Lead Practitioner - Maths
Leigh Academy Halley
Kidbrooke, Greenwich
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership scale commensurate with experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter 2023
- Apply by:
- 27 February 2023
Job overview
We are looking for a Lead Practitioner - Mathematics for April/June 2023 and warmly welcome applications from experienced teachers who are passionate about mathematics and are dedicated to enabling students to make excellent progress.
As the Lead Practitioner, you will work in a large, committed and dynamic team with a wide range of experience. The department continues to successfully train and develop ECTs as a means of investing in the future of the department. As a Lead Practitioner, you will support our Directors of Learning in the department on improving the teaching and learning of mathematics, as well as working with the Academy-wide Lead Practitioner team on enhancing our professional development offer to staff. With senior leaders also in the department, you will be able to rely on the expertise of established practitioners who will play a part in working with you to drive standards higher. This is a fantastic role where you will have a direct impact in developing the mathematics department to make it even better and grow our talented team to secure the very best outcomes for students at our academy.
The successful candidate will receive:
- A salary commensurate with the profile of the post;
- Bespoke CPD with mentoring and coaching opportunities;
- The opportunity to work laterally across a number of Leigh Academies Trust schools to benchmark best practice and to be involved in teaching and learning innovation;
- The opportunity to work in a school where behaviour is exemplary.
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We would like to hear from you if you are:
- An excellent teacher who is passionate about learning and has strong subject knowledge;
- Have a high level of teaching experience and delivery of results;
- Experienced in teaching IBCP is preferred, but not essential if you have a high level of A-Level subject knowledge;
- Collaborative, able to build strong professional relationships;
- Able to motivate and inspire students and staff to achieve their full potential;
- Energetic and have a ‘can-do’ attitude;
- Confident and has strong career aspirations;
- Committed to safeguarding and the happiness and wellbeing of everyone at the academy.
The Halley Academy: I am delighted to welcome you to The Halley Academy. We are an aspirational, disciplined and inclusive academy where human-scale education, a dynamic curriculum, and excellent teaching and pastoral care, maximise student achievement.
Our core values - respect, achievement, collaboration, integrity and resilience - permeate everything we do. We believe in the potential of every student. We champion the highest outcomes for all young people. Our staff are driven by the belief that education can transform our students’ lives. We take our role as educators seriously and sincerely - we know that the culture of our academy affects the character of our students, which in turn shapes the culture of our society.
We build strong partnerships with parents and carers, working closely together to ensure all students enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding education. Our teachers lead with professionalism and scholarship; they are experts in their field and love sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm for their subject with their classes. All of us are part of a warm and compassionate family of staff, Governors and Trust colleagues who have boundless ambitions for those we work with and a deep commitment to learning and self-improvement. We know that working with children every day is the best job in the world.
The Halley Academy has a diverse and dynamic staffing body of committed, creative and hardworking educators who enjoy coming to work as they benefit from:
- A calm, organised and professional learning environment;
- An academy culture that is committed to the holistic development of children;
- Evidenced-based teaching and learning policies rotted in the strongest possible evidence about how children learn best;
- A clear and consistent behaviour policy which ensures that disruption to learning is minimal;
- A visible and approachable leadership team;
- A comprehensive weekly CPD programme that supports all staff in their academic and pastoral roles;
- Opportunities to collaborate with, and learn from, colleagues across the Leigh Academies Trust.
Our ambitious world-class curriculum delivers an education of excellence for all. The Halley Academy has been an International Baccalaureate World School since 2019. We are committed to students engaging deeply and comprehensively with both substantive and disciplinary knowledge so that they achieve strong outcomes throughout each phase of the curriculum: the Middle Years Programme (MYP) in Years 7, 8 and 9; a two year Key Stage 4 where students study a range of GCSE and vocational qualifications in Years 10 and 11; and the International Baccalaureate Careers Programme (IBCP) in our Sixth Form.
We have enjoyed unprecedented investment and refurbishment as part of joining Leigh Academies Trust, providing excellent learning facilities in an historic listed building. All students at The Halley Academy are given access to a personal Chromebook, which they use every day in lessons and at home to support their learning. All physical classrooms have a corresponding virtual classroom, and all teaching staff have Google Educator certification so that technology can enhance the learning experiences of students. With considerable investment from the Tallow Chandlers Livery Company, our brand new Engineering and Design Centre opened in June 2022. Students and staff also benefit from a modern sports complex on our 16 acre site and a number of cutting edge science laboratories.
Application process
As a Trust, we seek to recruit talented individuals that can not only help to build the success of our academies but also people that are engaging and passionate about what they do. When we recruit we look for specific experiences and qualities, however, we also place importance in diversity as we recognise the importance of people bringing their own diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and ideas to the Trust.
Naturally, we are seeking to appoint the best possible candidate and therefore the application process will reflect our desire to undertake all necessary measures to achieve this.
Suitable and interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with Ben Russell (Interim Principal), which can be scheduled by contacting ben.russell@thehalleyacademy.org.uk or telephone 020 8856 2828.
If you have any queries on any aspect of the application process or need additional information please contact Elene Redelinghuys (Recruitment Advisor) on 01634 412 273 or elene.redelinghuys@latrust.org.uk
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About Leigh Academy Halley
I am delighted to welcome you to Leigh Academy Halley. We are an aspirational, disciplined and inclusive academy where human-scale education, a dynamic curriculum, and excellent teaching and pastoral care, maximise student achievement.
Our core values – respect, achievement, collaboration, integrity and resilience – permeate everything we do. We believe in the potential of every student. We champion the highest outcomes for all young people. Our staff are driven by the belief that education can transform our students’ lives. We take our role as educators seriously and sincerely – we know that the culture of our academy affects the character of our students, which in turn shapes the culture of our society.
It is for this reason why we are so proud to be a caring community where everybody feels empowered and supported to be the best version of themselves. Students are inspired to work hard, play an active role with the world around them, and to achieve more than they thought possible. Safeguarding is of paramount importance; our students are happy, safe and successful in our care. We build strong partnerships with parents and carers, working closely together to ensure all students enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding education. Our teachers lead with professionalism and scholarship; they are experts in their field and love sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm for their subject with their classes. All of us are part of a warm and compassionate family of staff, Governors and Trust colleagues who have boundless ambitions for those we work with and a deep commitment to learning and self-improvement. We know that working with children every day is the best job in the world.
Our ambitious world-class curriculum delivers an education of excellence for all, through consistently highly effective teaching and a culture of high expectations for our students. Leigh Academy Halley has been an International Baccalaureate World School since 2019. We believe passionately in the mastery of the core within a broad, balanced and coherent curriculum that develops the whole child. The curriculum is shaped by, and deeply rooted in, the strongest available evidence about how students learn and retain knowledge. We are committed to students engaging deeply and comprehensively with both substantive and disciplinary knowledge so that they achieve strong outcomes throughout each phase of the curriculum: the Middle Years Programme (MYP) in Years 7, 8 and 9; a two-year Key Stage 4 where students study a range of GCSEs and vocational qualifications in Years 10 and 11; the International Baccalaureate Careers Programme (IBCP) and T-Levels in our Sixth Form.
We have enjoyed unprecedented investment and refurbishment as part of joining Leigh Academies Trust, providing excellent learning facilities in an historic listed building which has real character and charm. All students at Leigh Academy Halley are given access to a personal Chromebook, which they use every day in lessons and at home to support their learning. All physical classrooms have a corresponding virtual classroom, and all teaching staff have Google Educator certification so that technology can enhance the learning experiences of students. With considerable investment from the Tallow Chandlers Livery Company, our new Engineering and Design Centre opened in June 2022. Students and staff also benefit from a modern sports complex on our 16 acre site and a number of cutting edge science laboratories. We have just opened our state-of-the-art visual and performing arts centre, and work has just commenced on modern new playground spaces.
We know that happy and supported students will be successful and engaged in their learning. This is why students between Years 7-11 join one of our three small school communities – Easley, Franklin or Turing – each with a team of staff dedicated to helping them surpass their potential. Our fourth small school – Hawking – offers bespoke academic and pastoral support to our Sixth Formers.
Every student is valued and cared for as an individual who plays an essential role as part of our wider small-school and whole-school community. Students are in tutor groups according to their small school communities and year group; allocation is not determined by academic performance. Students form a strong relationship with their tutor as a first point of contact. They enjoy a daily comprehensive tutor time programme, which includes current affairs bulletins, assemblies, sex and relationship education, alongside a well-structured careers, advice and guidance scheme. The entire academy community, including the sixth form, has regular whole academy assemblies to celebrate our shared values and successes.
Our curriculum is rich and dynamic because it invests deeply in the holistic development of our students. We offer a wide range of enriching extracurricular clubs both before and after school. We maximise opportunities for learning outside of the classroom through trips, visits from outside speakers, Cultural Capital Days and careers guidance that opens our students’ minds to the possibilities and opportunities in the world around them. Our Values programme and Religious Studies lessons help develop the global mindedness of our students, whilst IT classes ensure that they can use technology safely and responsibly.
This is an exciting time for our Academy community. We were one of the first schools in the country to be inspected under the new Ofsted framework, and we were delighted to be recognised as a national centre of excellence: we were awarded the rare exceptional judgement in attendance and behaviour, inclusion, leadership and governance, personal development and well-being, and post-16 provision. Inspectors recognised that the Academy’s work has a “phenomenal” impact on students’ lives, reporting that students “achieve, thrive and feel a deep sense of belonging”. The full report can be found here. In addition to this, we have recently been awarded Steplab Coaching Hub status, due to the quality of our professional development programme for all staff, and our commitment to evidence-based pedagogy. We were also one of a handful of schools nationally to be recognised by the Secretary of State for Education for the impact of our work on the outcomes and achievements of disadvantaged students.
Our mission here has always been to provide the gold-standard of comprehensive education, where every child, irrespective of their starting point or background, can inspire, learn and achieve. The fact that over 40% of students achieved the prestigious English Baccalaureate qualification in 2025, with our average EBAC point score noticeably above national averages, and over a fifth of all results at Grade 7 and above, is a testament to us putting our values into practice, for the benefit of our students.
Leigh Academy Halley equips students with the knowledge, skills and experiences so that they can play an active and informed role in 21st Century Britain. We provide outstanding academic support and pastoral guidance so that our students can lead fulfilling and successful adult lives.
We are proud to be a local school of choice for the community we serve. We encourage you to explore why Leigh Academy Halley is such an exciting and unique place to learn. If you feel that your child would benefit from joining us, and want to find out more, please do not hesitate to contact us and visit us in person.
Principal, Ben Russell
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