Lead Practitioner in Maths
Castleford Academy
Wakefield
- Expired
- Salary:
- L5 – L8 (negotiable for suitable experience)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2015
- Apply by:
- 13 March 2015
Job overview
Castleford Academy is an 11-19, over-subscribed, successful mixed comprehensive of over 1,250 pupils offering a broad and balanced curriculum. We are firmly committed to establishing first class standards and are proud of our achievements. Our expectations are high and this is reflected in our very successful academic record. The Academy was inspected in September 2014 and was judged ‘Good.’
In 2014 the Maths department continued to improve with its best ever GCSE results with 71% of students achieving A*-C and 72% making expected progress from KS2-KS4.
We require an outstanding Lead Practitioner to inspire, guide and advise on best practice in the Academy. You will join the teaching and learning team and, in conjunction with the Assistant Headteacher (Teaching and Learning), will support whole school improvement whilst driving first class standards in Maths.
We are seeking to appoint a Lead Teacher of Maths who can promote and enhance the quality of mathematics teaching and learning across all key stages using intervention and to take the lead for our Key Stage 4 provision.
We are looking for an excellent Maths practitioner to work collaboratively to help achieve outstanding teaching and learning across the whole school.
This role would be suitable for a current lead practitioner, a Maths leader or an individual who shows ‘exceptional’ potential and is ready to progress into leadership. Full Castleford Academy Lead Practitioner training will be provided for the successful candidate.
You will be:
- Able to motivate, inspire and support others to achieve excellence in teaching and learning.
- Responsible and be accountable for Key Stage 4 student attainment and achievement, by tracking progress and supporting individual learning needs.
- Committed to delivering consistently outstanding teaching and have the ability to share your practice with others in a constructive and collaborative manner both in departments and across whole school.
- Able to lead/assist innovative curriculum planning at all key stages, paying particular focus to key stage 4.
- Able to plan, implement and report on Key Stage 4 intervention and its impact within the department.
- Able to contribute to the strategic development of an ‘outstanding’ department by implementing new initiatives, monitoring and reporting on key outcomes, and ensuring department practice supports the welfare of all students.
- Able to confidently manage behaviour within the classroom and support colleagues with their practice.
- Able to maximise progress with all pupils including disadvantaged pupils
- Able to work with the Leader of Maths to develop/maintain outstanding practice.
- Able to support colleagues when teaching is not yet ‘good’ by accurately highlighting strengths and areas for improvement and formulating support plans/coaching plans to support improvement.
You are:
- A dedicated and motivated individual who is an outstanding practitioner.
- An inspirational leader with excellent interpersonal, team development and leadership skills.
- Passionate about teaching and learning and the education of young people.
- Passionate about Maths.
- Committed to achieving the best for every pupil.
- Committed to the Academy’s ethos and values at all times both within the Academy and the wider community.
- Committed to inspiring pupils and staff in the development of teaching initiatives and strategies, promoting them throughout whole school and in Maths.
- Committed to making an active contribution to the wider part of Academy life.
If you are interested in this role either now or in the future please contact Mrs Gemma Scothern, HR Officer on 01977 605075 to arrange a visit.
For further information on the Academy, this role and ‘how to apply’ please visit www.castlefordacademy.com or telephone Mrs Gemma Scothern.
Completed applications should be addressed to Mr George Panayiotou, Headteacher at the school address or via email to recruitment@castlefordacademy.com.
The closing date for applications is Friday 13th March at 12 noon with interviews being held the following week.
Attached documents
About Castleford Academy
About Castleford Academy
‘Care’ ‘Aspire’ ‘Succeed’
Castleford Academy is an exceptional over-subscribed 11-19 school catering for over 1,400 pupils. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum, we are proud of our achievements and firm commitment to providing an excellent education for all. Our expectations are high and this is reflected in our successful academic record. Leaders challenge and support all stakeholders to achieve outstanding outcomes for all pupils across the MAT. We value and develop our staff by attracting and retaining high quality staff, supporting staff to achieve their best and create opportunities for professional growth and development.
Since its launch, our progress 8 score has been significantly above national average. In 2019 our progress 8 score was +0.40, which demonstrates that we are significantly outperforming other schools nationally and that on average pupils at Castleford Academy achieved almost half a grade higher than expected in their subjects. We are regularly placed in the top 10% of schools nationally. Although our headline measures are outstanding, behind this lies the hard work and dedication of all of the students, staff and support from parents, which made these results possible. The staff worked tirelessly with students and the students spent a great deal of time in extra revision sessions where we had the much needed support of our parents.
The majority of our subjects consistently achieve an ALPS grade of 3 or higher, placing them in the top 25% of schools nationally.
The Academy was the first secondary school in the country to receive an 'Outstanding' grading from Ofsted in September 2019 under their new framework. The inspectors were so pleased with the education the academy provides that they not only awarded 'outstanding' for overall effectiveness but also for all other areas as well. (quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and sixth-form).
Inspectors noted, "Castleford Academy is an exciting place to learn. Pupils follow a fulfilling curriculum. They gain deep knowledge and understanding across a wide range of subjects. Pupils achieve exceptionally well in mathematics and science. Their progress across many other subjects is very strong. Leaders prepare pupils thoughtfully for their next steps in life."
Not only is the Academy well resourced in all areas to support staff in their teaching but staff wellbeing is also important to us too. Reducing workload is a constant priority for leaders with unnecessary workload and meetings reduced wherever possible as well as a commitment to providing time when extra tasks are requested. Staff receive a comprehensive and bespoke annual CPD programme as well as an offer of a suite of wellbeing opportunities and social activities. There is a state of the art Sports Hall & Fitness Suite offering superb facilities for both pupils, staff and the local community and on-going maintenance ensures a high quality learning environment for pupils. Our in-house catering team provide a vast range of delicious snacks and main meals for staff and pupils. Plus much much more……….
We believe in a healthy work-life balance and have many support mechanisms to make sure this is the case. At the same time we expect all our staff to be fully committed to improving the lives of the children in the Castleford community.
Castleford Academy has fantastic pupils, staff and modern facilities. There is a wide range of technological resources available for staff to complement their teaching or personal development such as computer rooms, laptops, tablets, IRIS Lesson Observation System, media suite with greenscreen and meeting rooms.
Castleford Academy is 5 minutes from the M62 and the Academy is just a 25 minute drive from Leeds, Wakefield, Doncaster and York. There is easy access to the A1 and M62 and we have staff working for us from as far as Huddersfield, Harrogate, North Leeds, Barnsley and Sheffield.
Interested in working here?
We welcome the opportunity for visitors to come and have a look around. If you think this is the sort of school you would like to be part of and would like to visit us to see for yourself, please contact recruitment@castlefordacademy.com to arrange a suitable time.
Castleford Academy is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. For all positions at Castleford Academy you are required to complete an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.
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