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Team Leader : Maths Required September Start
Fulltime Permanent TLR 1B
In Debden Park High School "leaders have successfully established a school where high aspirations and excellence are the norm, and where pupils and staff enjoy coming to work.... The buzz, enthusiasm and energy from staff at all levels is palpable". Ofsted January 2017
Debden Park High School is a heavily oversubscribed Academy that Ofsted judged to be Outstanding in January 2017.
We are looking to appoint an aspiring leader who has a proven track record in teaching and leading Maths, and who wants to work in a friendly and driven working environment. You will be given the exciting opportunity to lead and mould our enthusiastic and fully staffed Maths team, taking them to the next level, in the coming years. You will be fully involved in the leadership of this important team within the school and will be responsible for helping to maintain a culture that is challenging, rigorous and student-centred. This role will suit a hardworking and ambitious individual who is self-motivated and driven to succeed.
If you are an outstanding teacher and leader with a resilient character and a strong personal drive, with experience of leading outstanding practice, then we'd like to hear from you. We're looking for a leader who exemplifies our belief in the potential of every student, confidently insists on the highest standards of academic rigour and behaviour, and is prepared to make a significant commitment to Debden Park High school.
We are part of a family of schools within the Kemnal Academies Trust. Every week staff take part in 2 hours of Debden Minds which is a bespoke CPD programme focusing primarily on the development of teaching & learning. We provide exceptional career progression for staff, which leads to our Middle and Senior Leadership teams being composed of many teachers who began their career with us. We lead the Essex hub of the TKAT SCITT.
For further information, including if you would like to visit the school, please email donna.james@debden-tkat.org or call 02084181202 or to download an application form visit our website www.debden-tkat.org
Closing date: Friday 25th April 2025
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
TKAT is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic for example race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit. This includes applications from individuals wishing to work full time, part-time or on a flexible basis.
Information about the School
Debden Park High School is a heavily oversubscribed Academy that constantly achieves outstanding outcomes for its students.
Last year’s GCSE results put us in the top 10 most successful non-selective successful schools in Essex, and our growing Sixth Form – first opened in 2015 – achieved a 100% pass rate in our first set of A-Level results.
As a National Teaching School, we lead a family of schools as part of the Kemnal Academies Trust, providing exceptional career progression and bespoke CPD experiences for our staff, which has led to our middle and senior leadership teams being composed of many teachers who began their career with us.