Head of Maths in Worcester

This role does not offer sponsorship. Join our amazing team at Norton College as an experienced Head of Maths!

About the Role

As a member of our Senior Leadership Team, you will champion our core values and ensure every young person with complex needs receives an inspiring, personalised, and ambitious Maths curriculum. This role is for a leader who thrives on making a meaningful difference, driving whole-school improvement, and empowering colleagues to achieve excellence.

You will lead the vision for Maths across KS4, shaping a creative, relevant, and accessible curriculum. You will model exceptional teaching practice, guide a dedicated team, and ensure high-quality, differentiated learning that builds confidence, independence, and real-world skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and quality‑assure the KS4 Maths curriculum, ensuring it is ambitious, coherent, and tailored to SEN learners.
• Plan, deliver, and evaluate high‑quality lessons for individuals and small groups, aligned with national expectations and EHCP targets.
• Coordinate teaching, assessment, and tracking across key stages, using data and benchmarks to drive improvement.
• Lead, coach, and develop Maths teachers, LSAs, and support staff while promoting high standards of teaching, learning, and professional conduct.
• Model creative, practical, and multi‑sensory approaches to Maths learning.
• Lead subject‑specific training and contribute to whole‑school CPD.
• Support the welfare and holistic development of KS4 pupils, ensuring EHCP outcomes are met and attending EHCP reviews and multi‑agency meetings.
• Maintain accurate records, safeguarding compliance, and contribute to a safe, positive, and well‑organised learning environment.
• Oversee resources, planning, and curriculum documentation for the Maths department.
• Contribute to whole‑school supervision duties, briefings, and debriefs.

Experience & Qualifications Required

Essential

• Degree‑level qualification.
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• Proven experience teaching within an education setting.
• Strong understanding of SEN practice, legislation, and frameworks.
• Knowledge of national curriculum requirements in Maths.

Desirable

• Experience teaching learners with complex needs, SEMH, or neurodiversity.
• Experience leading a subject or contributing to curriculum development.

About us

Norton College is a specialist school for secondary students aged 11-19 in Worcester and Tewkesbury. Norton College is a specialist independent provider that aims to positively support young people who have a range of complex learning needs through vocational courses and bespoke learning packages. We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

We are really proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why join Acorn Education?

We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance.
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions.
• "Your Wellbeing Matters" – access to a wide range of first‑class mental health support services and physical health checks.

And a market‑leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits.
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad.
• Cycle to Work Schemes.
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme.
• Critical illness cover.
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.