Director of Learning for Mathematics / Assistant Head – Wapping High School – Tower Hamlets

We are looking for an ambitious, passionate and committed individual who wants to progress their leadership career in a unique setting that believes that learning never stops. An interest to lead data management will be an advantage. If you relish the challenge of this exciting post and want to work in a 21st century learning environment that is at the cutting edge of education, working in partnership with leading national organisations, this could be your ideal next opportunity.

Are you interested in working in a dynamic and innovative new school?
Do you want to help develop its culture as part of an ambitious dedicated and enterprising team?
Can you add value and bring energy that will give us the capacity and leadership expertise to develop as the school grows?

The governors are seeking to appoint a creative, strategic and inspirational leader to join the senior leadership team and secure the next level of school performance and achievement.

Director of Learning for Mathematics / Assistant Head:

An outstanding teacher and successful middle leader
Passionate about developing the whole child
Unrelenting in their belief of the potential of children
A role model and coach to other members of the school community
Excited by the opportunities presented by different pedagogies and technologies

About the school:

Inclusive multicultural 11 – 16 Free school located in East London
Cutting edge pedagogy and curriculum
An innovative digital and flexible 21st century learning environment
Small school with only 84 students in each year group
Working with leading educationalist in the UK and abroad to develop new approaches for 21st learning

We offer:

Competitive salaries based on experience and skills
The chance to learn from the best practitioners in this country and around the world
Outstanding CPD and collaborative working
The chance to take on a broad range of senior leadership roles in a relatively new Free School
A supportive and vibrant professional community

Visits to the school are warmly welcome as are informal discussions with our Head, Mrs Karin Rowsell. Please contact the school on 020 3597 3970 or via email jennastonebanks@wappinghigh.org if you wish to arrange either of these. For an application pack please visit our careers page on our website www.wappinghigh.org/careers.
Closing date for applications Monday 1 February 2016 (10am)

Wapping High is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to undertake a criminal DBS check.

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