Internal
and External Vacancies!
Internal Vacancy
Head of Years 7 and 8
Main/Upper Pay Scale + TLR1U
Two Heads of Year (7 and 8) are required
from the 1st September 2010.
Application forms are available on the
school website, or available as a hard
copy from Debbie Patterson. For an informal
discussion please contact Mrs Hamilton.
Applications should be marked for the
attention of Mr Richardson and emailed
as attachments to Mrs Patterson at debbiepatterson@gateshead.gov.uk
or delivered by hand to her.
The closing date for applications is
noon, Friday 19th March 2010.
Below are the relevant forms, please download
by clicking the links (or right-clicking
and choosing "save as"):
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Vacancies
1. Title and Grade of Post
Head of Maths Department
– TLR1U
2. Purpose of the Job
To provide leadership in the development
and management of a curriculum area; and
to teach and assess the progress of pupils
within the school and to carry out such
other associated duties as are reasonably
assigned by the Head Teacher.
3. Applicable Contract Terms and Duties
This job description is to be performed
in accordance with the attached provisions
of the School Teachers’ Pay and
Conditions Document and within the range
of duties set out in that document so
far as relevant to the post-holder’s
title and salary grade. The post is otherwise
subject to the Conditions of Service for
School Teachers in England and Wales (the
‘Burgundy Book’) and to locally
agreed conditions of employment to the
extent that they are incorporated in the
post-holder’s individual contract
of employment. Copies of the relevant
documents are available for inspection
at the school.
4. Relationships
The post-holder is responsible to the
Head Teacher in all matters, to the appropriate
member of the school leadership group
in respect of curricular matters and the
Head of Year in respect of pastoral matters.
The post-holder supervises the significant
number of teaching and non-teaching staff
allocated to work in the Maths Department.
The post-holder also interacts on a professional
level with colleagues and seeks to establish
and maintain productive relationships
with them and, in particular, with other
Heads of Department in order to promote
mutual understanding of the school curriculum
with the aim of improving the quality
of teaching and learning in the school.
5. Particular Responsibilities*
The particular responsibilities attaching
to the post of Head of Maths are as follows:
i. to advise the Head Teacher on the
aims and policies of the Maths Department
and the resources required to implement
these;
ii. to co-ordinate the preparation and
development of courses of study, teaching
materials, teaching programmes, methods
of teaching and assessment;
iii. to contribute to the selection for
appointment and professional development
of teachers and non-teaching staff including
the induction and assessment of new and
newly qualified teachers to work in the
Department;
iv. to seek to ensure the effective use
of the Department’s equipment, proper
maintenance of the materials and fabric
of the Department and the observance of
relevant health and safety regulations;
v. to maintain efficient and effective
control of the Department’s budget;
and
vi. to teach pupils within the school
and to carry out such other associated
duties as are reasonably assigned by the
Head Teacher.
6. Key Tasks*
The key tasks attaching to the post of
Head of Maths are as follows:
a) to monitor the work of the Department
and pupil progress;
b) to organise Departmental meetings to
discuss the implementation of Departmental
policy;
c) to play a key role in the annual performance
management cycle as a line manager of
colleagues allocated by the Head Teacher.
d) to contribute to meetings, discussions
and management systems necessary to co-ordinate
the work of the Department and integrate
this into the work of the school as a
whole;
e) to draw up and monitor the resource
requirements of the Department;
f) to devise and maintain arrangements
for reporting to parents on the progress
of pupils undertaking studies in the Department
in accordance with the school’s
overall systems;
g) to assist the Head Teacher in the
preparation of reports relating to the
work of the Department to be made to the
LEA and to the school’s governing
body; and
h) to make contributions relating to
the work of the Department to materials
published about the school, and
i) to set work for absent members of
the department, where this has not already
been done.
* The particular responsibilities and
key tasks above will need to be supplemented
by those common to all classroom teachers.
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Science Teacher
An enthusiastic, committed and talented
teacher of Science is required to join
our Science department of 15 specialists
from September 2010. The department is
about to move into new state of the art
facilities that will provide an excellent
environment for teaching and learning.
This post is suitable both for newly/recently
qualified teachers and those with some
experience. Applications are welcome from
any specialism, although Physics is preferred.
Please apply online where possible and
forward an application form as an attachment
to debbiepatterson@gateshead.gov.uk. If
you are unable to apply online please
request an application pack from the school.
All applications should include a supporting
letter no longer than two sides of A4.
The closing date is noon 12 March 2010.
For further details or an informal discussion
please contact:
Debbie Patterson
Business Manager
Heworth Grange Comprehensive School
High Lanes
Gateshead
NE10 0PT
Telephone 0191 4212244
fax 0191 4202320
www.heworthgrange.org.uk
Heworth Grange is committed to the welfare
and safety of its pupils, the successful
candidate will be required to apply for
an enhanced CRB disclosure.
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