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Director of Maths and Numeracy (Extended Senior Leadership Team)

Director of Maths and Numeracy (Extended Senior Leadership Team)

Cheslyn Hay Academy

Staffordshire

Salary:
£47,750 - £52,653
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2014
Apply by:
30 April 2014

Job overview

Director of Maths and Numeracy (Extended Senior Leadership Team), Staffordshire     

£47,750 - £52,653 (Subject to Teachers Pay and Conditions) Leadership Scale point L10 - L14  

Cheslyn Hay Sport and Community High School is a popular and over oversubscribed 11-18 specialist sports college with 1337 students on role. Situated in South Staffordshire and with easy access to M6, M6 toll and M54 motorways, the school has a strong reputation locally and beyond for enabling its young people to flourish. Ofsted judged it to be an outstanding school in Oct 2011.  

We are looking to appoint a new Director of Maths and Numeracy who has the necessary breadth of experience and expertise to bring about further improvements in our outstanding school. We are looking for a well-qualified, motivated and innovative leader who will lead the maths department to further success. This is an exciting post for an excellent practitioner and for the right candidate; this post offers excellent potential for career development. As a member of the extended SLT it will provide a platform for further promotion.  

You will lead on key aspects of the school improvement narrowing the gaps in performance and develop further our data, tracking and intervention. You will help to lead the school to sustain our well established ethos, whilst ensuring we successfully address those areas that need further development.

Your key responsibilities will be:

The role of Director of Maths and Numeracy is a relatively new role. As an outstanding school (Ofsted 2011) we still want to continue with our outstanding journey. We are looking for someone to join our well-established, successful SLT who will help move the school forward in maths and numeracy.

  • A proven record of improving performance at student level and within the department
  • An ability to narrow the gap for vulnerable students
  • Expertise in assessment, AfL and marking
  • Excellent teaching and learning
  • Experience of middle leadership and improving the performance of individuals
  • Improving data tracking and target setting at every level, every key stage so that all students fulfil their potential

The ideal candidate will be:

  • Passionate about teaching and learning and ensuring every child fulfills their potential is essential
  • An excellent classroom practitioner
  • Enthusiastic, energetic, self-motivated and resilient, being able to respond well to pressure
  • Accessible and accountable
  • Able to work well with all stakeholders and external partners

We can offer:

  • a caring, welcoming school with a supportive Governing Body
  • hardworking, dedicated aspirational staff with a strong leadership team
  • a specialist sports college with extensive sporting facilities
  • established successful links with our local family of schools
  • an inclusive school of which students, staff and the community are proud

If you believe you are the person who can help to lead us on our continuing journey, we are confident that this special opportunity will provide an exciting, demanding and rewarding challenge.

You are very welcome to visit the school or to call me to discuss the vacancy in more detail. If you would like a tour of the school please ring Mrs Morris, our Administration Manager. She will arrange a convenient time and ensure a guide is on hand to show you around.

We require the application form and a letter of no more than two sides of A4 outlining why you think you are the right person for this post in this school. Please do not include any other information such as a CV.

The application form and your letter must be returned to us by Wednesday 30th April 2014. I regret that late applications will not be accepted. Short listing & interview dates to confirm.

Completed applications should be sent to jobs@cheslynhay-high.staffs.sch.uk

We do hope that you find the position attractive and feel able to apply for what we believe is a very exciting opportunity to join what is considered to be a very happy and successful school.

This School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

About Cheslyn Hay Academy

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+44 1922 416024

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School Aims and Sports College Mission Statement, Aims and Objectives

School Aims
 

• To provide a comprehensive curriculum which will enable students to understand and realise their full potential
 academically, spiritually and physically.
• To provide a secure, caring and disciplined environment in which all students are able to develop confidence,
 respect for themselves and others and are able to thrive.
• To enable students to develop emotionally and intellectually so that they appreciate beauty and the achievements of
 others.
• To work with parents and others to prepare students for adult life as family member, worker or member of the
 community.
• To enable our students to acquire a reasoned set of moral values and beliefs appropriate to the rapidly changing
 and multicultural society in which we live.
• To provide our students with a stimulating and enjoyable experience which they will value for the rest of their lives.
• To place a focus upon health and fitness for all working in the school and provide opportunities for increased  
 quality  access to physical activity.

Sports College Mission Statement
 

• Cheslyn Hay Academy is currently at the centre of local community sport as it forms part of
 a joint user agreement with South Staffordshire District Council and this will be developed through greater provision
 for Adult Education in courses related to Physical Education and Sport.
• The school currently has a thriving Physical Education department which produces high levels of attainment with all
 ages and all abilities. This will be further enhanced through the structured professional development of all staff.
• Through continually developing links with community partners, opportunities and provision for participation at all
 levels of Sport will be increased.
• All pupils will follow an accredited course in Physical Education and Sport, and this will be instrumental in
 encouraging students to pursue both careers in the subject and healthy lifestyles.
• At Cheslyn Hay we believe that all pupils should be able to access ICT and as such all pupils will utilise a wide
 range of technology related to Physical Education and Sport through the latest ‘virtual’ and interactive software.
• Pupils at Cheslyn Hay Academy will be encouraged to review their own progress and set
 themselves targets based on Individual Activity Plans. This will encourage the pupils to become independent
 learners with responsibility for their own progress.

Sports College Aims and Objectives

To raise standards of achievement in each specialist subject through the increased quality of teaching and learning.
• To implement a high-quality professional development programme enabling Physical Education to be used as a
 learning foundation subject.
• To enhance the school’s target setting by developing self-review, Individual Activity Plans and student peer
 mentoring to raise standards of achievement, motivation and self-esteem.

To extend curricular opportunities in the specialist subjects, including subject enrichment areas, out of hours
learning, industry/business links and the relationship between specialist subjects.

• To extend the quality and quantity of the Out of Hours Learning programme through the extension of the working day. • To develop the enhancement of pupils’ learning opportunities through the development of structured cross-
 curricular links.
• To develop the provision of Outdoor and Adventurous Activities via inclusion in curriculum and enrichment activities.

To increase take-up and interest in specialist subject courses, particularly post-16.

• To develop the existing provision for pupils to follow accredited courses in Physical Education and Sport ensuring
 all pupils leave Cheslyn Hay Academy with a recognised qualification.
• To increase participation and stimulate interest by the structuring of post-16 Physical Education to enhance Key
 Skills/Millennium Volunteers schemes.

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