KS4 Leader for Maths
Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent
- £30,000 - £46,525 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 21 October 2024
Job overview
As Stoke-on-Trent’s most rapidly improving school we are seeking a dynamic individual to join our team. We are seeking a highly committed educationalist who believes passionately in making a difference to the life of every student; in return you will be rewarded with a highly competitive career package.
Students at Thistley Hough Academy receive an excellent education in maths, which has resulted in very impressive 3-year trends and more students than ever achieving high outcomes. We have seen our Maths progress 8 figure improve from -0.48 (2022) to -0.09 (2023) and recently +0.33 (2024).
The percentage of students achieving a grade 5 or better in maths has increased significantly from 34% (2022) to 38% (2023) and recently to 47% (2024) and the percentage of students achieving a grade 4 or better in maths has increased from 56% (2022) to 62% (2023) and recently to 68% (2024).
We are looking to appoint a well-qualified and enthusiastic KS4 Leader of Maths to join this vibrant, diligent and supportive department, which will be rewarded with a TLR payment.
Opportunities will be available to contribute to whole academy CPD and cross-school working to develop pedagogical practice. We offer a highly supportive environment and a comprehensive CPD programme with superb promotion prospects and career development.
Applications are encouraged from ambitious teachers who share our vision. ECTs are welcome to apply. We actively recruit only the highest caliber staff.
Applications will close on Monday, 21 October. Interviews will take place later that week.
Thistley Hough Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people. Shortlisted candidates will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks which will include checks of social media accounts.
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About Thistley Hough Academy
Welcome to Thistley Hough Academy – a community school in the heart of Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent. Our academy prides itself on its warm and welcoming ethos in which every student is valued as an individual. This is an important part of our identity and this ideology will always remain at the heart of our work. As an academy we believe passionately in supporting all students to achieve their absolute best.
Thistley Hough was first opened in 1938 and over the last seven decades scores of local children have been successfully educated at Thistley Hough. We are proud of our history and we remain dedicated to the same vision - to provide the best possible education for local children of all backgrounds, abilities and beliefs. Over 35 languages are spoken at Thistley Hough and we value and respect all faiths and cultures.We believe in celebrating success and we want our students to be recognised for the amazing things that they achieve. I have very high expectations of our academy and I am clear that all students must be aware of exactly what is expected of them.
In order to be an outstanding academy it is my belief that there are several key things that we must ensure are in place every single day:
• Quality teaching, academic support and enrichment that delivers excellent results and engages students
• The highest expectations of behaviour, uniform and student conduct in order to create a calm and productive working environment
• Outstanding and fully inclusive pastoral care and academic guidance
• Provision tailored to the personal needs of all students as individuals so that they may all achieve personal excellence.
You can be assured that we are relentlessly focussed on achieving these goals. We believe passionately in working closely with our community in order to ensure that every one of our students is cherished and nurtured. We want to work in partnership with all stakeholders to ensure success for our current students whilst continuing to strive for an outstanding school of the future.
Our Vision and Values
Our vision is very clear:
“Thistley Hough Academy: Where students are empowered to take responsibility for their future.”
We work with each student as an individual, providing an inspirational learning experience that ensures personal excellence. At Thistley Hough Academy we create well rounded, caring, compassionate and ambitious members of society.
The academy motto, adopted in 1938 when the school first opened and taken from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem ‘Of Old Sat Freedom on the Heights’, epitomises these values:
“My open eyes desire the truth”
At Thistley Hough Academy, our thirst for knowledge and awareness is never-ending, as we continually seek ways to make our academy, our lives and our world a better place.
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