Head of Maths (SLT) - Stockport - ref. s47740919
Collaborate Empower - Achieve
The Kingsway SchoolFoxland Road
Gatley
Cheadle
SK8 4QX
Tel: 0161 428 7706
www.kingsway.stockport.sch.uk
Head of Maths (SLT)
Hours for Post: Fulltime 1.0 FTEContract Type: Permanent
Salary Grade: L7 L11 (£57,831 to £63,815)
Start Date of Post: As soon as possible
Location: Based at The Kingsway School (Foxland Campus, Gatley)
Details of the Role
Thank you for taking an interest in this role of Head of Maths The Kingsway School. Our school is one with an exciting future ahead of it and we are looking for committed and inspirational individuals to join us as we embark on a renewed journey of success.The leadership team is committed to building a place that our staff and students are proud of and a special place where we each feel we are a valued member of a community. We consider the success of our Maths department to be fundamental to the success of our school and as such, we view this appointment to be pivotal.
This role is paid on the leadership spine and as such would suit a candidate with a proven track record in leading a Maths department to success or someone with the ambition to take up a Head of Maths role with some wider whole school leadership responsibilities.
The prime responsibility of the post of a Kingsway curriculum leader is to design an inspiring curriculum in line with our school and trust curriculum vision. Your primary role would be to support the Maths department in providing high quality teaching and learning in order to ensure every student’s potential is maximised.Innovation and vision are required to strengthen and enhance the school’s curriculum implementation via the lens of a subject discipline, which in turn will create ambitious academic outcomes for our comprehensive student body. Our best subject leaders are passionate about their curriculum, informed by the latest curriculum research, committed, self-reflective, kind, community spirited and undertake their duties with attention to detail and consistently high standards.
This post will include the opportunity to undertake strategic whole school leadership to develop your experience beyond that of a Head of Department.
Whilst not essential or part of the recruitment process, tours of the school will be available at 9am on 22nd January and 24th January and 10am on 28th January 2025.
Please read our comprehensive recruitment pack to discover more about our school and about our Maths Department. You can also visit our school website to find out more about our current curriculum provision for Maths.
Our pack includes details about:
Our curriculum visionOur unique middle school and upper school model
Our staff wellbeing charter
Our bespoke ECT training program
Our enhanced professional development opportunities
Testimonials from current staff
To download the Application form, Recruitment Pack and Additional Information, please visit our website: https://thekingswayschool.com/join-us/job-vacancies
Please return completed applications to: recruitment@kingsway.stockport.sch.ukIf you would value an informal discussion about the post or to book onto one of the tour slots, please contact: j.sadler@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk.
Closing date: Thursday 6th February at Noon
(We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible)
Interview date: 11th February 2025
About ELT
Education Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, educating over 3500 pupils from age 2 to 16 in the Greater Manchester area. We are very proud of our inclusive ethos to Collaborate, Empower and Achieve and provide over 450 employees with an inspiring and innovative place to work, with exceptional training and development opportunities.
As a Trust employee you will receive excellent benefits, including a highly competitive salary, well-regarded pension scheme, excellent career development opportunities and support for your health and wellbeing, with our award-winning employee assistance programme.
Our vision at ELT is to create an exceptional learning journey for all, by providing:- exciting, innovative and challenging learning communities
- school improvement strategies arising from evidenced based research and professional enquiry
- opportunities for professional development and leadership
- a celebration of the diversity and uniqueness of individual settings
- Innovation in practice by recognising the value of learning partnerships, both locally and nationally
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures that promote safeguarding and safer working practices. This is in line with statutory guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002.
All offers of employment are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and vetting checks. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
We are committed to fulfilling our Equality Duty obligations, including valuing equality and diversity and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
We expect the successful candidate to have the necessary standard of spoken English, as described under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty that requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English (or English or Welsh in Wales).
Candidates should apply by completing the ELT application form, CVs alone will not be accepted in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
Please note that this is a private organisation and the appointed candidate will be employed by Education Learning Trust directly.
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