Lead Practitioner- Maths

**Castleford Academy**
Wakefield

£52,073 - £56,082 per year

New

**Salary**:

Leadership Scale

**Job type**:

Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:

ASAP
1 October 2024

**Job overview**:
Castleford Academy Trust is a cross phase Multi Academy Trust comprising currently of five schools: two secondary academies, one primary academy, one junior academy and one infant academy. The Trust is a medium sized family of schools all located within a geographic cluster within Wakefield.

Castleford Academy Trust is in a period of transition which will see the Trust grow significantly with the academies within Northern Ambition Academies Trust planning to join the trust during the academic year 2024/25.

Castleford Academy Trust is committed to “working together to achieve excellence for all”. Within Castleford Academy Trust, in our pursuit of excellence, we work hard to ensure that no child is left behind. Castleford Academy Trust is an exceptional place to work and has a team of dedicated and committed staff. We strongly believe in developing and nurturing talent by providing opportunities for staff training and development.

**Lead Practitioner
- Maths**

**Airedale Academy**

**Start Date ASAP**

**Leadership Scale 5-8**

**An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic, motivated and able Lead Practitioner to join the Trust. The role will be based at Airedale Academy.**

**You will be**:

- Able to inspire pupils of all abilities within Maths to achieve their highest potential across Key Stage 3/4.
- Able to lead a team of high achieving specialists.
- Committed to delivering consistently outstanding teaching and ability to share your practice with others in a constructive and collaborative manner.
- Contribute to the strategic development of the department by implementing new initiatives, monitoring and reporting on key outcomes, to ensure the department meets academic targets.
- Responsible and be accountable for pupil attainment and achievement, by tracking pupil progress and supporting individual pupils’ learning needs.

**You will be/have**:

- An outstanding practitioner.
- Inspirational, dedicated and motivated.
- A dedication to being the best you can be.
- A passion for Maths and the education of young people.
- Committed to Airedale Academy values.
- Committed to achieving the best for every pupil.
- Supportive of the Academy’s ethos and values at all times both within the Academy and the wider community.
- Able to provide an active contribution to the wider part of Academy life.

As part of our team at Castleford Academy Trust, you will have access to a comprehensive package of wellbeing support designed exclusively for schools, providing access to a team of in-house wellbeing experts, counsellors, nurses and physiotherapists.

Castleford Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. For all positions at Castleford Academy Trust, you are required to complete a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check prior to appointment.
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**Attached documents**:

- Job Description
129.99KB
Applicant Info Pack
172.45KB
Vision
88.97KB
Ethos and school values
211.15KB
Trust Wellbeing Charter
6.23MB
Inspection report
317.43KB

**About **Castleford Academy**:
**Castleford Academy**
- Ferrybridge Road, Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10 4JQ
United Kingdom
+44 1977 605060
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**About Castleford Academy**:
**‘Care’ ‘Aspire’ ‘Succeed’**:
Castleford Academy is an exceptional over-subscribed 11-19 school catering for over 1,400 pupils. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum, we are proud of our achievements and firm commitment to providing an excellent education for all. Our expectations are high and this is reflected in our successful academic record. Leaders challenge and support all stakeholders to achieve outstanding outcomes for all pupils across the MAT. We value and develop our staff by attracting and retaining high quality staff, supporting staff to achieve their best and create opportunities for professional growth and development.

The Academy was the first secondary school in the country to receive an 'Outstanding' grading from Ofsted in September 2019 under their new framework. The inspectors were so pleased with the education the academy provides that they not only awarded 'outstanding' for overall effectiveness but also for all other areas as well. (quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and sixth-form).

Not only is the Academy well resourced in all areas to support staff in their teaching but staff wellbeing is also important to us too. Reducing workload is a constant priority for leaders with unnecessary workload and meetings reduced wherever possible as well as a commitment to providing time when extra tasks are requested. Staff receive a comprehensive and bespoke annual CPD progr