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Maths Lead
Salary range: £30,000 - £46,525 plus £2,539 SEN allowance per year
About you: For this role, we are looking for someone who holds QTS, and you will have experience of working with children with SEND and ASC. With a proven ability to deliver high quality, lively and effective primary/secondary teaching, which engages and motivates young people you’ll be someone who has a passion for supporting them to learn and develop, and you’ll want to make a difference to the lives and education of our children and young people. We would love to hear from you if you share our passion and commitment to developing confident and capable young people by meeting their educational, health and social care needs in structured, nurturing school and home provisions.
About the role:
As Maths Lead Teacher at Mill School, you will be an integral part of our team who put the children and young people at the heart of everything we do. You will plan, assess, and deliver outstanding teaching and learning using proven methods and approaches that enable all young people to learn, whilst ensuring that pastoral needs are also met. You will establish excellent relationships with parents and carers and inspire trust and confidence in pupils, colleagues, families, and other professionals.
You will be expected:
- To lead, manage and develop the staff in maths to achieve a high quality of teaching, effective use of resources and the highest standards of learning and achievement for all pupils
- Accountability for Leading, Managing & Developing a Subject/Curriculum Area
- To provide strategic leadership for the development and management of maths throughout the school
- To identify areas for improvement linked to the School Improvement Plan and local and national initiatives
- To develop and monitor schemes of work for maths across the whole school and ensure successful implementation which meets curriculum requirements.
- To provide, monitor and evaluate the use of resources related to maths
- To have an overview of and contribute to the planning and delivery of continuous professional development and training related to maths
- To monitor, assess and develop the roles of the class teachers in maths
- To develop strategies for the use of maths to promote new teaching methods and improve learning throughout the school and monitor effectiveness in raising standards of teaching and learning
- To monitor and evaluate pupil progress throughout the school in maths and set goals for maths across the school
- To provide opportunities for working with parents and give specialist advice on maths
- To arrange and promote maths curriculum activities within the school
- To use ICT effectively in delivery of teaching and learning
- To lead assemblies to promote a love of numeracy
Support for the school:
- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding/child protection, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
- Show a duty of care to pupils and staff and take appropriate action to always comply with health and safety requirements
- Be aware of and support difference and ensure that all pupils have access to opportunities to learn and develop
- Contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the school
- Maintain good relationships with colleagues and work together as a team.
- Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
- To attend morning briefings, staff meetings and parents’ evenings as required.
- Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required to meet individual pupil needs
- Demonstrate and promote commitment to equal opportunities and to the elimination of behaviour and practices that could be discriminatory
The above is not exhaustive and the post holder will be expected to undertake any duties which may reasonably fall within the level of responsibility and the competence of the post as directed by the Head Teacher.
Why work for us?
- a competitive salary
- a comprehensive induction programme so you can hit the ground running
- continued professional development and training
- enhanced pension contributions for qualified teachers
- a friendly, passionate team committed to getting the best outcomes for our young people
Benefits include:
- £500 refer-a-friend bonus
- OFSTED bonuses
- life insurance
- cycle to work scheme and laptop loans
- discounts on cinema trips, electronics, fashion, home and garden, travel, groceries, gifts, utilities, health and fitness
- birthday treats
- long service and employee of the month awards
- employee assistance and counselling service, wellbeing support and advice
Mill School Bury, part of Kedleston Group, is an independent specialist day school in Greater Manchester, for children and young people aged between the ages of 7 and 17. Our purpose built state-of-the-art school provides a safe learning environment for those with social emotional and mental health needs (SEMH) and those living with autism (ASC), who also face other challenges such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia and attachment disorder (AD).
We look for people to join our staff team who have the creativity and enthusiasm needed to deliver the best outcomes for the children and young people
Kedleston Group Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. You will be expected to engage in annual safeguarding training, be familiar with key policies and ensure you know the steps to take should you be made aware of a safeguarding or child protection concern. You will remain vigilant and act swiftly if you have concerns about a child and be an appropriate role model for both children and colleagues at all times.
The successful candidate is required to provide references and will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS check. We will ask you to complete a criminal self-declaration form, and we will conduct online searches for information that is publicly available. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:
We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you! Any unsolicited CV’s will be sent at the recruitment agency’s own risk and will be interpreted as ‘gifts’ and we have no liability to you for any fee or otherwise. We reserve the right to engage with candidates directly having not, in any way, entered into your terms and conditions for this vacancy. By submitting an unsolicited CV to us, or to any member of our staff, you accept these terms as the default position. If we require your assistance with any vacancy we will contact you.