Director of Learning for Maths

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Harris Academy Chobham is always on the lookout for inspirational and influential staff. Most of all, we are on the lookout for potential colleagues who like our students and want to help them succeed. We understand that if staff are to give their best to our students over a sustained period of time, then the school needs to provide them with the best deal possible. In order to help our staff have the best possible experience and achieve a proper work-life balance, we have put into place a range of measures to benefit both our teaching and student services colleagues. These include:

• An extra week of holiday for all Harris Academy Chobham staff.
• Outstanding professional development both at Harris Academy Chobham and through the wider Harris Federation.
• Excellent promotion opportunities.
• A constant dialogue about workload and how to manage it most effectively.
• Rapid and effective support with any student behavioural issues arising.
• A high-quality staff induction programme.
• Marking protocols devised by departments themselves.
• Clear communications and manageable deadlines.
• Learning walks rather than formal lesson observations.
• Flexible and part-time working encouraged whenever possible.
• High levels of administrative support for all teachers.

Other benefits of working at Harris Academy Chobham include world-class facilities for learning, leisure and sport, and the advantages of working for the country's most successful major Academy group.

We regard staff wellness as being central to the school's purpose and to its success. We have several initiatives which we think give Harris Academy Chobham staff one of the best wellness packages to be found anywhere, including:

• Access to the Calm mindfulness app.
• Staff fitness suite and multiple team sports opportunities.
• Staff social events.
• Staff discounts at shops and restaurants in the local area.
• Access to the Harris Federation's staff counselling service.
• Dedicated Wellness Hub.
• Healix Healthcare package.

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Summary

We are currently looking to appoint a qualified, experienced teacher to join Harris Academy Chobham as Director of Mathematics to ensure high standards of teaching and learning across the subject area, continuously developing and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.

Main Areas of Responsibility

The purpose of your role will be:

• To be accountable for student progress and development in the subject area across KS3, KS4 and post 16, including meeting student achievement targets for subject areas which are agreed by the Principal and the Governing Body.
• To ensure high standards of teaching and learning across the subject area through continuously developing and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.
• To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students in the subject area, in accordance with the academy aims and policies.
• To ensure that all school policies and procedures are implemented and applied consistently by all staff in the subject area.
• To ensure agreed tutor programme is implemented and that tutors are effective in their role.
• To ensure effective behaviour for learning is evident throughout faculty.
• To effectively and efficiently manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources across the subject area.
• To lead development for literacy, through the WORD strategy, within subject areas, to raise standards of Literacy across the Academy.

Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:

• Operational and strategic planning.
• Ensuring the delivery of an appropriate, comprehensive, high quality and cost-effective curriculum.
• Staff development.
• Student outcomes.
• Pastoral system.
• Teaching, including acting as an outstanding role model.

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a good, relevant undergraduate degree.
• Are 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 curriculum development.
• Have experience of presenting to a wide audience including teachers, other managers, students and parents.
• Understand creative whole school strategies for improving literacy and numeracy.
• Have some successful experience of leading on cross subject initiatives that have contributed to raising achievement.
• Have experience of embedding innovative strategies for Assessment for Learning and Learning to Learn.
• Have recent and relevant experience of managing and implementing change successfully at subject leader level.
• Are willing to use coaching as a model for ensuring ongoing professional development.

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Rewards & Benefits

At Harris, we have curated professional development pathways that will guide you towards achieving your career ambitions. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre.

We offer a wide range of high quality teacher professional development programmes via the Harris Institute of Teaching and Leadership.

Flexible Working

We are committed to fostering a positive and supportive working environment for our staff, recognising that achieving a balance between professional and personal responsibilities is essential.

Benefits

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Teachers Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, and many other benefits.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected.

Next Steps

Thank you for your interest in this position. If you would like to discuss this opportunity, or to request a visit, please email the academy via the Why work page on harriscareers. Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification.