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Associate Director of Learning for Mathematics

Associate Director of Learning for Mathematics

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

Brighton and Hove

Job type:
Full Time, Permanent

Job overview

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF LEARNING FOR MATHEMATICS

with HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE FINANCIAL PACKAGE

Development and Retention Finance Package

We are offering an initial two year accompanied contract with a competitive salary together with the following benefits for the applicant and dependant accompanying family, valued at up to £19,000 per year:

  • A TLR responsibility (TLR2) of £5, 000.
  • Removal and relocation expenses to a maximum of £3, 000.
  • Initial accommodation and travel costs for a period of up to 3 months to a maximum of £3, 000.
  • A financial bonus of £5,000 on successful completion of 3 years in post.
  • Relocation package can be negotiated towards a bonus where the applicant is a local candidate, to be drawn over the first two years following outstanding results at KS4 or KS5.

Total development and retention package £11, 000 over two years plus £5, 000 ongoing TLR package.

Our Vision

We strive to deliver exciting, personalised and innovative education for students, inspiring and extending them to their fullest potential to become inquisitive, observant, articulate and responsible individuals ready to contribute to the local and global communities. We believe in an approach to education rich in entrepreneurship and the attributes of enterprise and resilience.

To facilitate a step-change in Mathematics we are looking to appoint supernumerary to the department, allowing for all staff to collaboratively develop and support each-others’ practice through a reduced teaching time allowance and a fully team-teaching curriculum that many school do not plan for.

Be Part of Our Family

This is a fantastic opportunity for a well-qualified, driven professional who is an outstanding classroom practitioner and leader to join our rapidly improving mathematics faculty. You will be an inspiring leader with the energy and creativity to drive teams including post holders and teachers. You must possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and be passionate in sharing our single goal of ‘students first’. This is the perfect opportunity to develop your leadership skills as you prepare to take-on the privilege and responsibility for leading a faculty yourself.

By working alongside other Associate Directors, you will be relentless in building student self-esteem and encouraging students to aspire in mathematics. You will have excellent teamwork, excellent communication skills, have ambition, drive and be a “self-starter”, who sees through projects of importance and impact. You will be a role model to other teachers and help to hold all in your department to account by setting a high professional benchmark which you will support others to reach. By providing direct support to colleagues, you will ensure the departmental clear vision is enacted with consistent expectations which nurture, praise and celebrate the success of students. You will make an impact on the provision and quality students receive ensuring their progress and positive experience of mathematics.

You will be pupil outcome driven, have the leadership experience and have the ability to challenge individuals within teams whilst supporting them to maintain outstanding results. You will be an excellent teacher with outstanding subject knowledge. Brighton Aldridge Community Academy will support you in your induction, CPD and opportunities to deliver bespoke training in your specialism.

This is a critical appointment for the Academy. The faculty has risen from 27% A* - C and below 30% 3LP to 58% A* - C and 57% 3LP in just 3 years. We look for our next three years to deliver above 80% for 3LP with students who are excited about their mathematics education and have a real passion for their learning.

About Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

It is my pleasure to welcome you to Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA).

Our mission is to ensure all BACA students benefit from an excellent education, secure great qualifications and develop into young adults who are the first choice recruits for universities and employers.

The academy’s motto is simple - “Believe you can”. Whether in the classroom, on the sports field or performing on stage, we inspire each of our students to develop the knowledge and skills they need to follow their passions into a successful future.

Through encouraging an enterprising mindset we enable students to thrive in today's rapidly-changing world. We teach students to be innovative and resilient through promoting the Aldridge Attributes of teamwork, creativity, passion, problem-solving, risk-taking and determination in all aspects of academy life.

Never has the world felt more rapidly-changing than when the COVID-19 pandemic caused massive upheaval in all of our lives. I am incredibly proud of how our students, families and staff rose to that challenge, and that 97% of our parents told us that the academy did a good job under these challenging circumstances. In the same survey 98% of parents and 93% of our students told us I am proud to be a member of the BACA community.

Students joining us in Year 7 are embarking on an exciting seven-year journey. We are proud to be an 11-18 school that allows students to build on their successes at Key Stage 3 and GCSE to our sixth form.

We work closely with a community of industry partners, leading employers and our neighbouring universities to offer students a comprehensive careers advice and work-related learning programmes. Over 50 organisations, from Southern Water and Metro Bank to local solicitors and IT companies have come into the academy at different times in the last year to work with students, supporting their careers aspirations, helping them gain industry experience and building interview skills.

Our students also benefit from a rich offer in terms of the creative arts. The BACA 100 challenge gives them a wide range of experiences that help develop resilience, confidence and independence. Our sports facilities are exceptional and partnerships, such as that with Sussex Cricket, allow our students to combine high-quality training with their academic studies. BACA has again been named amongst the Cricketer Magazine’s Top100 schools for cricket in the country in 2020 and 2021, one of only four non-selective state secondary schools to achieve this.

BACA is a very special place. It is a privilege to lead it and I look forward to welcoming you to the academy.

Mr Jack Davies, Principal

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