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HARWICH AND DOVERCOURT HIGH SCHOOL
LEAD PRACTITIONER OF MATHEMATICS
Pay Range: Leadership Pay Range
Actual Salary from: £50,807 - £56,082 (Points L4-L8)
Start Date: 1st January 2025
The Role
We are seeking an outstanding individual to Improve student outcomes and engagement by ensuring the quality of teaching and learning is of a strong standard in the faculty.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
- Have teaching skills which lead to excellent results
- Take a lead role, working closely with the senior leadership team and other lead practitioners in developing, implementing and evaluating policies and practice that lead to school improvement
- Ensure the HDHS standard of learning across the school in liaison with the Senior Lead Practitioner and Deputy Headteacher through coaching and mentoring staff
- Lead structured monitoring and evaluation of all aspects of teaching and learning through lesson observations, feedback to teaching staff, work sampling and learner interviews, providing written reports to the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team as necessary
(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).
We're looking for you if you have:
- Qualified Teacher Status in the UK
- Accredited Lead Practitioner status or the desire to work towards Accredited Lead Practitioner status
- Successful teaching experience within the secondary sector
- Impact on the quality of teaching and learning delivered by others
Why work for The Sigma Trust, Harwich and Dovercourt High School?
We can offer you:
- A Competitive Salary
- Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
- Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
Employee benefits include:
- Excellent pension scheme
- A Health Cash Plan
- Free membership to Perkbox, offering discounts and savings
- Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential advice
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye care plan
- Annual free flu vaccination
- Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms
- Discounted cinema tickets
Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.
Additional Information:
For additional information about the Trust and this school, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk
To Apply
To apply for this post, please follow the URL link provided below:
https://careers.sigmatrust.org.uk/Apply/U2l217e4nbWEgQXBwbGljYXRpb24gRm9ybSBOb3ZlbWJlciAyMDIzfDQxfDYwNjkxMHwxfHxGYWxzZXwyMTIyfDMzODQyMTl8MA%3d%3d?i=GvPqOujZbWQ%3d
Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CV's and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.
- Closing date: Midnight Sunday 22nd September 2024
- Shortlisting date: TBC
- Interviewing date: TBC
The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.
The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision 'To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts', where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.
Information about the School
Harwich and Dovercourt High School is a vibrant, caring school serving the community. Every student is welcomed, challenged and supported to achieve their full potential and every student has opportunities and experiences to ensure their schooling is fulfilling and enjoyable.
At Harwich and Dovercourt High School we believe in partnerships between students, staff and the home. We believe in responsibility, ambition and commitment, where no challenge is too great and where great futures are nurtured.
Our goal is for every student to be proud of their efforts and achievement and for every parent and carer to be proud of their child, school and community. Our pledge is to work tirelessly in the pursuit of excellence.
Safeguarding
The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.