Head of Department

**Head of Department (Mathematics) - Aberaeron Comprehensive School**:
**Closing date**: 13/10/2024**Reference**: REQ105648
- 32.5 hours / Permanent- 40,653 - 57,251 *- Aberaeron- *All salary values are pro-rata.- About the roleThe Mathematics department achieves good GCSE results and teaches very successful groups for AS and A level in years 12 and 13. Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron is a bilingual school and the ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh is desirable for this post. There are nearly 600 pupils at the school which also has a successful 6th form. During a visit by Estyn in 2016, they noted that the pupils ‘are very well-behaved and very supportive of each other’.

Interviews to be held on: 17/10/2024
- What we offer- Work-life balance- Lifestyle savings scheme- Generous employer pension scheme- Cycle to work scheme- Learning and development- Where you'll work**Schools and Culture**

We offer appropriate challenge and support to our schools, to help them deliver first class education to all pupils, across the age and ability range. Our primary functions are as follows:

- School Improvement: Leadership; Support and Challenge, Teaching and Learning; Digital Literacy; Literacy and Numeracy; Welsh in Education
- Additional Learning Needs: Provision for pupils with Additional Learning Needs, Inclusion; Attendance; Educational Psychology
- Pupil Wellbeing:Counselling; Welfare; Anti-Bullying, Pupil Voice
- Education Governance: Data ; Governor Support, Policy support
- School Admissions
- Culture: Music Service; Cered; Felinfach Theatre; Museum
- Infrastructure and Resources: Planning School Places; Modernisation and Twenty First Century Schools Programme; Buildings; Grants
- Catering: Day Centres; Primary Schools; Residential homes.
- Childcare Unit: Childcare Sufficiency Assessment; Childcare & Play Grant; Childcare Offer; Out of School (After School Clubs and Holiday Playschemes); Day Nursery, Cylch/Playgroup & Childminder business support and staff training

**Aberaeron**

Aberaeron is a picture perfect harbour town and is one of Ceredigion's best loved holiday destinations with fashionable places to stay and eat.