Maths Curriculum Leader

Holy Cross College is seeking to appoint a permanent Curriculum Leader of Maths to commence from May 2025, or earlier if possible. You will join us on a permanent basis with a salary on the Leadership spine at points 1 - 2: £55,094 to £56,509 per annum (subject to progression to scale 9 of the Teaching Staff Salary Scale) plus excellent benefits! The Mathematics Cluster currently comprises eight teaching staff plus a 0.8 Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) providing teaching and support across the subject area. The subject area currently teaches the Edexcel GCE A level specifications for Maths and Further Maths, as well as for GCSE Maths, with over 600 students in total studying within the subject area. 2023-24 saw the introduction of Core Maths, which has been marketed to students who are not studying A Level Maths but have significant maths content in their study programmes. The department has six fully equipped classrooms including interactive whiteboard facilities. Students also have the opportunity to engage with a range of enrichment and extension activities within the area, including mentoring pupils a local high school. The department is an experienced team and has been proactive in looking at the latest developments within the teaching of the subject, in liaison with other colleges and outside agencies. The department prides itself on the quality of its resources and the support it gives to students. This is reflected in excellent feedback from students in surveys and focus groups. We are seeking to appoint an innovative, enthusiastic and skilled teacher and Curriculum Leader. We very much welcome applications from those with experience of working in either the school or college sectors Working at Holy Cross College: We believe Holy Cross Sixth Form College is a great place to work as we genuinely care about all our staff and want them to be happy working here. In return our staff can expect:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Option to apply for sabbatical leave
• Family friendly policies
• Free car-parking (on and off-site)
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent opportunities for CPD and individualised induction programmes for new staff
• Cycle Hire scheme (subject to terms and conditions)
• VDU eye sight test vouchers (subject to terms and conditions)
• Various health and wellbeing benefits (including an on-site gym, staff well-being initiatives, staff badminton and football)
• Counselling service - face to face counselling as well as access to a confidential telephone counselling service
If you relish innovation and excellence in supporting learning and pastoral care, allied to a sense of community, then we would love to hear from you. We welcome applications from all those who could enthusiastically support this vision and ethos. Further details and an application form are available from the College website: https://www.holycross.ac.uk/information/job-vacancies/ Closing Date: 08.00 a.m. on 25th November 2024. Interviews will take place on 3rd December 2024. Holy Cross College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In this respect all applicants are advised that any offer of appointment will be subject to Enhanced Clearance through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) as well as other relevant checks.

You will join us on a permanent basis with a salary on the Leadership spine at points 1 - 2: £55,094 to £56,509 per annum (subject to progression to scale 9 of the Teaching Staff Salary Scale) plus excellent benefits!, We believe Holy Cross Sixth Form College is a great place to work as we genuinely care about all our staff and want them to be happy working here. In return our staff can expect:
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Option to apply for sabbatical leave
• Family friendly policies
• Free car-parking (on and off-site)
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent opportunities for CPD and individualised induction programmes for new staff
• Cycle Hire scheme (subject to terms and conditions)
• VDU eye sight test vouchers (subject to terms and conditions)
• Various health and wellbeing benefits (including an on-site gym, staff well-being initiatives, staff badminton and football)