Head of Maths

Full Job Description

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement of staff, and within the next year – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join us #teamOFG!

Job title:           Head of Maths

Location:          Brookthorpe Hall School, Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Salary:              £43,000 per annum

Hours:              37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract:          Permanent, Term Time only

UK applicants only.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Maths to join our close-knit team. 

About the role

The successful applicant will raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole curriculum area and to monitor and support student progress and be accountable for student progress and development within the Subject Area.

You will develop and enhance the teaching practice of others and ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and adaptive curriculum for students studying in the Subject Area, in accordance with the aims of the School and the curriculum policies determined by the Governing Body and Headteacher of the School. 

Be accountable for leading, managing and developing the subject/curriculum area and effectively manage and deploy teaching and support staff, financial and physical resources within the Subject Area to support the designated curriculum provision.

Responsible for

• Teaching staff and other relevant personnel within the Subject Area
• Liaising with Headteacher, Assistant Headteachers, other Subject/Pastoral 
• Support, and relevant staff with cross-School responsibilities, relevant non-teaching support staff, Local Authority staff and parents.

About the School

Brookthorpe Hall School is a new independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 7 to 16, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs, SEMH/ASD/Complex trauma. Our dedicated team will work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

We are part of Options Autism and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

We welcome staff who share our commitment to help pupils experience better days and better lives. Through ongoing development and training, we ensure our staff are well prepared for their jobs and given every opportunity to extend their skills.

Options Autism is part of the Outcomes First Group.

Why join Options Autism? 

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

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

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 

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