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This post will provide the opportunity to join a team that adopts a collegiate approach to the strategic and day-to-day management of the school.

St Luke’s is a popular Church of England school.  Under the inspirational leadership and management of the Headteacher Krysia Butwilowska, St Luke’s now has a rapidly expanding roll. St Luke’s recognises the increased significance of ICT in both school and the work place and is developing learning opportunities accordingly.  There currently exists a ratio of 1 computer to 4 pupils.  St Luke’s is a school that is at the forefront of curriculum development and is recognised for its radical and innovative approaches to the raising of standards.

The school has recently been named as the 2nd most improved school in the county.

The Leadership Team consists of the Headteacher, one Deputy Headteacher a Bursar and 5 Assistant Headteachers. This post will have a variety of responsibilities to include raising standards, ICT development and pupil management. Also there will be the specific responsibilities attached to each individual post.

St Luke’s is a challenging school yet very rewarding.  The ethos is Christian and the appointment of a School Chaplain has strengthened the school’s commitment to this focus.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to be involved in curriculum innovation and raising standards of attainment.  St Luke’s is a successful neighbourhood school where governors, staff and pupils really do work together.  There is a sense of direction but much work remains to be done.  The school has the capacity for managing its own improvement.  All staff are required to evaluate their practice and are regularly challenged to demonstrate how they support pupil progress and how they make a difference to pupils’ learning.

The person appointed will probably possess the following characteristics:

• Suitably qualified in Mathematics

• Excellent grasp of Mathematics as it relates to the National Curriculum

• Sound awareness of assessment, recording and reporting

• Awareness of the philosophical of the teaching of Mathematics

• Awareness of the importance of pastoral care

• Desire to involve pupils in activities beyond the classroom

• Awareness of the importance of support for pupils with Special Educational Needs.

• Good health and reliability in terms of attendance and punctuality

• Expertise and knowledge of ICT within Mathematics

• Outstanding practitioner

• Ability to work with other colleagues across the school and in neighbouring schools.

1. Fostering the participation of pupils in the social and academic practices of the school. This will entail:

• Supervising and assisting small groups of pupils in activities set by teachers (including off-site activities).
• Developing pupils’ social skills.
• Implementing behaviour management policies.
• Spotting early signs related to child protection, bullying and/or disruptive behaviour.
• Helping the inclusion of all children.
• Keeping children on task.

2. Enabling pupils to become more independent learners, to include:

• Assisting pupils in educational tasks.
• Freeing up the teacher to work with groups (by working with a larger number of pupils aginst plans produced by the teacher).
• Working with outside agencies (speech therapists, education psychologists) and, under guidance from teachers, liasing with parents.
• Assisting pupils with physical needs (including medical and welfare requirments).

3. Helping to raise standards of achievement for all pupils, to include:

• Working at a whole class level with the teacher (by engaging with the teacher over the aims, content, strategies and intended outcomes for a lesson).
• Supporting and working with the teacher in testing and assessment activities.
• Helping to develop and implement lesson plans and teaching materials.
• Reviewing progress of pupils against specific learning programmes (IEP for pupil with special needs).
• Enabling the teacher to undertake a more advanced range of learning activities.
• Providing support for the delivery of the curriculum (Literacy and Numeracy strategies by taking responsibility for teaching groups, under the direction and guidance of the teacher, on reading, writing and mathematical techniques).
• Providing feedback to teachers (on pupil performance, learning obstacles, effectiveness of classroom processes and organisation).
• Preparing classroom materials (preparing worksheets, books, setting up equipment).
• Monitoring and recording progress of pupils (including, in conjunction with the teacher, undertaking baseline assessments).