Lead Practitioner - Mathematics

Tes is supporting the appointment of a Lead Practitioner to join a academy based in Lincolnshire.

The Academy is now recruiting for a Lead Practitioner – Mathematics. This role could be your next career opportunity.

If you are ambitious, inspirational, creative, open-minded and want to be part of their success then they want to hear from you. 

They are driven to provide their young people with access to a world-class education and enrichment experiences. Their students benefit from a wealth of opportunities to develop, learn and lead. From the classroom, to cultural visits, sports, music and arts and engaging with their local communities, the rich and varied experiences they create help fuel ambition and unlock potential. The education and experiences they offer equips their young people with the leadership skills, team spirit, resilience and confidence to become outstanding citizens.

About the role

They are looking for an outstanding Mathematics teacher to provide both excellent teaching and also potentially to lead on aspects of the developing Mathematics department. 

The post holder will lead on the numeracy policy across the school, making and distributing resources, supporting in the organisation and delivery of intervention support in the mathematics department, and focus on effective use of the PP budget specifically with enrichment in the Mathematics department.

A Lead Practitioner will be a consistently good or an outstanding teacher, with the results to prove it, who is ambitious and highly motivated to lead others. The Lead Practitioner will do everything possible to raise the quality of teaching and learning in Mathematics and throughout the Academy.

Full-time – permanent role

About their Academy

The Academy is a popular 11-16 school set in an attractive village between the Lincolnshire Wolds (AONB) and the Fens. Its small size undoubtedly helps to create a strong feeling of togetherness that contributes to the ease of relationships between students, parents/carers and staff.

The academy believes that education is very much about treating students as individual learners. The staff work hard to find out what will help students to reach their full potential.

Salary & Benefits

•  £45,658-£52,983 per annum (LP4-LP10)

•  Access to Teachers’ Pension Scheme

•  CPD including Senior Leader and Knowledge Development Courses

•  Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education

•  Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme

•  Rewards and Recognition Scheme

•  Cycle to Work Scheme

Who they are looking for

The Lead Practitioner should support the Senior Leadership Team to create a culture of constant improvements and be an inspirational leader, committed to the highest achievements for all in every area of the Academy’s work.

The Lead Practitioner will do everything possible to raise the quality of teaching and learning in Mathematics across the Academy and directly with the people they coach. This will be achieved primarily through modeling, coaching and delivery of CPD.

• Degree or equivalent
• Qualified Teacher Status 
• A sound academic background in Mathematics
• Exemplary, outstanding practitioner
• Excellent classroom practitioner
• Good communicator
• Effective team member and leader
• Mathematics National Curriculum and GCSE Mathematics syllabus
• Excellent knowledge of classroom skills and Teacher Standards
• Excellent understanding of the Ofsted framework and what constitutes effective teaching and learning
• Contemporary pedagogy
• Understanding of the strategies needed to establish consistently high aspirations and standards of results and behaviour
• Familiar with recent developments in the teaching and learning of the subject including strategies for raising achievement
• Experienced in using a range of teaching and learning styles
• Able to use assessment data to improve achievement
• Equal opportunities
• Able to use ICT across the curriculum and for administrative purposes
• Understand how the National Curriculum applies to all students
• Accepting of how the Academy Specialisms can be incorporated into the subject
• Experience of teaching in a UK school

All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for the role.

By applying to this job advertisement, you are providing consent for the Tes Recruitment team to propose and discuss your application with the employer.

Tes Recruitment Services (UK) represent Schools and Academies across the globe, supporting them to secure a great teacher/leader for every role. 

To learn more about this role please email managedrecruit@tes.com for an information pack that includes school name, role specifics and context. 

Please include REF: LC1710649 in the email subject line.