Curriculum Leader Mathematics, Business and Computing Full Time

HARRIS ACADEMY CLAPHAM

We are looking for an inspiring and energetic Curriculum Leader of Mathematics, Business and Computing who is as passionate about developing their students as people as they are about their subject. As a Curriculum Leader at Harris Clapham Sixth Form, you will join a dedicated and dynamic team of teachers and staff in supporting our fantastic students.

About Us

At Harris Clapham Sixth Form we want our students to be hugely ambitious, to dream bigger and to realise their aspirations, with the help of great teaching, a rigorous curriculum and a fantastic extra-curricular offer that broadens horizons and sparks curiosity.

We are a community who work together for the greater good of our academy; there is a culture of mutual respect and kindness between staff and students.

Our academy is brand new and benefits from being a state-of-the-art building. It has been especially designed to deliver a Sixth Form education, including an emphasis on science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related subjects.

Main Areas of Responsibility

You will need to be highly talented and knowledgeable about sixth form teaching. Using your talents and knowledge, the main aspects of this role are:

• To build world-class provision within mathematics, computing and business. This particularly has a focus on the curriculum: its planning, sequencing, implementation and impact. The subject must have a clear progression model in place
• To be accountable for student progress, their high-quality work and a depth of knowledge and skills across the range of subjects. This includes meeting targets for subject areas which are agreed by the Principal and the Governing Body
• To ensure high standards of teaching and learning across the subject areas through a relentless focus on subject pedagogy, relevant research and keeping teachers up to date with the latest developments in the subject
• To ensure that all academy policies and procedures are implemented and applied consistently by all colleagues in the subject
• To effectively and efficiently manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources across the subject areas, with the support and working alongside senior leaders
• To assist in the pastoral leadership of tutor groups where the teachers are mathematics, computing or business teachers
• To be a role model for everyone in your team and the students in our academy.

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• QTS (or equivalent)
• Degree or equivalent – maths specialist
• Minimum of three years teaching experience, including significant sixth form teaching
• Securing excellent outcomes in A level and/or vocational Level 3 courses
• Proven success in raising achievement as a subject leader or classroom practitioner
• Successful experience of processes of monitoring, evaluation and review that provide performance data that can be used to improve the quality of teaching and learning
• Strong level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement, including the use of interactive white boards
• Recent experience of involvement in innovative curriculum development
• Experience of embedding innovative strategies for improving teaching and learning
• Experience of managing and implementing change successfully
• Experience of using coaching as a model for ensuring on going professional development

Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.

Rewards & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan including access to a virtual GP, electric car scheme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.