DEPUTY FACULTY LEADER

Location

ALBANY ACADEMY
Bolton Road , Chorley , Lancashire , PR7 3AY
Tel: 01257 244020
School website: www.albanyacademy.co.uk
Roll: 730

Information

ALBANY ACADEMY  

Deputy Faculty Leader – Mathematics 

Teacher of Mathematics 

required September 2025. 

Full-time MPS / UPS (TLR 2a) 

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and energetic teacher leader to join our ‘world class school’. 

Albany Academy is a highly successful and popular 11-16 school situated in Chorley, Lancashire.  With 725 pupils currently on roll, the school provides an excellent education within a nurturing and caring environment where every student is well known by every member of staff.  

The governors are looking to appoint an experienced and successful teacher to help lead our Mathematics Faculty. Working alongside the Faculty Leader, the Deputy Faculty Leader will help develop colleagues, the curriculum and the quality of teaching. We are seeking a candidate to teach Mathematics. 

The successful candidate will join the school at an exciting time: 

We are a Living Wage Employer. 

The school is part of Albany Learning Trust, a tight knit academy trust and has links across the region, nationally and internationally with other schools, trusts and education organisations. 

Behaviour of students in our schools is excellent. 

The successful candidate will: 

Be an excellent classroom practitioner. 

Have a strong commitment to helping pupils of all abilities succeed. 

Be innovative and inspirational to both pupils and colleagues. 

Application documents are available to download in the vacancies section of the school website www.albanyacademy.co.uk/vacancies  

Apply online by the closing date of midday, on Monday 12th May 2025, to: vacancies@albanyacademy.co.uk

Interviews will take place on Thursday 15th May 2025. 

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.
Lancashire County Council has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available to all applicants upon request.


More Information can be found at https://www.albanyacademy.co.uk/vacancies

Essential Qualifications

To hold a degree or equivalent qualification. 

To be a qualified teacher. 

Experience of teaching at GCSE. 

Desirable Qualifications

Evidence of recent leadership PD. 

Evidence of coaching or mentoring. 

Contribution to wider school life outside the classroom. 

To have recent line management and leadership responsibility. 

NPQLT or NPQLTD. 

BASIC Coaching. 

Essential Experience

Excellent subject knowledge and classroom practice.

The ability to plan lessons in line with schemes of work and develop new schemes in line with the national curriculum 

Desirable Experience

Experience of cross subject intervention and mentoring. 

Experience of QA processes. 

Experience of coaching staff. 

Proposed Interview Date:

TBA 

Application forms and further details are available from/returnable to

Application attached or available from https://www.albanyacademy.co.uk/vacancies. Please return completed applications electronically to: vacancies@albanyacademy.co.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.