Head of Maths

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Role: Head of Maths

Location: Longdon Hall School, Staffordshire WS15 4PT

Salary: Up to £45,000.00 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract: Maternity Cover, Term Time Only

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Maths to join our close-knit team at Longdon Hall School, part of Acorn Education.

About the Role

As Head of Maths, you will need to:

• Plan, implement, review and develop the Maths curriculum to ensure provision is responsive to individual learning needs, reflects national standards. Ensure a balanced curricular approach that will encourage and reward participation in learning through achievement and progression.
• Develop and organise teaching and other support staff to ensure the effective delivery of the Maths curriculum. Promote and ensure pupil support and the achievement of high professional and teaching standards.
• Ensure the continuous improvement of learning in Maths and support provision based on an annual planning cycle with clear objectives and targets and a quality improvement plan based on self-evaluation and external benchmarks.

Qualities essential to the role

• Awareness and understanding of the statutory framework governing the provision of special education and support for those with additional and special needs.
• Experience of working with SEN.
• Able to plan, organise and deliver learning and associated activity to meet accreditation requirements.
• Able to stimulate and engage learners through the use of techniques, methods and activities, which engage, interest and motivate them to learn and achieve.
• Provide differentiated resources to engage all pupils of varying lessons within a class.

Qualifications/Knowledge required

• Educated to degree level and able to demonstrate competence in teaching based on experience and/ or certification.
• Current driving licence.
• Well-developed communication and inter-personal skills - able to adapt style and approach to the needs of different audiences.

For a full list of Duties and Responsibilities, please see the Job Description

About us

Longdon Hall School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 7 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of social, emotional, and mental health needs. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

This opportunity is in Lichfield which is within commutable distance of Cannock, Burton upon Trent and surrounding areas.

Acorn Education is the UK's leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• "Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.