We're looking for an inspiring Head of GCSE English and Maths to provide strategic leadership across the college, championing high expectations, strong teaching and ambitious outcomes. You'll keep these subjects high-profile, well-planned and brilliantly delivered- ensuring learners gain qualifications that open doors. Join a rapidly growing college that values people, insists on high standards and takes pride in doing things well.
What you'll be doing
- Leading English and maths strategy across the college, with GCSEs at the core
- Championing high aspirations for all learners and driving strong progress and achievement
- Managing and inspiring the English and maths curriculum team
- Ensuring consistently high standards of teaching, learning and assessment
- Using data intelligently to improve attendance, engagement and outcomes
- Working closely with Heads of Faculty to coordinate delivery across departments
- Ensuring provision meets and exceeds national performance benchmarks
- Leading quality assurance, standardisation and assessment compliance
- Supporting recruitment, CPD and performance development within the team
- Staying ahead of national developments in English and maths education
- Teaching agreed hours in your specialist subject area
- Playing an active role in the wider leadership and life of the college
- An experienced English or maths teacher
- A proven curriculum leader with experience managing and developing teams
- Someone who has successfully improved learner outcomes, particularly GCSE or resit provision
- Confident using performance data to drive improvement
- A strong communicator who can build positive relationships across the organisation
- Someone who's confident and resilient at leading change
- A passion for education and aligned with our values of Ambition, Collaboration and Energy
- A degree (or equivalent) plus a recognised teaching qualification
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Superb pension scheme adding an extra 28% of salary into your pension
- Loads of amazing benefits
- A genuine commitment to your professional development
- Live and work within minutes of beautiful beaches and picturesque moors
- The chance to change lives
- £5k retention payment payable in September 2027 (must be employed at the time of payment)
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Head of GCSE English and Math's in Barnstaple employer: Exeter and North Devon College
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Contact Details:
Exeter and North Devon College Recruitment Team
