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Teaching Vacancies; Ferryhill; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferryhill School is seeking a Lead Practitioner in Mathematics to drive high standards in KS3 and KS4. The post holder will model excellent teaching, lead curriculum progression, and coach colleagues to secure positive outcomes for all students.

You will be an exceptional classroom practitioner with strong leadership, committed to evidence-based professional learning and safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status with strong mathematics expertise.
• Recent experience teaching Mathematics to KS3/KS4 with demonstrable progress.

Responsibilities

• Lead improvement in Mathematics across the department.
• Coach and support colleagues to raise practice and outcomes.
• Design and lead high‑impact professional development.
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.

Skills

Qualified Teacher Status

Mathematics subject expertise

KS3/KS4 maths experience

Progress tracking

Curriculum sequencing

Assessment analysis

Coaching colleagues

Leading professional development

Evidence-informed practice

High expectations

Communication & collaboration

Ambition & resilience

Safeguarding

Leadership apart from classroom

Curriculum development

Think Solve Explore

Champion school values

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Lead Practitioner will:

• Hold Qualified Teacher Status and have strong academic or professional expertise in Mathematics.
• Have recent successful experience of teaching Mathematics at Key Stages 3 and 4, and be able to demonstrate positive progress of classes taught.
• Be an exceptional classroom practitioner with a strong record of securing positive outcomes for students.
• Have a strong understanding of curriculum sequencing and progression.
• Understand how students develop mathematical fluency, reasoning and problem-solving over time.
• Be able to analyse assessment information and translate it into effective classroom and curriculum action.
• Have the credibility and interpersonal skills to coach, challenge and support colleagues.
• Be able to design and lead high-impact professional development.
• Be committed to evidence-informed professional learning.
• Have high expectations of achievement, behaviour, attendance and engagement.
• Be an excellent communicator and collaborative leader.
• Demonstrate the ambition, resilience and drive required to lead improvement.
• Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
• Influence practice beyond their own classroom by modelling excellent teaching, coaching and developing colleagues.
• Support the delivery of a challenging, engaging and highly effective Mathematics curriculum for every student.
• Help establish consistently high expectations for teaching, learning and student achievement across the department.
• Develop a culture in which students are encouraged to Think, Solve, Explore and Achieve.
• Champion Ferryhill School’s values of Integrity, Creativity and Excellence and contribute to our ambition for all students to become their Best Selves and embrace Bold Futures.

What the school offers its staff

Ferryhill School is an 11–16 secondary school in County Durham, proudly serving Ferryhill and the surrounding communities.

Serving a largely rural area, we are proud to be a school at the heart of our community, where strong relationships with our students, families and local partners really matter.

We are a hardworking, ambitious and caring school with high expectations for everyone. At the heart of everything we do is a simple belief: we want the very best for our students.

Our vision, Best Selves, Bold Futures, represents the experience we want every young person to have at Ferryhill. We want our students to become the very best version of themselves, while developing the knowledge, confidence, character and ambition to look towards their futures with excitement and aspiration.

Our three core values of Integrity, Creativity and Excellence underpin school life. We believe in doing the right thing, encouraging curiosity and new ideas, and always striving to be the best that we can be. These values shape the way we work together as staff and the expectations we have for our students.

Relationships are incredibly important to us. We work hard to know our students and their families well, and we are proud of the excellent relationships we have with parents and carers. We recognise that young people thrive when home and school work together, and we value the trust, communication and partnership we have with our families.

We want our students to enjoy coming to school, to feel known and valued, and to be challenged to achieve their very best. We want them to experience opportunities that broaden their horizons, raise their aspirations and help them recognise what is possible.

Ferryhill is a school with a strong sense of community and an exciting future. We are ambitious for our students, ambitious for our staff and committed to continually developing what we offer.

Everything we do comes back to what matters most: our young people and giving them the education, experiences and opportunities they deserve.

Best Selves. Bold Futures.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding children. All candidates will need to demonstrate a commitment to the welfare and safety of children and young people. Any offer of employment will be conditional upon receipt of two supportive references and a successful DBS check.