Curriculum Leader of Mathematics

The GORSE Academies Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teacher or local government pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

The Stephen Longfellow Academy, an Alternative Provision in the South of Leeds, seeks a Curriculum Leader of Mathematics to lead a department focused on first-class teaching and learning. The role demands developing innovative approaches to Maths to engage students and deliver high-quality curricular and extracurricular provision. Employment is conditional on safeguarding checks and right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• A good honours degree in a directly related subject.
• Qualified Teacher Status.
• Knowledge of current curriculum developments in the subject and their implications.
• Successful teaching record with very good teaching practice demonstrated.
• A passion for education and making a difference.
• The ability to put vision into practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong leadership to create a Mathematics Department with high-quality teaching and learning.
• Drive innovative Maths approaches to stimulate all students to reach their potential.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality provision in curricular and extracurricular activities.

Education

Bachelor's (Honours) degree in a related subject

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

Start date to be agreed with the successful candidate.

The Stephen Longfellow Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Curriculum Leader of Mathematics. This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy – the successful applicant will be expected to provide strong leadership that results in a Mathematics Department which provides first class teaching and learning opportunities for both students and staff, instigates and develops innovative approaches to Maths that will stimulate all students to achieve their full potential and ensure the delivery of high-quality provision in curricular and extra-curricular activities.

Potential applicants should have:

• A Good honours degree in a directly related subject.
• Qualified Teacher Status.
• Knowledge of current curriculum developments in subject and their implications.
• A Successful teaching record with very good teaching practice demonstrated.
• A passion for education and making a difference.
• The ability to put vision into practice.

What we offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About us:

The Stephen Longfellow Academy is an Alternative Provision setting based in the South of Leeds that has changed the face of Alternative Provision, both locally and nationally. Opened in September 2017, The Stephen Longfellow Academy serves schools across Leeds to support some of the most vulnerable young people in the city to re-engage with education by following a bespoke curriculum offer that reopens the doors of opportunity that were, at one point, firmly closed. This is because our exceptional team of staff create personalised pathways that combine an academically rich curriculum with personalised therapeutic support. This allows significant numbers of students to re-engage in mainstream education or successfully enter further education, employment or training.

Inspected in October 2019, inspectors told us that, ‘Leaders want the very best for pupils and have established an effective alternative provision in a short period of time. They are working together well to make this school even better for the benefit of its pupils and their families.’ They also judged all areas of the academy to be Good. We will continue to further improve our provision with this exciting role.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and we welcome applications from people with disabilities as definedby the Equality Act. If you would benefit from any adjustments during the application or interview process, please inform us so we can support you appropriately.

We arecommitted to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

Please note that, as a sponsor licence holder, we only provide sponsorship for teacher vacancies.