Lead Practitioner for Mathematics

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint an exceptional Lead Practitioner for Mathematics

Start Date: January 2024

Salary: Leadership 2 to Leadership 6 - Currently £45,414 to £50,122 (pay award pending and starting point is negotiable depending on skills and experience)

Contract: Full time Permanent

Closing Date: Monday 2nd October 2023 at 9am

St Peter’s CofE Academy is looking to appoint a talented, forward thinking and innovative Lead Practitioner in Mathematics.

This exciting role involves leading successful teaching and learning strategies in the Mathematics Faculty.

This is a new role that has been created within the Faculty, so there will be an opportunity to align responsibilities with the strengths and interests of the successful candidate. You will be responsible for planning and delivering the highest quality lessons and achieving excellent results for your students, instilling in them a love for the subject and a desire to learn.

The successful candidate will:

• Be able to assist in motivating and developing the Maths staff at the Academy

• Demonstrate excellent curriculum, data and analytical skills

• Demonstrate the potential to ensure exceptional progress for our students

• Be committed to St Peter's ethos of high expectations

• Have resolve to make a real difference to the lives of students

• Believe that all children can and will achieve

Academy Context:

St Peter’s CofE Academy is a mixed 11-16 popular Church of England Academy which puts Christian values, faiths and high standards at the centre of all we do. We serve the whole community of Stoke-on-Trent and welcome students of all faiths and none.

We have a vibrant and exciting learning environment with state of the art facilities which embodies our core Christian values and the belief that we can enrich every life.

Our July 2023 staff survey graded the school as outstanding. Staff morale, staff wellbeing, staff workload and appreciation of staff achievement and contribution were graded highest across all categories.

We are proud of our staff and student wellbeing focus and we provide a comprehensive staff induction and ECT support programme with a highly commended on-going CPD programme for new and existing staff.

St Peter’s CofE Academy is a well-resourced school with a motivated and enthusiastic student body. The Academy is located in the heart of the city with excellent transport links by road or rail.

Staff Benefits:

• 2 weeks holiday at October half term

• A comprehensive CPD programme for all staff

• Free Car Parking

• Access to occupational health

• Meals available on site for all staff between 8am to 2pm

• Free meals for all staff on Inset days and Open Evening events

• Occupational Sick Pay

• Exceptional leave arrangements for family events

• Free eye tests for VDU users

• A comprehensive EAP (employee assistance programme) with 24 - hour access

• Free fitness suite on site

• Money off membership of Fenton Manor Leisure Centre

• An exceptional staff well-being offer with wellbeing meetings half termly including a Menopause group

• Annual staff wellbeing day following the annual Open Evening with a host of free wellbeing activities for all staff

DBS Checks

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Amendment Order 1986 and, as such, it will be necessary for a Submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Asylum and Immigration

To comply with Asylum and Immigration legislation you will be required (if appointed) to provide one or more documents from the Immigration Act 2006 - List A and B. You must provide proof of current and valid permission to be in the United Kingdom and valid permission to do the type of work offered.

Informal visits are welcomed, to arrange this, please contact Louise James at the Academy.