Head of Maths

Head of Maths
M1 - UPS3: £30,000 - £46,525 per annum
Full time hours
Starting 1st September 2024
The opportunity has arisen to lead our successful, enthusiastic and talented maths department.
Highfields is a vibrant and popular school with approximately 1300 students, including 200 in our sixth form. Our students are friendly and highly motivated.
Highfields are proud to be a part of East Midlands Education Trust (EMET), a partnership of schools whose mission is to raise the educational standards and improve the life chances of all the children within our Trust. Our schools are high performing schools who represent the full age range of 3-19, along with an alternative education provider, and we place great emphasis on collaborative working across the Trust within a family of schools approach. Our schools enjoy a high degree of ‘aligned autonomy’ whilst, at the same time, they are supported by a central trust team who help ensure our schools provide the highest quality of provision possible.
For a September 2024 start, we are looking for an outstanding practitioner with a highly successful track record of raising achievement in maths. The successful candidate will be resourceful, inspirational, forward thinking with strong leadership qualities and the ability to lead a thriving department. You will share our vision of achieving excellence and raising further the standards of teaching and learning.
The maths department is a thriving part of our school, and is popular at GCSE and A level. The curriculum is rich and challenging and focuses on building students’ enjoyment and interest along with the knowledge and skills required for examination success.
We wish to appoint a colleague to this post who has:
A strong background in maths, including experience of teaching to A level
A passion for teaching, and a track record as a highly effective classroom practitioner
The ability to inspire and motivate students and colleagues to achieve their best
Highly effective interpersonal, communication, management and leadership skills
A commitment to professional development
A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
On the application form, please focus on a detailed 'supporting statement' taking into account the person specification and indicating why you would be the best person for us to recruit to this position.
For further information or to arrange a school visit, please contact the school directly via info@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk or by telephone 01629 581888 (Upper site) / 01629 584020 (Lower site).
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
Closing date for submission of application is 09:00AM on Monday 29th January 2024.