Lead Practitioner of Maths

Lead Practitioner of Maths
Academy 360
Portsmouth Road
Pennywell
SR4 9BA

L1-L5
Permanent
Full time

The Trustees are seeking to appoint a Lead Practitioner of Maths for Academy 360 with effect from January 2024 with the opportunity for additional responsibility for the right candidate. In May 2022, Academy 360 was rated ‘Good’ by OFSTED where pupils are recognised as being ‘aspirational and committed to their studies’. Leaders ‘show a strong moral purpose’, have established an ‘ambitious curriculum’, ‘inclusive in approach and want the best for all pupils’. Academy 360 holds the prestigious Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM) and is recognised as a Centre of Excellence.

The role of Lead Practitioner of Maths is a vital one for the school and the successful applicant will play a leading role in continuing to raise the already high standards of teaching and learning that exist in this subject area.  In addition to this, as a Lead Practitioner in the school, the successful applicant will also have an important role to play in supporting whole school teaching and learning priorities and have the opportunity to work closely with colleagues in other subjects too.  The role is well-suited to existing leaders who can demonstrate a strong track record in terms of the external outcomes of their own classes and also in supporting colleagues to develop their own classroom practice.

The Academy is a member of the Laidlaw School Trust (LST). The Laidlaw Schools Trust is a growing family of eight schools helping transform thousands of young lives in North East England.  LST invests significantly in the training and development of all staff and is able to offer all staff a wide range of opportunities and benefits.

Academy 360 is an all-through Academy providing education for students aged 4-16. As a member of Laidlaw Schools Trust it benefits from the support of being a partner in a small local Multi Academy Trust which also includes one of the main feeder Primary schools for Academy 360’s Secondary school.

The successful candidate will join a successful MAT where all Academies support each other to the benefit of our pupils and their families. Our Academies also enjoy strong support from an experienced LST central team, based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from the Careers section on the Laidlaw Schools Trust website https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/72/vacancies-1.  Interested candidates are welcome to tour the school, please contact the Academy office on 0191 300 6506 to arrange a visit. If you wish to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Joseph Fox, Head of School (Secondary) Joseph.Fox@Academy360.co.uk

Closing Date: 9am on Wednesday 25^th October 2023
Interviews will take place: W/C Monday 30^th October 2023
Applications should be returned to: hradmin@academy360.co.uk
Please note that we do not accept CVs.

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates.

This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and candidates will have the chance to discuss any issues of concern that may arise during this search at interview. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.

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