Head of Mathematics

New Collaborative Learning Trust; Rotherham; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to work scheme

Technology scheme

Staff wellbeing charter

Professional training access

Job summary

New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT) is seeking an exceptional Head of Mathematics to join Wingfield Academy, a top-performing secondary school in Rotherham. The role leads the Mathematics department and works with the Assistant Headteacher for Maths to sustain outstanding teaching, curriculum and pupil achievement.

Wingfield Academy, part of NCLT, has an oversubscribed intake and a national reputation for progress.

Qualifications

• The Head of Maths will provide visible, frontline leadership across the subject.
• The postholder will contribute to the continued success of Mathematics and the Academy's strategic priorities.
• Wingfield Academy has become an oversubscribed, high performing secondary school.
• Wingfield Academy offers a child-centred, progress-focused ethos.

Responsibilities

• The Head of Maths will provide visible, frontline leadership across the subject, working with the Assistant Headteacher for Maths to sustain standards.
• Lead teaching, curriculum and pupil achievement in Mathematics to support strategic priorities.

Job description

Salary: Leadership Scale L6 – L10 (60,619 - £66,956)A recruitment and retention allowance may be available for an outstanding candidate

Contract Type: Full Time

Contract Term: Permanent

Dates

Closing Date: Monday 19th October

Start Date: Friday 1st January

About this Opportunity

Come and work in a school where students and staff matter. Our care, candour and collaborative practices ensure year on year success!

We are seeking an exceptional Head of Mathematics to add leadership capacity to an already thriving and highly successful Mathematics team, working closely alongside the Assistant Headteacher for Maths. The successful candidate will join one of the highest performing secondary schools in the area.

The Head of Maths will provide visible, frontline leadership across the subject, working in partnership with the Assistant Headteacher for Maths to sustain exceptional standards of teaching, learning, curriculum and pupil achievement. The postholder will contribute significantly to the continued success of Mathematics and to the wider strategic priorities of the Academy.

Wingfield Academy has become an oversubscribed and high performing secondary school, placing it as one of the highest performing schools in Rotherham and in the top 7% nationally for progress. Wingfield has also been named a national lead school as part of the DFE’s behaviour hub programme. The Academy is looking to expand and develop further, attracting the best people to work alongside our dedicated and ambitious staff who go the extra mile to make a quantifiable and powerful contribution to social mobility. We focus on the things that matter.

Wingfield Academy offers a ‘child centred, progress focused’ academy ethos, we have a cohort of students with high standards of behaviour and a willingness to learn. We have a welcoming and supportive community where staff really do matter. Wingfield offers a supportive and committed leadership team with a clear vision of raising standards of teaching, learning and positive behaviour.

New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT) has a dynamic, positive and supportive culture for staff and students, with an enviable reputation for staff career progression and development. You will join a focused and driven team, committed to providing the highest standards of education and service.

The Trust currently comprises of three 16-19 Colleges, one Secondary School and three Primary Schools.

Why Work for Us?

• NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards – these national awards celebrate the very best performers from over one thousand MATs across the country
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
• Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
• Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
• A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff