KS2 Manager (with responsibility for Maths)

“Working Together, Shaping our Future”

The Governors of this happy, successful and thriving school are seeking to appoint an innovative leader who has a proven track record of outstanding teaching. The successful candidate will have the responsibility of Key Stage 2 Manager, as well as for leading maths across the school, ensuring high quality teaching and learning and excellent levels of student progress. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in a dedicated staff team and make a real impact on the outcomes of our pupils. The post will have class responsibility with non-contact time to support the management side of the role.

Carr Mill Primary is a caring, nurturing community, with a team of staff who are committed to ensuring the needs of all children are at the heart of everything the school does. We provide a stimulating, inclusive curriculum with a varied range of engaging opportunities for children to extend their learning.

Our children get an outstanding start to their school life in Nursery and Reception. Rates of progress are substantial resulting in them leaving Year 6 exceptionally well prepared for the challenges of secondary school.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an excellent communicator and work well in teams
• Take specific responsibility and accountability for the day to day management and organisation of Key Stage 2
• Together with SLT, lead on the school self evaluation process for KS2 and Maths, including lesson observations, monitoring of school standards and bringing about improvement
• Together with the senior leadership team contribute to, monitor and review the impact of teaching and pupil progress through the analysis of data
• Be an exemplary and outstanding practitioner who values all children
• Have experience of managing others and supporting them to develop their teaching practice
• Have experience of leading a subject and raising achievement across a Key Stage through this
• Work strategically and creatively to ensure continuous improvement in maths provision

We can offer you:

• A happy positive environment
• Well behaved children who are eager to learn
• A committed and caring staff team
• A supportive Governing Body
• A well resourced learning and teaching environment
• Non-contact time to support the management side of the role

In addition to this, staff at Carr Mill Primary School are provided with fantastic opportunities to develop themselves as teachers and leaders, such as bespoke, tailored training – from courses to network training days – available at every stage in your career.

Visits to our school are welcomed and will take place on Friday 21st April at 4pm or 5pm. Please contact the school office on 01744 678503, or email carrmill@sthelens.org.uk, to book your place, stating your preferred time.

The post is subject to a satisfactory Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Enhanced Disclosure Certificate.

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.

Applications should be submitted online or returned to the school for the attention of the Headteacher, Mr A Maley, by 12 noon on the closing date of Monday 24th April 2017, following which shortlisting will take place.

Online applications can be made via the St Helen's School jobs vacancies site by following the hyperlink below: https://secure.sthelens.net/website/ecvacancies.nsf/vacancies/9CAF4540E7EC4704802580FB00479893?OpenDocument

Where possible, please include with your application evidence from a recent teaching observation that demonstrates your teaching to be outstanding.

Shortlisted candidates will have a lesson observation on either Wednesday 26th or Thursday 27th April.

Those with successful lesson observations will be invited to attend an Interview and assessment day held on Tuesday 2nd May.