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Recruitment Pack Maths Lead Professional

Contents3. Welcome 4. Our Trust 5. Key Challenges 6. About The Role6. What We Offer8. Living & Working in Leicestershire9. Job Description12. Personal Specification14. How To Apply

“Being part of DSAT is providing a wonderful range of sporting and curriculum opportunities for the childeren of our school.”

Headteacher

WelcomeThank you for your interest in the post of Maths Lead Professional.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking and dynamic primary multi academy trust. Our Trust puts the child at the centre of or decision making process and uses our values to guide us in all decision making. Our schools, professionals, children and stakeholders work closely together to raise outcomes for children from all backgrounds regardless of their starting points. We have high expectations for both children and staff but provide the best support possible for everyone to achieve.

Our Trust is a group of like-minded academies who are leading the way in a truly self-improving school system. Discovery Schools Academy Trust was formed 2012 by our founding schools Kibworth CE Primary and Parkland Primary. Since then we have grown to 13 primary schools with further plans to grow further to achieve the economies of scale needed to ensure our children have the very best opportunities. We are alwayslooking for the very best talent and we are looking to recruitment an associate head teacher who will have the skills and expertise to provide further capacity to our trust and has the ability to take one of our schools to outstanding in the future. Our children and staff are starting to really benefit from this collaborative way of delivering primary education.

Our credentials are impressive and the structures we have within the trust provide further capacity to our leaders to ensure they can remain focus on their core purpose; the improvement of outcomes for our children. The Trust is involved in developing high effective teacher training and we expect all our leaders to take an active role in the development of staff.

We now seek a Maths Lead Professional who shares our values and ambitions, and has the vision, drive, resilience and experience to build on our success to date and provide further capacity to our trust. This person will need to be an expert primary maths practitioner with the skills, attributes and experience required to improve maths within our trust schools. We are looking for a positive person who will embrace a range of challenges and will deliver impact in their work.We look forward to receiving your application.

Paul Stone CEODiscovery Schools Academy Trust

David Williams Chair Of The Board

Discovery Schools Academy Trust

Our TrustDiscovery was formed as a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in 2012, through the formalisation of a long-standing voluntary partnership between Kibworth CE Primary School and Parkland Primary School. These are the founding schools of our Trust.

Additional schools have elected to join our Trust by their own choice through the learning partnerships we offer. Currently thirteen schools are full members of DSAT with a fourteenth school working with us in a deep collaborative partnership. In addition, another school has chosen to join us, bringing our total expected number of schools to 14 from Autumn Term 2018.

Schools in our Trust are at various stages in their journeys towards excellence. One has been judged to be ‘Outstanding’ in their latest Ofsted reports, and others have identified outstanding features. Two schools are working their way out of significant challenges and are awaiting further inspections to confirm the substantial progress shown in their self-evaluations since joining DSAT. Our remaining current schools are all judged to be ‘Good’ overall. New schools joining us this year have inspection outcomes of ‘Good’ or are rapidly improving from a previous inspection judgement of ‘Requires Improvement’.

In order to develop the services and support we need, DSAT has developed a number of subsidiary partnerships to provide resources and support for our schools. The first one that was created is Affinity Teaching School Alliance a cohort 1 teaching school partnership of 57 schools across Leicestershire, Leicester City, Northamptonshire and Rutland.

This provides support for our school in terms of research and innovation, CPD for all staff, Leadership development and school improvement capacity. We then developed our own School

Pupil wellbeing is central to our vision and to ensure we are meeting the needs of our pupil we have set up Educational Psychology in Communities (EPIC) a traded service to support schools with diagnostic and development of provision for pupils. This spans a 50 school partnership across Leicestershire meeting the needs of all its schools in a context of a declining support services from the LA.

EPIC Speech and Language Therapy Services is a school led partnership established to meet the speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) of local children, families and schools. We pride ourselves on delivering holistic and functional therapeutic input on a person-centred basis alongside delivering high quality, effective training to both parents of and professionals working with pre-school and primary aged children. Through our work, our service aims to improve the wellbeing of the children and families that we work with and safeguard children’s mental health.

In 2013 Discovery launched Inspiring Leaders Teacher training SCITT in partnership with another MAT in Nottinghamshire. Our SCITT trains over 50 Primary Teachers per year through our high quality, school led training route. We offer aspirant teachers both qualified teacher status (QTS) and Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) which ensures that teachers who train with us access the best of both school and University learning.

Discovery Schools Academy Trust are strategic partners of the Inspiring Leaders group who are licensed to deliver the National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) at middle leadership, senior leadership, headship and executive headship level. Core to the DSAT designate programmes is accessing the equivalent NPQ programme with Inspiring Leaders.

Key ChallengesKey challenges for the future will include:

- Ensuring we have the capacity and expertise to increase the progress and attainment in all schools particularly in

- Provide a structure and systems, for growth and economies of scale.

- Ensure Teacher recruitment/retention and the nurturing of leadership talent is central to our work.

- Ensure more schools achieve outstanding outcomes and grades.

The role of the Maths Lead Professional will be to support trust schools to rapidly improve the teaching and outcomes of math. The post holder will join our wider Lead professional team who are actively supporting and improving practice in our schools as a core part of our school improvement team.

The successful candidate will balance a part time teaching commitment in their base school (2 days) with an outward facing role working across our trust (3 days). The role will include a range of school improvement activity including:- 1-2-1 work with subject leaders, teachers and senior leaders to improve maths teaching and curriculum- Supporting schools in the trust by developing resources, thinking and practice- Leading trust wide professional learning and research activity- Involvement in leading parts of our Outstanding SCITT programme in Maths- Engagement in trust wide school improvement meetings- Representing the trust at local, regional and national events

The post holder will be committed to working in collaboration with a team of lead professionals and will have their work directed by the CEO and our Executive Headteachers within the trust.

Initially the post will be based at Parkland Primary School but may well change in the new academic year to another local school dependent upon need. The post will suit someone with a strong desire to improve mathematics outcomes across a group of schools and who is prepared to be flexible to the needs of the trust. This is an exciting post for a passionate, effective and impact driven leader who has excellent interpersonal skills and a desire to improve outcomes for all children in our schools.

About The Role

What we OfferFor Headteachers specifically, Discovery Schools Academies Trust offers:

- A peer network of like-minded Headteachers.

- A career structure for talented Headteachers. Recognition that all schools are unique, with an approach that encourages local accountability and governance that is responsive to community needs.

- A commitment to excellence in education, grounded in a shared moral purpose of ensuring high quality provision for all learners.

- An established track record of high quality education and experience of leading rapid school improvement.

- An employer committed to offering all staff high quality professional development opportunities.

- Shared resources and expertise.

- Effective business management systems, ensuring that our academies are able to focus on delivering inspirational teaching and learning.

- The successful candidate will be provided with a Laptop, work phone or phone allowance and petrol expenses.

Find out more at:http://www.discoveryschoolstrust.org.uk

“Having a strong network of DSAT chairs of Governors is a huge support and pretty unique. Reflecting how the Heads operate, we meet regularly to share best practice, thrash out shared challenges and work together on areas such as governance development planning, and governor recruitment, induction and trainging”

Chair of Governors

Living & Working in Leicestershire

Recognised as Britain’s first Environment City and holder of the title European Sustainable City, Leicester is rich in green space, compact and unassumingly bashful. With a strong local economy and a wave of new developments transforming the once dilapidated industrial structures that contributed to the growth and success of the city as a powerful economic force, Leicester is an exciting place to be.

However, as often befits many towns and cities in the Midlands, Leicester’s unobtrusive character often shrouds its attractiveness as a desirable, cosmopolitan and modern city in which to live and work.

Arguably one of the most desirable city centre locations will soon be the redeveloped waterfront area. With one-third of the 3,500 new home development already completed, the Waterfront will consist of a number of new apartments, penthouses and studio accommodation alongside a retail development of cafes, restaurants and bars.

But if city living isn’t your thing, Aylestone, Evington, Great Glen, Knighton and Little Stretton are popular suburban areas, although prices sometimes err on the more expensive side.

Fans of sport will find much to interest them in and around Leicester, here they experience the electric atmosphere of The King Power Stadium, home of Championship club Leicester City FC as well as the city’s Rugby Union team, the Leicester Tigers and Leicestershire County Cricket Club.

But for the more energetic sports lover, the city boasts a number of public leisure centres, health and fitness clubs including leading names like David Lloyd, Living Well and Canon’s among others. Whereas nearby Rutland Water is popular for a range of water sports

Job Description

Job Title: LEAD PROFESSIONAL - MATHS

Location: DSAT

Grade: Leadership 1-5

Responsible To: CEO and Director Trust Improvement

Responsible For: The quality of Teaching across the Trust and specialist Subject to be agreed individually.

Key Relationships/Liaison with: CEO Cluster Leader Headteacher

Job Purpose:

• In addition to the responsibilities set out in the Trust Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document you will also be required to undertake the following duties and responsibilities.

• To lead Key Stage staff to achieve high quality teaching, effective use of resources and the highest standards of learning and achievement for all pupils through a creative and child centred curriculum.

• To lead Maths Subject leader networks

• To develop excellence in the maths curriculum across the trust in order to maximise the level of student achievement.

• To take an active role in supporting the leadership and management of the trust, taking responsibility for the development of the core curriculum. • Lead and co-ordinate the work of the Maths curriculum, ensuring all statutory and Trust assessments are undertaken and to be accountable for standards within the assigned Key Stages. • Support effective leadership and training of support staff and monitoring and evaluation of support given to all learners by teaching assistants in the assigned Key Stages. • To lead on teaching and learning practice and policy, developing procedures to ensure all staff within the assigned Key Stage provide high quality learning experiences and secure outstanding progress.

• To contribute to the professional development of all staff.

• To deliver the curriculum with appropriate differentiation, pace and challenge.

Hours of Work: Full Time

• Support and secure the commitment of others to the vision, ethos and policies of the Trust and promote high levels of achievement in Trust.

• Act as an ambassador for the Trust and promote the image, good name, reputation and activity of the Trust at every opportunity.

• Challenge poor performance in any area of the Trust’s activity.

• Take a lead role, supporting and promoting outstanding learning opportunities for pupils.

• Develop effective enrichment activities for groups of pupils across the Trust.

• Liaise effectively with a wide range of integrated services.

• Be an excellent practitioner who is an example to staff, pupils and parents in terms of:

- high personal standards of classroom practice - providing a stimulating and challenging learning environment - excellent curriculum subject knowledge - the ability to plan, assess and evaluate to a high standard - high expectations for all pupils - high expectations of pupil achievement - commitment and professionalism - organisational and Trust operation skills - excellent leadership understanding of whole Trust assessment and data analysis

• Observe all health and safety rules and guidance and take all reasonable care to promote the health and safety at work of yourself, other staff and pupils.

• Appraise allocated members of staff as per the performance management policy.

• Collaborate, cooperate and support roles of colleagues in achieving the Trust priorities and targets, and monitor the progress towards meeting them.

• Be responsible for the welfare and safeguarding of children and young people.

• Ensure the promotion of equal opportunities in all aspects of Trust life.

• Lead CPD meetings and INSET through the provision of high quality professional development, such as coaching; access other sources of expertise, local and national where appropriate.

• Maintain strong communication links with governors, parents, DSAT staff, external services and the wider community.

• Attend leadership team meetings and report to staff and governors as necessary in all schools within the Trust.

• Provide coaching support for teachers and maths leaders within the Trust.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Children and achievement

• Take leadership responsibility for effective interventions and support to meet the needs of vulnerable groups of pupils.

• To lead on the development of enrichment project such as maths conferences, competitions and new initiatives. • Take responsibility for the effective training of teaching assistants within the Trust

Other

Other duties that the CEO may from time to time ask the post-holder to perform.

This job description will be reviewed annually as part of the performance management review process, or more frequently if necessary. It may be amended at any time after consultation with the Headteacher and post-holder.

Key Stage Leader Responsibilities

• Lead and co-ordinate the work of Maths Leaders within the Trust being responsible for the quality of learning, pupil progress and standards of Maths within the Trust.

• Monitor teaching and learning, planning, pupils’ work, progress, attainment and behaviour within schools as required.

• Work closely with other school improvement team members and curriculum leaders, to ensure that standards, achievement, actions and developments are monitored to raise the levels of achievement of pupils and staff. Provide written reports when required.

• Ensure that all staff in the within the Trust understand the curriculum and Trust policies and follow them accordingly.

• Ensure the appropriate induction of staff

• Ensure that regular maths leader meetings are held. Prepare progress reports and make presentations to the Board of Directors as appropriate.

• Liaise with SLT and co-ordinate the deployment of staff, students and volunteers • Ensure the appropriate arrangements for statutory and non-statutory assessments are in place and carried out in schools.

• In liaison with the CEO use the results of pupils’ assessments and achievements to provide support and monitoring for any underachieving pupils or groups.

• Lead, develop and monitor effective continuity and progression for the transition of pupils to/from the assigned Key Stage(s) including transition of pupils into EYFS.

• Ensure that parents are well informed about the curriculum, targets, children’s progress and

Spercific Responsibilities

Personal SpecificationAppointment Criteria Essential/Desirable Assessed From

Qualifications

Qualified Teacher Status Essential A, D

Evidence of recent and continuing professional development relevant to the post

Essential A, R

Further professional Study e.g. MA Desirable A, D

National Qualification for Senior Leadership Desirable A, D

Experience

Recent, significant and successful experience as a teacher in EYFS or KS1

Essential A, R

A minimum of 4 years successful primary teaching experience Essential A, R

Able to demonstrate effective subject / area leadership and development in one or more areas.

Essential A, I, R

Successful experience of improving the quality of teaching and learning through monitoring and support

Essential A, I, R

Experience of effective working with a variety of stakeholders to improve standards

Essential A, I, R

Experience of leading, developing and motivating staff to order to secure Trust improvement

Essential A, I, R

A proven track record of raising attainment Essential A, I, R

Experience of managing and using pupil attainment and tracking data bases

Essential A, I, R

Experience of leading in-service training Essential A, I, R

A Application Form R References I Interview P Presentation D Documentary Evidence (E.g. Certificates)


Appointment Criteria Essential/Desirable Assessed From

Knowledge and Understanding

Good understanding of effective strategies for gaining and maintaining high standards of discipline at whole Trust level

Essential A, I, P, R

Up to date knowledge and understanding of the primary curriculum


Understanding of what makes an outstanding lesson and the ability to model this for other staff

Essential A, I, R

Understanding of the role of parents and the community in Trust improvement and how this can be promoted and developed

Essential A, I, R

Understanding of whole Trust operational requirements Desirable A, I, R

Knowledge and understanding of target setting and how it can be used to motivate and raise achievement


A secure understanding of Assessment for Learning Essential A, I, P, R

Up to date understanding of child protection issues and procedures

Essential A, I, R

Excellent understanding of behaviour management strategies and how to engage and motivate all children

Essential A, I, R

Aptitudes and skills

An effective classroom practitioner Essential A, I, R

Ability to demonstrate thorough knowledge and understanding of effective curriculum planning, assessment and recordkeeping


Possess excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to motivate others to improve


Possess excellent communication skills (written and oral) in a variety of contexts


Ability to relate well with children and be responsive to their needs, whilst being firm and fair

Essential A, I R

Ability to demonstrate high standards and expectations of self and others


Ability to manage a diary, work effectively under pressure, priori-tise appropriately and to meet deadlines

Essential A, I, R

Appointment Criteria Essential/Desirable Assessed From

Able to understand and interpret Trust assessment data Essential A, I, R

Ability to work as a member of and to lead an effective team Essential A, R

A commitment to maintain high standards of achievement for all pupils, recognising individuals whilst embracing equality and diversity

Essential A, I

Ability to use ICT for management purposes and in teaching and learning

Essential A, I, R

Willingness to work with staff from all Trust Trusts to develop best practice

Essential I

Flexible attitude to support teaching and learning within other Trust Trusts from time to time and when necessary

Essential I


Closing date for Applications will be Monday 22nd January 2018 at 5pm

Interviews will take place on the week commencing Monday 5th February 2018

How To apply

We would encourage potential applicants to arrange an appoint to discuss the role informally and visit one of our schools. Please contact Emma Perkins, as above, to arrange a visit before the application deadline.

Please apply using the DSAT application form, enclosed with this pack, and enclose any additional information or evidence you may wish to with the application form.

Please return your completed application via email to:

[email protected]


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