. Please also listen to our Radio 5 Live Broadcast link on our website.

Newhaven is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced with Barred List check through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) plus additional pre-employment checks.