Network Lead for Secondary Maths

Network Lead for Secondary Maths

Reports to: Directorof Curriculum, Assessment and Professional Development

Location: West London travel to other sites as needed (flexible working available)

Contract: 1 Year FTC (maternity cover)

Pattern: Full time (standard hours 9am – 5.30pm), 0.8FTE would be considered

Start date: Ideally January 2027, but flexibility is available

Salary: £60,000 – £70,000, but negotiable forexceptional candidates.

Key responsibilities

Working alongside theexisting Secondary Maths Network Lead, the wider Curriculum and Assessmentteam, and Ark Curriculum Plus, you will:

• Provide targeted, school-facing support tomaths departments, working with leaders and teachers to strengthencurriculum implementation, teaching and pupil outcomes.
• Support implementation of Ark's mathscurriculum and assessment approach,including the KS4 curriculum framework, Precise Planning, commonassessment and effective use of assessment information to respond to gapsin learning.
• Support our work to strengthen KS3 mathematics,including the Year 7 maths catch-up programme and approaches to improvingteaching and addressing gaps in foundational knowledge.
• Develop maths leaders and teachers across the networkthrough Network Days, subject network meetings, professional development,collaboration and the sharing of effective practice.
• Contribute to the continued development ofArk's maths curriculum and resources,working closely with colleagues across Ark Schools and Ark CurriculumPlus.
• Use evidence from school visits, assessmentand outcomes to identify priorities,provide clear and actionable feedback, and support departments to make andsustain improvements.
• Contribute to wider maths priorities andprojects, including work on teacher deployment,enrichment and curriculum development.

Is this you?

• An excellent and credible maths practitionerwith a strong track record of teaching and securing strong pupil outcomesat secondary level
• A strong communicator and collaborator, ableto build effective relationships with maths leaders and teachers across a networkof schools
• Passionate about improving maths teaching,curriculum and assessment, with the ability to translate subject expertiseinto practical support for schools
• Able to use assessment, outcomes and otherevidence to identify priorities and support leaders to improve provisionand pupil achievement

If so, thisis an excellent opportunity to shape the future of maths across Ark.

Other requirements

• Rightto work in the UK
• Commitmentto equality of opportunity and the safeguarding and welfare of all students
• Willingnessto undertake training
• Thispost is subject to an enhanced DBS check

Ark is committed to safeguardingand promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. Inorder to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selectionprocess to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake anenhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose anyunspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitationof Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead totermination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background willnot necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature ofthe offence(s) and when they occurred.

We aim to build a diverse and inclusiveorganisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work andachieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverseperspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make usstronger and more effective.

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