Vacancies

Permanent, full-time to start as soon as possible.

Salary: Leadership main scale LPS6-LPS10 per annum + Health Cash Plan and Benefits package

Montpelier High School and Merchants’ Academy located in the city of Bristol, are part of the Venturers Trust family of schools.  Montpelier High School has a long history of educating successful young people who are capable of becoming leaders, pioneers and change-makers.  High-quality teaching and an inspired curriculum contribute to their status as one of the highest attaining non-selective schools in the South West region. 

Merchants’ Academy is a 3-18 Academy with a distinctive and positive ethos which guides the work and the education of their students. Preparation for adult life underpins the Academy aims and the well-developed culture which is established across all aspects and functions of the Academy where standards continue to rise.

Venturers Trust is currently recruiting for an inspirational and conscientious Director of Maths to join the leadership team at Venturers Trust leading the Maths team at Montpelier High School with responsibility for the development and quality of the maths curriculum, teaching and learning across the whole of the secondary provision.  The successful candidate will be an excellent teaching practitioner with extensive experience, knowledge and a track record that demonstrates impact. You will have a proven ability to support, develop and coach others, as well as the ability to effectively manage conflicting priorities whilst maintaining the highest levels of professionalism, diplomacy and conduct.

We are looking for a leader who:

• is inspired and motivated by the Trust core values, and the Academy itself
• is a well grounded and inspirational individual with recent experience of leadership in secondary
• understands what it takes to deliver consistently outstanding results
• has an impressive teaching and leadership career history with clear evidence of developing teams and implementing whole school strategies to improve student outcomes
• has presence and visibility with the ability to inspire, motivate and empower others whilst holding them to account
• has a proven track record of ensuring safety and welfare are fully embedded within the school culture
• has high expectations for all pupils so they develop a love of learning, curiosity, aspirations and a belief in all possibilities.
• has a detailed understanding of Quality First Teaching and can define a vision for teaching that supports staff to develop the right skills to deliver high quality teaching and learning, supported by evidence, to raise standards and deliver positive outcomes for all children.
• is passionate about the opportunities the curriculum can bring to all children.

We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Closing date: Tuesday 18^th April 2023 at 9amInterviews: w/c 24^th April 2023