Job Description

Location: The Quest Academy


Start Date: September 2025


Full Time/Part Time/Permanent


50,511-64,183


Closing Date: 6th May 2025



Description:


The Quest Academy is delighted to offer the opportunity to join our Teaching and Learning development team as Lead Practitioner - Maths. We are looking for a highly skilled and expert Maths Teacher to provide exemplary practice and professional learning to staff. The role involves working with the Deputy Principal in the team of Lead Practitioners with teachers across the school, but with a particular focus on working alongside the Team Leader of Maths and the wider Maths team.


What does the role involve?


As we continue to build upon the successes of our disruption free classrooms, our Teaching & Learning Lead Practitioners provide training and coaching for colleagues to improve classroom practice across the school. Lead Practitioners are exemplar teachers in their fields and come together under our Deputy Principal to form a team with the scope and ability to rapidly drive improvements in pedagogical practice across the school.


Professional Development is the key driver for improvement at Quest. All staff are provided with the necessary tools and conditions to flourish. These tools are wide ranging and include basics such as robust behaviour systems which ensure disruption free learning, no requirement for book marking, modern facilities and support of Faculty Team Leaders from the Collegiate Trust and Senior Leadership Team.


Further to this, all teachers benefit from our innovative Professional development programme which consists of:

Regular, weekly CPD (2 X 45 minute slots on a Monday). 1 hour every week of additional non-contact time (50% above standard PPA) specifically to implement pedagogical improvement (for example observing colleagues, engaging in reading etc) 1-1 coaching for all teachers Appraisal system driven by staff engagement with pedagogical development through your Pedagogy Journal which we complete together and bespoke Inquiry Questions. NPQs and Masters programmes

This position is designed to help us enhance our provision. Working alongside the Deputy Principal: Curriculum, Assistant Principal: Staff Development and the Central Trust Team the successful candidates will have a unique opportunity to engage in, and shape Teaching & Learning throughout the school.


Who are we looking for?


Successful applicants will be responsible for ensuring excellent outcomes for students by,

modelling exceptional planning, teaching and assessment. coaching and mentoring teaching staff to achieve high quality teaching, effective use of resources and the highest standards of learning and achievement for students. liaising with Team Leaders to ensure consistency of approach to curriculum implementation. promoting the vision, culture and ethos of the school.

We are seeking an exceptional practitioner who is passionate about education and making a real and genuine difference to the life chances of students. The successful candidate will be an exemplar practitioner, with a proven track record of providing exceptional education, and of positively impacting the practice of others. They will have the ambition to further broaden their impact. To do this they will ensure their own students make the most rapid progress possible, and in doing so become a trusted exemplar for others.


The Quest Academy


At The Quest Academy we know that having great people is our biggest asset and we work very hard to make sure that the posts we offer, the professional development we provide and the environment we create ensure staff are valued, impactful and fulfilled in their roles. Our motto, 'learning changes lives' succinctly describes our mission: to improve the life chances of all of our young people by enabling them to achieve outstanding qualifications and develop the personal characteristics necessary to lead fulfilling adult lives. This motto goes further than our students, however. It is also true for staff, and the school community as a whole. We believe that by creating the opportunity and environment in which staff can flourish, they too can enjoy transformational learning. In essence, this is what makes The Quest Academy such an enjoyable and fulfilling place to teach. If you share our passion and drive for education, and would like to join us on our journey, we would very much welcome an application from you.


The Collegiate Trust


The Collegiate Trust is a family of 8 schools, primary and secondary, located in the Croydon and Crawley areas, educating children and young people from 3-19 years of age with a clear vision to deliver exceptional education for all.


The Central Team is mainly based at Riddlesdown Collegiate, a large,

outstanding

(OFSTED, March 2023) secondary school in Croydon with a longstanding reputation for high standards and an exceptional education.


Benefits of working with The Collegiate Trust


We care about our staff's health and wellbeing and offer a number of benefits that can be found on our website at Benefits of Working with TCT. We continually strive to improve our employee experience, ensuring staff wellbeing is at the forefront of our decision making. We offer generous holiday and salary opportunities and are dedicated to ensuring professional development opportunities for all our staff.

The Collegiate Trust

is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In all cases, the post holder's responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of the pupils is to adhere to and ensure compliance with the school's safeguarding policies and procedures at all times.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and the school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent", unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. Please note that if you are added to a Barred List then it is against the law to work, apply for work or volunteer in Regulated Activity with children.

Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, online searches and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Appointment will be dependent upon further health, safeguarding and attendance checks.