Lead Teacher of Mathematics

Pleckgate High School seek to appoint a Lead Teacher of Mathematics on a full time and permanent contract to start in January 2027. The successful candidate will also receive a TLR 2B for Lead Teacher responsibilities and a welcome bonus of £2,000.

• Consistently modelling high-quality teaching, providing models of excellence for other teachers in the department. To be able/willing to demonstrate excellent practice to others.
• To contribute to raising standards of pupil attainment and achievement in mathematics. To enable all staff to use well-judged and imaginative teaching strategies to provide support and intervention to meet the needs of individual learners in order that they make at least good progress relative to their starting point.
• To secure the promotion of high levels of enthusiasm for, participation in and commitment to, learning amongst all pupils by working with other teachers to develop their practice.
• Being a member of the Teaching and Learning team who will plan and deliver the whole school and mathematics- specific CPD, being part of the strategic direction of the quality of education across school.
• Lead the development and implementation of a whole school numeracy strategy working with Heads of Department to embed numeracy skills within their curriculum areas.
• Analyse data to identify trends, track progress and set targets for improvement in numeracy.
• Oversee the numeracy interventions programme coordinating with the learning support and pastoral teams to ensure pupils are making good progress.

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree and be able to show evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Be able to show evidence of outstanding results for GCSE mathematics groups at foundation and higher level and preferably other mathematical qualifications (eg GCSE statistics, Level 2 further mathematics)
• Demonstrate outstanding teaching practice and excellent behaviour management.
• Knowledge of effective teaching and learning strategies and how children learn mathematics.
• Have a keen interest in subject specific pedagogy, reading and research which is evidenced in teaching practice.

We are a large secondary school, part of the Education Partnership Trust (EPT), situated on the northern outskirts of Blackburn. Our school community is made up of 1350 students and 180 staff with excellent facilities to benefit both the school and local community. Pleckgate High School is a thriving multicultural community that places the best interests of young people at the heart of everything we do.

We are an ambitious school with high expectations for ourselves and our pupils. We are committed to providing excellent teaching and learning and we want all our pupils to be safe, happy and successful. In our Ofsted report in June 2024, our school was described as offering a “harmonious and supportive environment. Pupils learn the importance of being kind and respectful towards others".

Every pupil at Pleckgate is encouraged to have ambitious goals and to work hard. A copy of our full report is available from the school website.

We are proud of our achievements – our ambitious curriculum, our examination success, opportunities for pupils' personal development, our charity work and our community involvement. We are significantly oversubscribed and pupils achieve positive outcomes at Pleckgate.

We are significantly oversubscribed and pupils achieve positive outcomes  are proud of how staff support pupils in achieving success both academically and through sport.

As a staff member of Pleckgate High School, you will be able to take advantage of the staff benefits, available through the EPT, which includes…