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What skills and experience we're looking for

Post: Senior Director of Mathematics (Secondary)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary Range: Leadership Range L23 – L27 (£85,529 - £94,332 FTE)

Working Type: Full Time

Base: Secondary academy closest to home address

Please note: the post holder will be engaging in regulated activity, working mainly or wholly with children. This position is exempt from the rehabilitation of offender’s act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Northern Education Trust (NET) is a charitable education Trust with a track record for school improvement. The Trust sponsors 29 academies; 16 secondary and 13 primaries across the North of England in thirteen Local Authority regions.

Are you ‘Outcomes Focussed, Child Centred’? Do you have a no excuses mentality? Do you understand the difference between aspiration and expectation? Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to deliver outstanding outcomes for students that completely destroy the myth that those from disadvantaged communities cannot achieve well? Are you capable of inspirational leadership that supports all school staff and young people? If so, becoming a NET leader might just be the best career move you ever make.

Northern Education Trust is seeking a motivated and ambitious leader with a passion for educational excellence to become the senior director of maths for the trust’s secondary academies. If you are an inspirational role model, eager to make a positive, lasting difference to young people’s life chances, we want to hear from you.

About NET

We are extremely proud to be one of the highest performing trusts in the country, with GCSE results above 70% and 50% English and maths 4+ and 5+ cross respectively. All trust academies inspected by Ofted have been judged to be good or outstanding.

We have an exemplary reputation for creating calm and orderly high cultures, based on very high expectations of our students. We expect our students to achieve well and enter an exceptionally high amount of our students for the ambitious and aspirant Ebacc pathway.

The trust received an Ofsted MAT Summary Evaluation in 2022. In the words of Ofsted, we have ‘transformed the schools in the trust and the experiences and life chances of the pupils who attend them’ and ‘schools that have recently joined the trust have undergone monumental improvements that are life changing for pupils and staff’. This review acknowledged the excellent work across the trust and we are rightly very proud of all our students and staff, with the following key points worthy of note:

• Leaders and staff are committed to providing the best possible quality of education for every pupil.
• Leaders’ vision that ‘we are the trust’ is exceptionally well understood and implemented by staff across all schools. Leaders see the trust as ‘one school over many sites’. There is no real distinction between trust leaders and school leaders. Leaders at all levels are ambitious for pupils. They walk the schools regularly. They talk to pupils and gather detailed information about how well pupils are learning the curriculum and how they are feeling.
• Pupils also feel the benefit of being part of Northern Education Trust. They enjoy getting together with pupils from across the trust at events such as ‘NETfest’, a concert that celebrates the performing arts. Leaders communicate well with the wider community that each school serves.
• All leaders, abiding by the trust’s mantra, are ‘outcomes-focused, child-centred.’ They ensure that staff across the trust focus on the pupils and that they are successful in what they do. Trustees have an accurate view of how well pupils achieve. Overall, published outcomes across the trust are exceptionally strong.
• All staff contribute to the trust’s strategies. Staff at all levels are effusive about working in the trust. Many of them have had multiple opportunities to develop in their roles and achieve promotions. Leaders provide high-quality training for staff and governors through Northern Education Trust’s staff college.
• Reading runs through the curriculum in each school like letters through a stick of rock. Leaders have prioritised reading in every subject and at every point in the curriculum. There is a relentless focus for pupils of all ages, and at all stages, to read fluently and enjoy the experience.
• Corridors and classrooms in every school echo with the sound of regular applause. Pupils cannot wait to show off their work in their ‘PROUD’ moments across the week.

The trust has recently embarked on a period of rapid growth and will become a trust of 30 academies from January 2025. The CEO is determined to ensure that growth does not come at the expense of compromising the quality of provision for our current students and we understand it is imperative that outcomes for our children continue to be exceptionally strong at all phases. However, we are also keen to make a difference in areas where we are needed and the trust continues to consider further growth if it supports a wider sector movement towards removing the postcode lottery that, unfortunately, children in some communities are still the victim of.

What the role involves

• As senior director of maths you will play a crucial role in securing outstanding outcomes for children at the end of Key Stage 4 and 5. You will remain a practitioner and teach y11 key students in at least one trust secondary close to your base
• You will provide strategic and operational oversight of the delivery of maths across the trust, including adapting, amending or refining the maths curriculum from Key Stage 3 to 5.
• You will work systematically to implement NET’s tried and tested NORTHERN model of school improvement across all trust secondary academies
• You will line manage a team of 8 supernumerary maths directors, coordinating their deployment to ensure the best possible outcomes for students and rapidly improving provision at all stages
• You will coordinate the trust maths CPD offer for staff through the NET Staff College
• You will represent the trust in national and regional sector events to contribute to the wider development of maths beyond the trust
• You will deliver trust programmes of support for schools we are asked to work with as an external provider to fulfil the wider school improvement offer for our neighbourings

What the school offers its staff

Northern Education Trust offers:

• The opportunity to work and progress across the family of schools
• The support and expertise of fellow senior directors and directors of subject
• The support and expertise of executive principals, senior executive principals and the CEO
• Weekly L&P whole staff CPD sessions, many of which are ring-fenced for whole trust subject specific sessions
• Cross-phase, whole trust half termly ‘network meetings’ with all directors, principals, executive principals and the CEO, as well as senior corporate directors of service
• The support and expertise of the trust directors of HR, estates, NET Staff College, catering, ICT, data, finance, SEND, and safeguarding
• A further comprehensive programme of professional development, including leadership, provided through the NET Staff College.

Further details about the role

In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the interview process.

The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All posts are subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. We expect all adults to share our commitment to safeguarding and the health and wellbeing of our pupils.

In order to apply for this position, please visit: https://northerneducation.octo-firstclass.co.uk/candidates/account/login/184702?aisId=12&rmId=3351

For more information, please contact Chloe Mitchell, Acting HR Advisor, at c.mitchell@northerneducationtrust.org

Closing date: 23:59pm on Sunday 1st December 2024

Commitment to safeguarding

In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the interview process. The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All posts are subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. We expect all adults to share our commitment to safeguarding and the health and well being of our pupils.

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are currently looking to appoint a dedicated and inspiring Teacher of Mathematics to cover maternity leave.

At Harris Academy Sutton, you will join a dedicated team of teachers and staff supporting our excellent students. If you are looking for an opportunity to grow, inspire and develop, this may be the role for you.

The successful candidate will:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree
• Have successful teaching experience at secondary level (can be teaching practice), ideally including experience in multi-ethnic urban schools and of working in an 11-18 school
• Understand the theory and practice of effective teaching and learning
• Understand the importance of high expectations and equality of access for all students, and of being a tutor
• Have knowledge of National Curriculum requirements at KS3 and KS4, and of writing lesson plans, developing resources and assessing students' work
• Be able to work as part of a team and to develop and maintain positive relationships with all staff
• Have a good level of ICT skills, ideally including innovative use of interactive white boards
• Be able to create a motivating and safe learning environment for all students
• Be able to communicate positively with parents, carers and other external agencies where necessary
• Have good written and spoken communication skills
• Be able to lead and manage their own work effectively
• Have excellent time management skills
• Be able to motivate students and raise their aspirations through a range of strategies

What the school offers its staff

Join our success:

• Judged ‘Outstanding' in all categories by Ofsted (Feb 2023), more information here:https://www.harrissutton.org.uk/469/ofsted
• Progress 8 scores of +1.10 and +0.96 from our first two cohorts of GCSE results.
• Incredible maths Progress 8 scores of +1.26 and +1.31
• In 2023, 92% of students attained Maths GCSE at Grade 4, 83% at Grade 5 and 45% at Grade 7+.
• In 2024, 93% of students attained Maths GCSE at Grade 4, 85% at Grade 5 and 50% at Grade 7+.

We believe that a happy and settled staff body helps drive the very best performance from our students. We are committed to a high-quality professional development programme and can draw on expertise from across the Harris Federation. As a HASU member of staff at any level you will receive the training and support that you need to carry out your role effectively and develop at a pace that suits you.

We are committed to ensuring that our staff have the right level of balance between work and home life. Our policies and procedures are aimed at allowing our teaching staff to spend as much time as possible planning and delivering lessons.

We work in an award-winning building with excellent facilities. Our thriving staff association ensures all new members of staff soon feel part of the HASU community.

We run a broad and diverse curriculum to a fully comprehensive intake of students.

Our focus on the core value of Integrity means that our behaviour is excellent, with staff supported by a strong and highly visible Academy Leadership Group. Detentions are run centrally, allowing teaching staff to do what they do best: plan and teach amazing lessons.

Attendance and engagement with learning is high, and centrally planned tutor time resources ensure that our tutors can engage with students whilst delivering high-quality experiences.

We are located in Sutton, with good public transport and road links. Central London (Clapham, Victoria) is 25 minutes away. We are on the Surrey border so journeys do not take long in fact journeys from Kent only take just over 30 minutes by car. We have safe and secure onsite parking with electric charging points.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.

Further details about the role

The purpose of your role will be:

• To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.
• To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher/form tutor
• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential
• To contribute to raising standards of student attainment
• To share and support the academy's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth
• To develop the character and ability of the HASU students so they are ready for the next stages in learning and in life
• To lead and support with extra-curricular activities in line with the Academy Wider Curriculum vision.
• To support the House ethos across the Academy
• To represent and implement the key values of Innovation, Integrity and Discovery.

Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:

• Operational and strategic planning (including lesson planning, developing resources and syllabuses, and contributing to the departmental plan)
• Curriculum planning
• Staff development (including continuing professional development and engaging fully in the Performance Management Review process)
• Quality assurance (including contributing to the process of monitoring and evaluating the subject area)
• Management of information (including maintaining appropriate records and tracking student progress)
• Communications with students, parents and other stakeholders
• Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students)
• Teaching, ensuring a high quality learning experience for students

Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Glenthorne High School is a vibrant community where staff are appreciated and supported in their work. The school is well managed,and pupil behaviour is excellent creating a calm environment where our pupils can achieve their full potential.

The School is currently seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and forward-thinking individual for the role of Subject Lead in Computer Science. This is an exciting opportunity to lead an innovative department, shaping the curriculum and guiding a dedicated team to provide our students with the skills they need to thrive in the modern world of business and technology.

As the Subject Lead, you will oversee the delivery of Computer Science across KS3, KS4, and KS5, including A-level, GCSE, and BTEC courses. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to raising standards and improving outcomes for all students. You will have a proven track record of driving student progress and success in Computer Science, or if you are new to teaching, show a genuine passion for the subject alongside a desire to inspire others.

This is an exceptional opportunity to take on a leadership role in a vibrant and supportive environment where innovation and creativity are encouraged.

What the school offers its staff

Glenthorne High School can offer you:

• A programme of support for ECTs and those in their second year of teaching
• A comprehensive programme of professional development for teachers at all levels
• Potential for welcome payment of £1 500 & Recruitment Allowance
• The opportunity to work with colleagues who have a passion to inspire pupils.
• Well established behaviour management systems, pupils feel valued and supported and able to learn.
• Opportunity to take advantage of Benenden Healthcare
• Salary Sacrifice schemes: Electric car and Cycle to work scheme
• Long Service Awards
• A 24/7 employee assistance programme which provides counselling and support / advice on a wide array of areas.

Glenthorne High School is part of the Willow Learning Trust and is a National Teaching School with a specialism in the arts. The school is a mixed comprehensive academy with over 1700 pupils.This is a genuine opportunity to join a popular school and become an integral part of the academy's continuing success.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

What skills and experience we're looking for

For full detail of the skills and experience required for the role, please follow the link to our recruitment website.

What the school offers its staff

For further information on the schools and the benefits available, please follow the link to our recruitment website.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Due to an increase in student numbers, we wish to appoint an additional exceptional Teacher Science. This is a unique opportunity to join a successful split-site academy as part of a supportive team. The post is open to teachers of all levels of experience and we welcome applications from ECTs. Opportunities to teach your specialism of Biology, Chemistry or Physics to KS5 in our thriving sixth form is an option for suitably qualified subject specialists.

What the school offers its staff

The Academies provide staff with the most appropriate and effective support to ensure that their professional development needs are fully met and that there is a high level of challenge in the opportunities they are offered. We have a weekly CPD programme for all and a very strong record of developing staff. We have an excellent track record of providing promotion and responsibility opportunities to staff that aspire to leadership.

Further details about the role

Our academy operates across two sites. The Lower Academy specialises in the teaching of our Key Stage 3 students, whilst the Upper Academy specialises in teaching Key Stage 4 and 5. The appointed Science teacher will begin their BA career at the academy site best suited to their skill set.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Relevant Subject Degree at BA or above.
• Chemistry Specialist teaching GCSE & A Level
• Evidence of applying continued professional development.
• Qualified Teacher Status
• Understanding of the current curriculum discussions within your subject.
• Able to show evidence of the use of technology within teaching.
• We wish to appoint a kind, hard-working and purposeful teacher of science, specialist in Chemistry to join our ambitious grammar school.
• A thorough understanding of the national curriculum and a range of assessment requirements.
• Well-motivated, enthusiastic with a can-do attitude.

What the school offers its staff

• M1 - UPS3 per annum
• Access to Teachers’/Local Government Pension Scheme
• CPD opportunities
• Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
• Awards and Recognition Scheme
• Flexible working patterns
• Benefits Platform

• holiday discounts
• cinema tickets
• restaurant booking discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Commitment to safeguarding

The David Ross Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo vetting appropriate to the post, including a social media presence check and Enhanced DBS check. The successful applicant will be expected to adhere to all safeguarding, welfare and health and safety policies and procedures of the Trust.

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a Teacher of Maths to join our well-led and motivated team committed to continuous improvement.

In this role, you will:

• Set high expectations which motivate and challenge students in a productive learning environment
• Promote good outcomes by students, planning well-structured lessons
• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students
• Make accurate and productive use of assessment
• Fulfil wider professional responsibilities with high standards of personal and professional conduct

Keep reading for this role if you:

• Have the highest ambitions and expectations for all students, including the disadvantaged and SEND
• Are enthusiastic, energetic and willing to take risks
• Want to continue to develop and thrive

This is an exciting time to join us and a great opportunity to be involved in the next stage of development of this strong team. Over the last few years, there has been a real drive to develop collaborative planning of a well-sequenced, knowledge-rich curriculum in order to ensure our curriculum is inclusive and all students can achieve highly.

This is an ideal opportunity for a colleague who is ambitious, creative and enthusiastic about helping students to learn in a strong, supportive environment.

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Sean Castle – Academy Principal on 0121 378 1288.

What the school offers its staff

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust

At Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, we enrich lives and transform futures. Our four academies in and around Birmingham offer an outstanding quality of education, recognising that all our children are individuals and delivering exceptional pastoral care to ensure their happiness. Whilst we place strong emphasis on academic achievement, we take a holistic view of education and maintain exciting extracurricular programmes to create the well-rounded young adults of tomorrow. We’re also creating outstanding careers that could take you anywhere within our network – and take your future anywhere you want to go.

Benefits

When you join Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, you join a nurturing family where your professional satisfaction and personal happiness really count. You can expect heavy investment in your career development alongside an outstanding package of benefits, including:

• Educational support
• Flexi perks
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Perkbox subscription
• Professional learning and regular training
• Counselling, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a Wellness Hub
• Wellbeing updates and stress management guidance
• Menopause awareness training
• Free flu jabs
• Access to fitness programmes, including yoga, HIIT and more
• Access to physical activities during our Trust-wide Wellbeing Week
• Diet and nutrition webinars

Further details about the role

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications.

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Trustees are seeking to appoint an inspirational, values led individual as the new Head of Science for Excelsior Academy to start as soon as possible.

This full-time role is an exciting opportunity to lead a large vibrant department in a highly inclusive, rapidly improving academy. We have excellent science facilities at Excelsior and teach science through to A level.

Our Trust has a strong cross academy science community and the new post holder will have the full support of our Trust Director of Science.

The successful candidate will be passionate about science education and the opportunities that success in science brings to learners across the key stages. They will possess the vision, knowledge, experience and tenacity to enable the science department to develop and deliver positive outcomes for our students at GCSE and A Level.

We are looking for an individual keen to progress on their leadership journey, who has the highest standards of professionalism, experience of working with teams and a proven record of effective practice. They will possess the interpersonal skills to inspire colleagues, an unwavering commitment to raising standards and improving the life chances of young people.

Excelsior Academy is Newcastle’s first purpose-built all through school, offering transformative education in a community that has experienced long term disadvantage and challenge. The Academy is a proud member of Laidlaw Schools Trust, an inclusive multi academy trust which specialises in raising aspirations in disadvantaged communities in the North East of England. Whilst the Trust shares common values and some aligned practice/ approaches across its academies, the Trustees value each academy as a distinctive institution serving their unique community.

What the school offers its staff

At Laidlaw Schools Trust we appreciate the amazing work that our people do every day and like to reward our staff through benefits that are mentally, physically and financially rewarding. To see a complete list of our benefits please visit: https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/120/benefits

The closing date for applications is 9am on Friday 18 October 2024.

If you would like further information or a tour of the academy please contactrecruitment@laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an outstanding mathematics teacher ready to take the next step in your career? Do you have a passion for driving excellence in teaching and learning across the mathematics department? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Trust as a Trust Lead Practitioner for Mathematics at Laidlaw Schools Trust.

Laidlaw Schools Trust is a vibrant and inclusive Multi Academy Trust with a clear vision – to transform lives through extraordinary education. We are committed to fostering a nurturing and dynamic learning environment. We pride ourselves on our dedicated staff, a supportive community and transformative education that helps every student thrive.

Laidlaw Schools Trust was founded in 2008 with one secondary school in Newcastle.We now provide extraordinary education at eleven nursery, primary and secondary academies in Newcastle, Wearside and Durham, and are set to grow further.

As Trust Lead Practitioner for Mathematics, you will play a key role in raising the standards of teaching and learning in mathematics. You will work closely with the Director of Maths, Heads of Departments and the School Improvement Team to develop and implement strategies that improve student outcomes and support professional development within mathematics.

This role requires a highly skilled and experienced educator who is passionate about mathematics education and is capable of influencing and contributing to the strategic development of the subject across the Trust. This is an exciting time to join our growing LST Maths team and make a difference to children’s lives.

What the school offers its staff

At Laidlaw Schools Trust we appreciate the amazing work that our people do every day and like to reward our staff through benefits that are mentally, physically and financially rewarding. To see a complete list of our benefits please visit: https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/120/benefits

Closing Date: 12 noon on Tuesday 15 October 2024

Interviews will take place on Monday 21st October 2024

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Glenthorne High School is a vibrant community where staff are appreciated and supported in their work, the school is looking to recruit a Teacher of Science, who demonstrates a passion for their subject and a commitment to raising standards for all learners. We have excellent teaching facilities with dedicated Science labs and prep rooms, the department fully embrace new technologies to support teaching and learning.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach Biology, Chemistry and Physics at KS3 and KS4, across the age and ability range. They will be fully supported by the department team and benefit from our excellent CPD programme.

While the ability to teach Physics at KS5 is preferred, it is not essential. The post is open to ECTs and more experienced teachers.

What the school offers its staff

Glenthorne High School can offer you:

• A programme of support for ECTs and those in their second year of teaching
• A comprehensive programme of professional development for teachers at all levels
• Potential for welcome payment of £1 500 & Recruitment Allowance
• The opportunity to work with colleagues who have a passion to inspire pupils.
• Well established behaviour management systems, pupils feel valued and supported and able to learn.
• Opportunity to take advantage of Benenden Healthcare
• Salary Sacrifice schemes: Electric car and Cycle to work scheme
• Long Service Awards
• A 24/7 employee assistance programme which provides counselling and support / advice on a wide array of areas.

Glenthorne High School is part of the Willow Learning Trust and is a National Teaching School with a specialism in the arts. The school is a mixed comprehensive academy with over 1700 pupils.This is a genuine opportunity to join a popular school and become an integral part of the academy's continuing success.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Responsibilities Include:

Quality Assurance and Curriculum Development:

• Ensure that schemes of learning for all secondary groups are highly effective, in line with National Curriculum expectations, and tailored to prepare students for further education.
• Stay abreast of best practices and research interpreting findings to enhance the curriculum and meet the unique needs of the Wickersley Partnership Trust.

Strategic Leadership and Development:

• Lead by example, embodying the vision, purpose, and values of the Trust for students, staff, governors, and parents.
• Promote an ethos and educational direction that fosters effective teaching, successful learning, achievement, and wellbeing.
• Ensure that leadership, management, finance, and administration support the Trust's vision, aims, and values.

Teaching and Learning Excellence:

• Deliver engaging and effective Maths lessons that motivate, inspire, and improve student attainment, modelling outstanding practice.
• Maintain high standards of teaching and learning to raise attainment and ensure all students make excellent progress.
• Uphold high standards of student behaviour in accordance with Trust and school policies.

Team Leadership and Development:

• Build a positive and collaborative team ethos within the Maths department, celebrating strengths and fostering innovation and success.
• Support and develop professional learning opportunities for Maths educators, identifying and nurturing talent.
• Plan, allocate, and evaluate work, delegating tasks and responsibilities effectively.

Resource Management and Accountability:

• Work with senior colleagues to recruit, deploy, and develop staff effectively to enhance educational quality.
• Assist in setting priorities for expenditure, allocating funds, and ensuring efficient administration and control.
• Hold accountability for outcomes in Maths education across Trust schools and support leaders in implementing Trust behaviour policies.

General Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the strategic management and development of Trust schools, maintaining awareness of curricular, pastoral, and administrative aspects.
• Promote Trust policies and procedures to support staff in their roles and represent the Trust at relevant meetings and functions.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Qualified teacher status and substantial experience in Maths education.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.
• Excellent understanding of curriculum development and quality assurance processes.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to the vision, values, and goals of the Wickersley Partnership Trust.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment within a leading educational trust.

Join Our Team and Make a Difference! If you are passionate about Maths in Education and ready to make a difference in the lives of students, please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and vision for the role. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!

What the school offers its staff

Who We Are!

We’re Wickersley Partnership Trust (WPT) - a multi-academy trust with eight primary schools, five secondary schools, one sixth form and one Central Team under our umbrella.We’re dotted across Rotherham, South Yorkshire with one school based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.At WPT, students are at the heart of everything we do, and we aim to send all children into an ever-changing world, able and qualified to play their full part in it. To give them the best educational experience possible, we recognise the importance of investing in and supporting our colleagues.And that starts with finding the right person for the job!

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. 2.1 To coordinate arrangements required for patients undergoing specialist investigations as part of the research protocol. 2.2 To assess the patient prior to trial treatment, monitor the patient receiving trial treatment and follow the patient up on completion of trial treatment as required by protocol.2.3 To collect and accurately record data in accordance with requirements of the trial protocol. 2.4 To participate in the design and preparation of research protocols, patient information sheets and other documentation associated with clinical trials, ensuring that these are reviewed and updated as required. 2.5 To safeguard the integrity of the trial by ensuring compliance with ICH GCP guidelines. 2.6 To be involved with the running of several concurrent research studies. 2.7 To disseminate research data by preparing and presenting posters or research papers for presentations at meetings, conferences and publication. 2.8 Where appropriate, to establish nursing-related research projects with the agreement of the lead medical investigator and the Senior Nurse, Clinical Trials. 2.9 To assist the Team Leader / senior research nurse in the research team with the development, monitoring and review of clinical and research policies and procedures.

The post holder is expected to have experience in oncology. The post would suit a trainee in either clinical or medical oncology, who envisages a future career as a clinical researcher involved in academic clinical trial development and translational research, and who wishes to build her or his knowledge and skills to support this career path.
• Develop clinical research skills in order to propose, design and develop academic institutional and/or multicentre clinical trials with support from the consultants and experienced statisticians and trial managers working within the Neuro-oncology unit
• Develop grant writing skills for peer reviewed funding and/or endorsement of academic clinical and translational studies. This includes understanding how to appropriately cost a study and attribute the costs of healthcare research as required by major research funders
• Develop skills to design translational research protocols in collaboration with clinician scientists and statisticians

The Royal Marsden is a world leader in cancer research, treatment and education. Together with our academic partner, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), we are the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe and the only National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre specialising in cancer in the UK.

Our mission is to continue to make a national and international contribution to cancer research and treatment, so that more people are cured and quality of life is improved for those with cancer. The Royal Marsden therefore plays an important role in championing change and improvement in cancer care through research and innovation, education and leading-edge treatment.

The Trust’s annual budget is £360 million and we employ over 3,500 staff, including 335 medical staff, across two sites located in Chelsea and Sutton (Surrey). Over 50,000 patients attend The Royal Marsden each year. We provide community services across the Borough of Sutton. We have a Chemotherapy Medical Daycare Unit at Kingston Hospital.

We have a reputation for delivering high quality performance. We were ranked joint first in the CQC national inpatient survey results, above average in national cancer patient experience survey and ranked first amongst teaching hospitals in the UK for our staff survey results.

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This advert closes on Monday 21 Oct 2024

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What skills and experience we're looking for

As the Academy moves into its seventh and final year of growth, we are looking for a dynamic and engaging practitioner to join our established team of Mathematics experts. You will be actively engaged from the start in supporting our students through their GCSE studies and scope for developing our post-16 offer as we continue Year 13 teaching for the first time.

You will have full access to the Joint Professional Development support offered in house here at Harris Sutton; this role is suitable for experienced and new-to-profession teachers alike. We have a thriving cohort of committed students studying mathematics throughout the Academy.

There is a great deal of collaborative working and sharing of good ideas and what works within secondary across the Harris Federation. The successful candidate will be joining a friendly and outward looking group where professional development and progression opportunities are second to none.

The successful post holder will have ample opportunity to progress in this role within the academy and with Harris as our group grows.

The successful candidate will:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree
• Have successful teaching experience at secondary level (can be teaching practice), ideally including experience in multi-ethnic urban schools and of working in an 11-18 school
• Understand the theory and practice of effective teaching and learning
• Understand the importance of high expectations and equality of access for all students, and of being a tutor
• Have knowledge of National Curriculum requirements at KS3 and KS4, and of writing lesson plans, developing resources and assessing students' work
• Be able to work as part of a team and to develop and maintain positive relationships with all staff
• Have a good level of ICT skills, ideally including innovative use of interactive white boards
• Be able to create a motivating and safe learning environment for all students
• Be able to communicate positively with parents, carers and other external agencies where necessary
• Have good written and spoken communication skills
• Be able to lead and manage their own work effectively
• Have excellent time management skills
• Be able to motivate students and raise their aspirations through a range of strategies

What the school offers its staff

Join our success:

• Judged ‘Outstanding' in all categories by Ofsted (Feb 2023), more information here:https://www.harrissutton.org.uk/469/ofsted
• Progress 8 scores of +1.10 and +0.96 from our first two cohorts of GCSE results.
• Incredible maths Progress 8 scores of +1.26 and +1.31
• In 2023, 92% of students attained Maths GCSE at Grade 4, 83% at Grade 5 and 45% at Grade 7+.
• In 2024, 93% of students attained Maths GCSE at Grade 4, 85% at Grade 5 and 50% at Grade 7+.

We believe that a happy and settled staff body helps drive the very best performance from our students. We are committed to a high-quality professional development programme and can draw on expertise from across the Harris Federation. As a HASU member of staff at any level you will receive the training and support that you need to carry out your role effectively and develop at a pace that suits you.

We are committed to ensuring that our staff have the right level of balance between work and home life. Our policies and procedures are aimed at allowing our teaching staff to spend as much time as possible planning and delivering lessons.

We work in an award-winning building with excellent facilities. Our thriving staff association ensures all new members of staff soon feel part of the HASU community.

We run a broad and diverse curriculum to a fully comprehensive intake of students.

Our focus on the core value of Integrity means that our behaviour is excellent, with staff supported by a strong and highly visible Academy Leadership Group. Detentions are run centrally, allowing teaching staff to do what they do best: plan and teach amazing lessons.

Attendance and engagement with learning is high, and centrally planned tutor time resources ensure that our tutors can engage with students whilst delivering high-quality experiences.

We are located in Sutton, with good public transport and road links. Central London (Clapham, Victoria) is 25 minutes away. We are on the Surrey border so journeys do not take long in fact journeys from Kent only take just over 30 minutes by car. We have safe and secure onsite parking with electric charging points.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.

Further details about the role

The purpose of your role will be:

• To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.
• To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher/form tutor
• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential
• To contribute to raising standards of student attainment
• To share and support the academy's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth
• To develop the character and ability of the HASU students so they are ready for the next stages in learning and in life
• To lead and support with extra-curricular activities in line with the Academy Wider Curriculum vision.
• To support the House ethos across the Academy
• To represent and implement the key values of Innovation, Integrity and Discovery.

Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:

• Operational and strategic planning (including lesson planning, developing resources and syllabuses, and contributing to the departmental plan)
• Curriculum planning
• Staff development (including continuing professional development and engaging fully in the Performance Management Review process)
• Quality assurance (including contributing to the process of monitoring and evaluating the subject area)
• Management of information (including maintaining appropriate records and tracking student progress)
• Communications with students, parents and other stakeholders
• Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students)
• Teaching, ensuring a high quality learning experience for students

Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.