Head of Mathematics

Full-time, five-year contract
Christ Church Grammar School, one of Western Australia's leading independent boys' schools, is seeking a dynamic leader, excellent administrator and exemplary teacher to lead the Mathematics Department of the Senior School (Years This position will commence in Term 1, 2024.

The Mathematics learning area supports and reinforces the literacy work of the School by setting expectations and providing feedback and support to boys that is consistent with current thinking in literacy.

It also takes a major responsibility for assisting boys to learn to read, write, listen to and talk about mathematics, and to develop the range of special symbols, vocabulary and diagrammatic representations that mathematics contributes to language.

In these ways, the Mathematics learning area makes a direct contribution to enabling boys to use language to understand, develop and convey ideas and information and interact with others.

At the heart of this role is the understanding that the needs and aspirations of boys and parents are critical to our leadership and management function and that our primary focus is the creation of a fulfilling learning and teaching environment for boys and staff.

This Head of Department position will have responsibility for curriculum leadership and management of Mathematics in the Senior School (Years 7-12) and currently leads a team of 15 experienced specialist teachers, three who are Assistant Heads of Department (Innovative & Personalised Learning, Programs & Assessment and Mainstream and Extension Focus)

It is anticipated that the successful applicant will be an astute manager of people, able to draw the best out of colleagues.

This position offers an attractive remuneration package and the School provides exceptional professional development opportunities.

All staff are expected to be enthusiastic professionals and to be in sympathy with the ethos of an Anglican boys' school and contribute to the co-curricular program in a way that balances the needs of the School and the teacher's talents and interests.

Similarly, staff are expected to be fully supportive of their pastoral responsibilities in a School that values highly the care of the individual within a House system.

Application instructions:

• Letter of introduction addressed to the Principal outlining your skills/experience
• Curriculum vitae

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