Head of Maths Department - Full-time

Teaching, curriculum and assessment

• Establish and sustain high-quality teaching across subjects and phases, based on evidence
• Ensure the teaching of a broad, structured and coherent curriculum
• Establish curriculum leadership, including subject leaders with relevant expertise and access to professional networks and communities
• Use valid, reliable and proportionate approaches to assessing pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the curriculum

 Additional and Special Educational Needs and disabilities

• Promote a culture and practices that enables all pupils to access the curriculum
• Have ambitious expectations for all pupils with SEN and disabilities
• Make sure the academy works effectively with parents, carers and professionals to identify additional needs and provide support and adaptation where appropriate
• Make sure the school fulfils statutory duties regarding the SEND Code of Practice.

 Organisational management and school improvement

• Establish and oversee systems, processes and policies so the Faculty can operate effectively.
• Ensure staff and pupils’ safety and welfare through effective approaches to safeguarding, as part of duty of care
• Ensure rigorous approaches to identifying, managing and mitigating risk
• Ensure effective use of budgets and resources
• Identify problems and barriers which limit Faculty effectiveness and develop strategies for Faculty improvement that are realistic, timely and suited to the school’s context
• Make sure these Faculty improvement strategies are effectively implemented, maintained and have a positive impact on student progress, behaviour and attainment.
• Staff management and professional development

Under the direction of the Vice Principal the Head of Faculty will:

• Manage Appraisal of staff by setting targets, monitoring performance, defining support and planning developments, which will lead to better outcomes for the students.
• Performance manage subject leads, including carrying out appraisals and holding staff to account for student and staff performance.
• Manage staff well with due attention to workload
• Ensure staff have access to appropriate, high-standard professional development opportunities
• Keep up to date with developments in education
• Seek training and continuing professional development to meet their own needs
• To monitor the progress made in subject plans and targets and evaluate the impact on student progress and attainment.
• Represent the Faculties views and interests at relevant meetings.
• Manage the day-to-day provision and deploy of relevant staff
• Analyse student and staff data data, providing reports to Academy Leaders, Governors and The Trust when required.
• Work with the governing board as appropriate

• Ensure the school effectively and efficiently operates within the required regulatory frameworks and meets all statutory duties
• Work successfully with other schools and organisations
•  School culture and behaviour

• Support the aims, ethos, vision and policies of the academy.
• Contribute to the management of high student academic standards, good attendance and behaviour.
• Use financial and resource management innovatively and wisely.
• Use consistent and fair approaches when managing behaviour in line with the school behaviour policy.