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WALTON HIGH
Leading Learning
Fyfield Barrow Milton Keynes MK7 7WH
Tel: 01908 677954 Fax: 01908 677191
www.waltonhigh.org.uk
Executive Principal: Michelle Currie
Associate Principal:
Associate Principal:
Pastoral Director:
Sharon Alexander
Christine Bowman
Ann Purser
Chair of Governors:
Finance Director:
Business Director:
Melvyn Letts
Sheila Bushnell
David Hopkins
1 May 2015
Dear Applicant
Leading Teacher of Mathematics
Walton High, Fyfield Barrow Campus
MKET Pay Scale: LP8 – LP14
£42,500 - £50,000
Thank you for your interest in the post of Leading Teacher of Mathematics at Walton High.
This is an exciting opportunity for an excellent teacher and leader to realise the potential of our students in
this subject by inspiring them, and the team of maths specialists, to reach new heights. We welcome
applications from leaders who have a vision for outstanding learning in Maths and are not afraid to trial new
ideas and challenge orthodoxies in order to raise standards.
Walton High is the founding member of Milton Keynes Education Trust (www.mket.org.uk) and from
September 2016, it will be a dual campus school when the new Brooklands site opens.
Brooklands is just over 2 miles from the existing school and in its first year will have approximately 270
students on roll, i.e. 90 students in Years 7 – 9. Between the two sites of equal size, Walton High will
eventually have over 3,000 students on roll, including approximately 700 in the school’s Post 16 provision.
The majority of staff will work at just one location. A single system of governance, organisation, leadership
and management will operate across both campuses.
The successful candidate will work closely with the new Director of Maths and be responsible for the teaching
and learning on the Fyfield Barrow campus. They will also be supported by a team of middle leaders.
Walton High is operated by Milton Keynes Education Trust which is a charitable company
Limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales with company number 7663689
The Registered Office is at Walton High, Fyfield Barrow, Milton Keynes, MK7 7WH
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The details about this particular post offer an overview of the maths curriculum area, its current performance
and the school’s aspirations. More information is also available on our websites www.waltonhigh.org.uk and
www.brooklandsmk.org.uk which will provide an excellent insight into life at Walton High and the new
campus.
As a community we are very proud of our students’ achievements, whether these are academic, practical,
artistic or sporting. We aim to bring out the very best in every young person across the curriculum and if
statistics are anything to go by, we are doing this very well. The most recent national data for KS2-4 value
added performance in students’ “Best 8” GCSEs places Walton High in the top 10% of schools nationally. Our
large Post-16 provision is also highly successful, with many students going on to the top universities or
prestigious apprenticeships.
We are a team with a positive outlook, willing to embrace change as a constant, whilst at the same time
dedicated to getting the basics of education right for our young people and their families. We are looking for
teachers and leaders who themselves want to be learners and are open to new ideas. For colleagues who
come to work at Walton High we can promise a rich and stimulating environment, one where the quality of
people’s professional lives matters.
We have a commitment to the curriculum being taught by subject specialists, although the ability to offer a
second subject is always welcome. Equally, we offer extended day provision (Session 9) and there is an
expectation that all teachers will contribute in some way to the school’s support and enrichment
programmes. There is a strong culture of students being at Walton High to learn. A Code of Conduct and
dress code for students are rigorously applied.
MKET’s pay policy allows for outstanding teachers and leaders to make accelerated progress through the
Trust’s pay scale. As a consequence of the school’s expansion, career prospects for teachers and leaders
joining the Trust are excellent.
Walton High makes extensive use of ICT for teaching, learning and administration and in 2016 the existing site
will have a complete ICT refresh to bring the school’s infrastructure up-to-date. All teachers have use of
personal laptop.
If you have any questions, please contact us by phone or email. Visits to the school are welcomed.
If, from what you have read, you believe Walton High is a place where you can help make a positive difference
to young people’s lives, please complete the application form and return to us with a letter of application by
midday, Thursday 14 May.
In a letter of application, please explain your vision for the teaching and learning of maths at Walton High’s
Fyfield Barrow campus. Supporting examples from you career should illustrate the impact your leadership
has had on students’ achievements and the performance of colleagues. Your letter should be no more than
two sides of A4.
Interviews are scheduled to take place week beginning 18 May.
Walton High is operated by Milton Keynes Education Trust which is a charitable company
Limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales with company number 7663689
The Registered Office is at Walton High, Fyfield Barrow, Milton Keynes, MK7 7WH
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The selection day will involve teaching a lesson and meeting Walton High staff, students and governors in
various contexts.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Yours sincerely
Michelle Currie
Executive Principal
Walton High is operated by Milton Keynes Education Trust which is a charitable company
Limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales with company number 7663689
The Registered Office is at Walton High, Fyfield Barrow, Milton Keynes, MK7 7WH
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