Location: Coleridge Community College
Coleridge Community College is a small, family and community orientated school in Cambridge. It’s a school where every child and staff member is known, developed and supported. We value our staff highly and treat workload seriously. We are looking for someone that shares these values and passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter their starting point, background or needs. We are looking for the right people to join our team. The post holder will be required to work in partnership with the Principal to bring about continuous improvement of the school in order to ensure high standards of academic achievement for pupils, high quality teaching and learning experiences for pupils and high standards of behaviour in lessons and around the school. You will be joining a school that is ambitious for its future as well as the future of all its students and so are looking for colleagues who share that ambition and are uncompromising in their commitment to doing what it takes to secure the potential of the young people here. Our most important purpose is to teach young people things they would not learn outside school which empower them. We believe that ‘Knowledge Is Power’. We have high expectations and standards, and we teach through explicit/direct instruction (using the Rosenshine Principles) and utilising TLAC 3.0 techniques. In this way, we achieve strong GCSE outcomes, excellent student conduct and a feeling of community throughout the College. Our mission is to bring out ‘the best in everyone’. We are unashamedly ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We also believe in ‘Education with Character’ – we want young people to look back on a schooling that has inspired and challenged them, given them wide opportunity and prepared them for the ups and downs of life. We are part of a cluster of schools within the United Learning group: The Galfrid School, Coleridge Community College, Trumpington Community College, Parkside Community College, and Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology. We embrace United Learning aim to offer a life changing education to children and young people, and we work as a team to achieve more than any single school could. We share knowledge and resource within the cluster and the group to simplify work processes and manage workloads to achieve excellent results while improving work-life balance. As a cluster and as a group, we can look after our staff better. United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check. We always appoint on merit, and we are open to discussing flexible working options.
Job details
Coleridge Community College is looking to appoint an outstanding Head of Maths who is an excellent classroom practitioner with a passionate belief in the ability for all to succeed.
The Head of Maths post will allow the successful candidate to continue developing teaching and learning across the Maths team working with a range of experienced, recently qualified and newly qualified teaching staff.
We are looking for someone who aligns with our philosophy and vision for education, who has enthusiasm and expertise and can inspire others and take staff with them.
Interviews will begin from 13th March.
About Coleridge Community College
Our mission is to bring out ‘the best in everyone’. Our most important purpose is to teach young people things they would not learn outside school which empower them. We believe that ‘Knowledge Is Power’. We believe in teaching through explicit instruction (Rosenshine and Engelmann) and utilising TLAC 3.0 and Walkthrough techniques. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We also believe in ‘Education with Character’ – we want young people to look back on a schooling that has inspired and challenged them, given them wide opportunity and prepared them for life. We believe that our school provides an excellent education for all students. We are looking for people that share this belief and passionately believe in doing what it takes to ensure that all children can achieve.
The Head of Maths will lead, motivate and inspire students, staff, parents and the wider community, to ensure every student achieves well.
We have ambitious plans for the future of Coleridge Community College and creating an academic ethos is at the centre of this. We believe that our children deserve only the best quality staff and so we recruit carefully and invest in training to ensure continuous improvement and an excellent quality of education.
About United Learning
We are part of a cluster of schools within the United Learning group: The Galfrid School, Coleridge Community College, Trumpington Community College, Parkside Community College, and Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology. We embrace United Learning’s aim to offer a life-changing education to children and young people, and we work as a team to achieve more than any single school could. We share knowledge and resources within the cluster and the group to simplify work processes and manage workloads to achieve excellent results while improving work-life balance. As a cluster and as a group, we can look after our staff better.
There are many benefits to working as part of United Learning – we encourage staff to visit other academies, 'steal with pride' and bring the best practice back to our own schools.
* More Pay – We pay an average of 5% above national scales, the best rates of pay in the sector.
* Cash towards medical treatment.
* Three extra INSET days for planning.
* At least one personal day a year.
* Great training for your career.
* Expert subject advice.
* Support for your wellbeing.
Additional Information
We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation – which is key to our commitment to bringing out the best in everyone. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group. We always appoint on merit. We are open to discussing flexible working options.
We reserve the right to invite strong candidates to interview in advance of the closing date, so encourage early applicants.
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