Lead Practitioner of Maths - Bromley, United Kingdom - Harris Federation

Harris Federation

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Bromley, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Summary

Support and enrich the experiences of our students We are currently looking to appoint a qualified or an aspiring Lead Practitioner of Maths to join us at Harris Girls' Academy Bromley.

About Us

Academy Ethos:

Combining the traditional values of courtesy, consideration, cooperation and smart uniform with the best of modern teaching methods and technology;
Providing strong and personalised pastoral care through a faculty structure that creates a strong sense of belonging and harmony with a dedicated team who support the transition from Primary school into Secondary school;
Involving girls in leadership and partnership across the Academy so that they can become confident and entrepreneurial young women and recognise that anything is possible if they endeavour to achieve;
Aiming to make learning challenging, engaging and relevant so that the girls become independent, happy and active in their learning;
Working in partnership with parents and involves them fully in their child's education and in the wider life of the Academy.

We believe that every girl can and should achieve their full potential and our commitment is one of ensuring the girls develop a love of learning, a passion for enquiry and enterprise and a dedication to being the best that they can be

Our motto is:

All Can:
We Will.

Main Areas of Responsibility

The purpose of your role will be:

Raise the quality of learning and teaching and attainment of students within the Maths faculty and across the academy; working to ensure that Maths teaching specifically and the whole academy teaching generally is good or outstanding.
Your Maths lessons are an example of model practice within Maths and they will engage students and ensure that all students make exceptional progress. You will have an open door policy for observations at all times.
Leading, developing and enhancing the teaching practice of others within the Maths faculty and across the academy.
Produce high quality differentiated teaching and learning resources and materials for use across the Maths faculty.
Plan lessons independently and collaboratively with colleagues.
Work alongside the CAL to coach staff in order to develop and improve their teaching skills.
Observe lessons acrossthe academy informally and formally as part of the Gaining Ground programme, feedback to teachers and set appropriate targets; hold staff to account for those targets.
Work with the CAL to take a lead role in intervention acrossthe Maths faculty.
Provide model lessons to support colleagues improving their classroom practice.
Advise and train teachers on classroom management and organisation, lesson planning and appropriate pedagogy.
Provide advice and training on positive behaviours for learning.
Participate and lead in the mentoring of newly qualified teachers within Maths, assist teachers experiencing difficulties and ensure those receiving support develop sustainable practice.
Advise on the provision of inservice training, lead groups of staff in continual professional development activities in area of expertise and evaluate outcomes.
In time, you may be asked to complete inreach work primarily with local primary schools and teach pupils in key stage 2 to support their Maths education as part of the academy's transition between key stage 2 and key stage
To support whole school priorities and targets for the Maths faculty.
Deliver CPD to groups of all sizes including whole staff inset on training days.
Supportthe performance management process as required.
Produce and maintain records of work within the Maths faculty and across the academy.
To support the Faculty Director and the Academy Leadership Group in all aspects of the Gaining Ground programme as appropriate.
Engage in outreach activities on a local and national level as appropriate and needed.
Lead on Maths intervention for Year 7 to 1
Develop a vision, create an action plan and build momentum around an agreed whole school responsibility,
To take on any additional duties as requested by the SMT, and appropriate to a member of staff onthe leadership scale.
To work as a member of a designated team and to contribute positively to effective working relations withinthe Academy.
To help to implement Academy selfevaluation and review procedures and to adhere to those.

Qualifications & Experience

Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a good, relevant undergraduate degree.
Be an excellent teacher with a minimum of two years' teaching experience.
Have proven success in raising achievement.
Have experience of leading others, ensuring high quality performance.
Have successful experience in implementation of monitoring, evaluation and review process to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
Demonstrate a high level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement.
Have recent experience of involvement in innovative cur