Director of Mathematics & Numeracy

Are you an exceptional, talented Mathematics teacher with leadership experience who is looking for career progression and opportunities in a vibrant school?  We wish to appoint a motivated, highly skilled teacher and leader with a genuine passion for maximising the potential of every student and developing the quality of Mathematics provision.

If appointed, you will lead on a key aspect of the school’s curriculum, working with an enthusiastic team of committed teachers who strive to provide the best education and extra-curricular opportunities for students.

The successful applicant will be a talented, influential and passionate leader with exceptional subject knowledge and expertise, who demonstrates the skills required to influence and develop others, and shape the teaching, learning and curriculum in Mathematics at Weatherhead High School and (in future) across the Peninsula Multi Academy Trust.

To join our team:  

• inspire a love of Mathematics amongst all students.
• have the expertise and experience to oversee the development of an exciting and engaging curriculum experience for all students.
• be committed to ensuring students make their very best progress, through ensuring teaching that inspires our learners to succeed across KS3, KS4 and KS5.
• be prepared to support, challenge and engage students by enriching their learning experience and maximising their potential.
• have the ability to unlock the potential in teachers, by challenging them to be the best and modelling the most effective teaching in Mathematics.
• be prepared to take on whole school leadership responsibilities outside the Mathematics department.

This is an exciting post, created to help fulfil leaders’ and trustees’ ambition to deliver excellence in Mathematics and promote a love of learning and excellent outcomes for all students.  The post will suit an ambitious current middle leader seeking a professional challenge and high levels of job satisfaction.

Who are we?

Weatherhead High School is a large 11 to 18 oversubscribed girls’ comprehensive school with approximately 1540 students on roll.  There is an excellent mixed Sixth Form with nearly 300 students.  We have a PAN of 254 for each year group from Year 7 to 11 and the school of choice for girls in Wallasey and the surrounding area.

The facilities are amongst the best in the country – we have an excellent building, which really enhances teaching & learning as well as our extra-curricular provision. Students and teachers benefit from well-presented classrooms, excellent creative arts and sports facilities and up-to-date ICT provision.  The school is located close to the M53 and the Wallasey Tunnel, and is easily accessible from Liverpool and Cheshire by car or public transport.

Students are both engaged and engaging; they enjoy learning and are warm and enthusiastic about the opportunities offered to them.  Staff work hard and are well rewarded.  There is a great team spirit amongst the staff and a strong emphasis is placed on professional growth and development.

We were judged to be an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider in our recent inspection in November 2022.  During the inspection, inspectors commented that ‘Weatherhead High School is a happy and friendly learning community.  Pupils, students in the Sixth Form and staff are proud to belong to this school.  Relationships between staff and pupils are strong.’

Weatherhead High School is the lead school in the Peninsula MAT and this post will provide opportunities in the future for trust-wide working.

How to apply?

For further information about the school and this opportunity, please visit our website at www.weatherheadhigh.co.uk/join-us/work-with-us or telephone / email the school (for the attention of Mrs Finn, HR Manager).

Tel:       0151 631 4000

Email:   [email protected]

Please complete the application form, including the names and addresses of two referees, and submit it with a letter of application to the Headteacher (addressing the criteria set out in the person specification and of no more than two sides in length).  The application form and letter must be submitted via post or email.  Please note we are only able to accept application forms downloaded from the school website.

Apply by: Monday 20 May at 9.00 am

Weatherhead High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.  Weatherhead High School is an Equal Opportunities Employer and positively welcomes applications from all people regardless of their sex, creed, marital status, race, age, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

‘This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).  This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.’

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