Job Description

Maths Lead Practitioner

Salary - Lead Practitioner Range 5 to 8

£56,595 - £60,838 per annum (full time equivalent)

FTE: 80% - Working Tuesday to Friday inclusive

Start date: September 2025

Are you a passionate lead practitioner with a proven track record of outstanding teaching and a desire to inspire both students and colleagues? Join our Trust as a Lead Practitioner and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of teaching and learning in mathematics across our schools. This is an exciting opportunity to work at Brentwood County High School three days per week, with a fourth day worked across the Trust, helping to develop our innovative cross-phase mathematics initiatives.

As Lead Practitioner, you will:

• Inspire Excellence: Deliver outstanding lessons and lead by example, demonstrating innovative teaching practices to raise attainment and engagement in mathematics.
• Develop Staff: Provide expert coaching, mentoring, and professional development opportunities for colleagues, helping to build capacity and confidence within the teaching team.
• Drive Standards: Lead the implementation of pedagogical improvements across the Trust, ensuring high-quality teaching and learning are embedded throughout.
• Shape Strategy: Work closely with school leaders to design, deliver, and evaluate cross-phase mathematics initiatives, fostering a seamless transition for pupils between key stages.
• Collaborate: Support the development of digital pedagogy and curriculum innovation, sharing your expertise to benefit staff and students alike.
• Champion Pupils: Take a leading role in supporting underachieving, gifted, and talented pupils, ensuring all students have access to the tools and strategies needed to succeed.

We are seeking an exceptional practitioner with:

• Proven Expertise: A strong background in mathematics teaching with current experience as a lead practitioner.
• Leadership Skills: Experience leading professional development or coaching staff to improve teaching practices.
• Innovation: A passion for curriculum design, digital pedagogy, and creative approaches to teaching and learning.
• Collaboration: A team player who can build positive relationships with staff, students, and wider stakeholders.
• Commitment: A drive to contribute to the safeguarding, welfare, and development of all pupils, promoting inclusion and equity.

Brentwood County High School is a member of the Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust. The Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, withtwelve member schoolswithin Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools' Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.

What the school can offer:

• Recognition of continuous service
• Automatic enrolment into the National Teacher Pension Scheme
• Excellent CPD opportunities
• Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
• The support of an experienced family of schools
• National Conditions of Service
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
• Wider support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance

If you feel the school would suit you, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding,please apply nowor you can request a visit to the school or for more information speak toEllie Gibsonhr@osborne.coopor call 01375 648905. As a Trust, we welcome applications from colleagues from all backgrounds.

BCHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

If you would like to be considered for this post, please apply now via MyNewTerm.

Closing date: Midday, Monday 12th May 2025

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate before the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.