Maths Teacher
Darwen Vale High School
Blackburn with Darwen
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
Job overview
(Skill + passion + bespoke CPD + expert support) = life changing!!!
Could you produce a step-change in mathematics achievement at our Academy schools? Make a real difference to young peoples’ life chances? Develop your leadership credentials in Maths?
As part of our Accelerating Mathematics Programme we are looking for maths teachers who can work with us at three Aldridge Foundation Academies:
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy;
- Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy
- Darwen Vale High School;
About Darwen Vale High School:
Darwen Vale High school is a co-educational 11-16 school in the heart of Darwen, Lancashire. The school has strong links to its community, a focus on a providing a safe, secure and caring environment, and a clear vision of looking forward whilst building on the strong traditions of the previous schools. Darwen Vale High School became an academy sponsored by the Aldridge Foundation in December 2014.
What We Are Looking For:
- A commitment and passion for mathematics which you can pass on to all of your students and share with colleagues
- An excellent knowledge of conceptual development in different aspects of maths and tried and tested strategies to bring about that development
- A commitment to work in partnership with external providers to drive up standards in maths and support the development of ‘whole school’ maths strategies
- A strong belief that students’ gaps in prior learning can be successfully addressed so that their subsequent progress can be accelerated
- At least 2 successful years of teaching experience, including GCSE work with a range of different ability students
- The ambition to work alongside maths subject leaders to take on leadership responsibilities for particular aspects of maths development in the academy
- That you share our vision that our students’ aspirations are not limited by current benchmarks of expected progress.
What We Can Offer - In return the Foundation will offer an attractive recruitment package including:
- Teaching and Learning Responsibility (TLR2) of £5,000
- Removal expenses up to a maximum of £3,000
- Initial accommodation and travel costs for up to a period of 3 months, to a maximum of £3,000 (Ts & Cs apply)
- On-going high quality leadership support from the Foundation with an expectation that progression to a leadership post will be achievable within 3 years
- A performance-related financial bonus of £5,000 on successful completion of 3 years in post
- Opportunities to teach across the age range, from 3 – 19, depending on the position
- Bespoke CPD as part of our Accelerating Mathematics Programme
- Opportunities to progress to leadership and senior leadership roles.
About Us:
We are an educational charity dedicated to helping young people to reach their potential and improve their communities through our sponsorship of entrepreneurial academy schools. We chose to work in communities where the outcomes students leave education with, their opportunities and prospects have previously been amongst the most limited. Our award winning schools are located across England. Find out more at www.aldridgefoundation.com/maths
About Darwen Vale High School
Darwen Vale High School
Darwen Vale’s original predecessor school, Darwen Higher Grade School, was opened 1894 and in 1929 became Darwen Grammar School. The school moved to its current location in 1938 and continued until 1972 when, under the reorganisation of the education system across the country, it became Darwen Vale High School. The school was named a specialist Engineering College under the 2002 Specialist Schools Programme in England.
The present school buildings were opened in 2012 following a £24million revamp under the Building Schools for the Future programme. The site had been closed for two years while large sections of the original structure were demolished and rebuilt. The existing front of the building was retained and cleaned up to keep the character of the old Grammar School. During the rebuilding process the school was relocated to the vacant former site of Darwen Moorland High School.
The school has strong links to its community, a focus on a providing a safe, secure and caring environment, and a clear vision of looking forward whilst building on the strong traditions of the previous schools.
In December 2013 the Department for Education (DfE) issued an Academy Order on the school naming Aldridge Education as its preferred sponsor and established an Interim Executive Board (IEB) to replace the Governing Body following the recommendation of Ofsted that an external review of governance be undertaken. Following a consultation in June 2014 the DfE confirmed the Academy conversion. The conversion was completed and Darwen Vale High School became an academy sponsored by Aldridge Education in December 2014.
Since conversion to academy status the school has shown a strong improvement in GCSE results. The overall percentage of students obtaining 5 + GCSEs at A*-C EM* was up by 14% points to 52% with a significant rise in the numbers of passes at the top A* and A grades.
STEM and engineering continue to be priorities for the school going forward.
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