Lead Practitioner for Mathematics

Teaching Vacancies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Harris Allowance (Inner/Outer London)

Annual Loyalty Bonus

Teachers Pension Scheme

Wellbeing Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Harris Academy Clapham seeks an exceptional Lead Practitioner of Mathematics with strong subject knowledge and a passion for outstanding teaching. You will drive improvement in teaching, learning and curriculum and help raise student outcomes across KS3/KS4, with potential KS5 involvement.

You will lead in monitoring standards, providing robust feedback, and collaborating with governors and staff to sustain high standards of achievement within a supportive, values-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, with evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Demonstrate outstanding teaching practice and excellent behaviour management.
• Experience of lesson observations and giving robust feedback.
• Experience of improvement planning and implementing strategies to raise student achievement, with evidence of success.
• Contribute to improving learning, teaching and curriculum quality.
• Proven track record of excellent KS3/KS4 results, and ideally KS5 experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate as part of the Lead Practitioner Team to uphold excellence and high standards for all students.
• Account for student performance in line with academy procedures.
• Provide the Governing Body with accurate information on the Faculty's performance and development.
• Support and participate in Harris Federation activities and subject groups as appropriate.
• Contribute to academy policy development and ensure consistent implementation.
• Ensure high quality teaching and learning across the Faculty and Academy.
• Participate in duties during lunch, break, and before/after school.

Skills

QTS or equivalent

Outstanding teaching

Behaviour management

Lesson observations & feedback

Professional development

Student outcomes tracking

Education

Undergraduate degree

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an exceptional and enthusiastic Lead Practitioner of Mathematics with strong subject knowledge, a passion for outstanding teaching and learning, and a commitment to securing excellent outcomes for all students.

The successful candidate will:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, and, ideally, be able to show evidence of ongoing professional development
• Demonstrate outstanding teaching practice and excellent behaviour management
• Have experience of lesson observations and giving robust feedback
• Have experience of improvement planning and of implementing a range of strategies to raise student achievement, with evidence of success
• Be able to contribute to improving on the quality of learning and teaching and curriculum
• Have a proven track record of excellent results at KS3 and 4, and, ideally, experience of teaching to KS5
• Have experience of high quality pupil tracking and feedback practices
• Ideally, have experience of working with governors and of working in more than one school

What the school offers its staff

The vision of Harris Academy Clapham is a simple one. From our opening in September 2020, our academy is a place where 'everything is possible'.

The Clapham curriculum is designed to meet the needs, aspirations and abilities of every one of our students. Our aim is to improve their life chances and enable them to make a positive contribution to the city and world in which they live.

At Harris Clapham, the curriculum is delivered through high-quality teaching. This is codified in our research-informed approach to pedagogy, which we call the Clapham Way.

Through the Clapham academic, enrichment and pastoral curriculum we expect our students to develop powerful knowledge and the following values and character attributes that will enable them to achieve our vision that 'Everything is Possible'.

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance (usually £2,000 for Inner London and £1,500 for Outer London), an Annual Loyalty Bonus, Teachers Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Further details about the role

You will play a leading and highly visible role in the improvement of teaching and learning of the Faculty and academic success of all students, ensuring the highest standards of teaching, learning and achievement and leading in the monitoring, evaluation and review of standards and provision in the subject area.

The general expectations of this role are:

• To collaborate as a member of the Lead Practitioner Team in order to build and realise the shared vision of excellence and high standards for all students.
• To account for students' performance in line with Academy procedures.
• To provide the Governing Body with relevant and accurate information relating to the Faculty's performance and development.
• To support and participate in the work of the Harris Federation, including strand or subject groups as appropriate.
• To contribute actively towards the formulation of all Academy policies and procedures, ensuring their consistent implementation.
• To ensure high quality teaching and learning in the Faculty or across the Academy.
• To participate in duties at lunch, break, before, during and after school the Academy day.
• To ensure that the subject knowledge of staff in the Faculty is exemplary.
• To ensure that behaviour in the Faculty is exemplary.
• To ensure that Schemes of Learning and Independent Work books are of a high quality.

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.