Description
Organisation
Schools
Directorate
Secondary Schools
Service Area
Newsome Academy
Hours
Full Time
Number of Jobs
1
Location(s)
Huddersfield and surrounding areas
Position type
Permanent
Grade
Scale 4 NJC 7-11. Actual Salary - £22,238 - £23,703
Salary
Scale 4 NJC 7-11. Actual Salary - £22,238 - £23,703
Advert Wording
Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of Newsome Academy.
Wider Information
We are looking for a specialist who wants to make the next move to a prestigious role in a progressive Academy and Multi-Academy Trust that is constantly growing and gives opportunity to those that have drive and absolute care. You must be a forward thinking, dynamic and a resilient maths learning mentor who, working in collaboration with the wonderful SEND Team, will provide high quality support to help take the department to the next level. You will be a natural inspirer, with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues. It is crucial that you have a great understanding of the latest educational landscape and how to achieve success within these parameters.
Department Information
You will work as part of our large SEND and Inclusion team to support the Maths curriculum area. This is an exciting stage for the department as we have made many changes across the school over recent years and have consistently been high performing across the academy. The department consists of a 'family' of wonderful professionals who have an internal reputation of being an ’energetic, close and supportive'. You will have the advantage of being part of the awesome support and caring network that this generates – the word 'family' resonates through our Academy and Department!
Support and further Career Opportunities
We invest in and support our staff and over recent years have welcomed colleagues onto the Senior Leadership team and other whole school responsibilities as part of their development.
We support outward facing initiatives through promotion of school visits and CPD training. We also have opportunities for colleagues to gain wider experience in whole school initiatives and this has supported the promotion of a number of internal appointments over recent years.
Being part of a MAT also offers networking and career prospects for candidates wanting to progress in the future as we continue to grow and develop together. Our Trust is very much the heartbeat and offers an abundance of support and opportunity. This is echoed by our wonderful Governors and indeed community in which we serve.
Newsome Academy is a successful, oversubscribed secondary school, set in fabulous countryside in south Huddersfield. We have over 800 students and over 60 awesome teaching and support staff. We are very unique in the fact that we also have two
specialist provisions - Hearing Impaired and Physically Impaired. These provisions allow students to be in mainstream lessons whilst getting the specialist support, they need.
The Headteacher and the Senior Team are always present around school, whether this be on duty during social times or dropping into lessons to check on the school climate.
We promote leadership and this is evidenced through our amazing students and wider staff teams. The school has seen a significant and exciting change and we have celebrated record-breaking results for the past few years. We are also the only school in Kirklees that are celebrating a student securing a Scholarship at Eton College in 2022.
Newsome is one of 10 Academies that for Impact Education Multi-Academy Trust. There are 2 Secondaries, 1 Through School, 1 Alternative Provision and 6 primaries. The Trust is on a mission to improve the life chances of children and young people and improve social mobility for the disadvantaged. Our vision is to be a Trust where hearts and minds connect; values-driven partners working collaboratively to ensure education impacts positively on students, families, communities and staff. Impact Academies are aligned to the Trust Mission, Vision and Aims. Our Academies have individual identities which reflect the diverse communities they serve. They have the autonomy to create, explore and learn from different practices and our Headteachers believe that leadership and personal accountability are founded on self-direction and reflection. We believe that collaborative leadership and strong partnership development can lead to significant positive impact on the quality of education
through sharing the best collective practice. Our values of Heart, Mind and Connect underpin everything we do and our Core Principles and Aims articulate how we will live these out.
Closing date
06 January 2025, 9:00 AM
Important Information