Curriculum Leader Maths

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Location: Willowfield School , 209 Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6ND

Salary: £36,413 – £53,994 per annum + TLR1b + Recruitment and Retention allowance

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Start Date: September 2025

Closing Date: 14th March 2025

About Us:

Willowfield is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school for pupils aged 11-16, located in Walthamstow, East London. The school provides 1020 places. Willowfield moved to a brand-new building in September 2015, with state-of-the-art facilities including dance and drama studios, plus a wildlife garden. The move created 300 additional places for applicants in Walthamstow.

Job Overview:

If you are looking for an opportunity to join a happy, high-achieving school where the value of Maths is championed by the senior leadership team and where you will be grown and supported, this could be an excellent opportunity for you.

We seek someone with the potential, skills, and drive to be a great leader of Maths. This exciting role includes leadership of the curriculum and teaching team of a popular subject with excellent resources. Maths is excellently supported by specialist teaching rooms, a full team of maths specialists and strong links with local and national maths networks. The vacancy has arisen as our current Curriculum Leader is progressing to a leadership role in a Maths Hub.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be an excellent teacher and thereby act as an example to all colleagues.
• Lead the mathematics department by developing and implementing a rigorous and ambitious curriculum which enables the highest level of pupil progress across all key stages.
• Induct and train a team of colleagues who consistently deliver high standards of Teaching and Learning.
• Ensure all pupils receive a high-quality curriculum experience and achieve ambitious outcomes.
• Create and develop appropriate schemes of work that deliver the curriculum as intended, supported by lesson planning and assessment, considering different children’s starting points.
• Ensure that school policies are consistently implemented.
• Implement the Department Improvement Plan effectively.
• Use data to improve accountability and intervention.
• Ensure that school behaviour policies are implemented effectively and colleagues are supported to do so.
• Monitor the available resources of space, staff, finance and equipment.
• Support colleagues in monitoring the progress of all pupils, planning appropriate support and intervention.

In addition, you will:

• Support the professional development of teachers and participate in appraisal arrangements.
• Undertake specific duties as agreed with the SLT line manager.
• Undertake such other duties as reasonably required by the Headteacher.
• Undertake all teacher responsibilities.

Teacher Responsibilities:

• Prepare and teach appropriately differentiated lessons and mark work arising from the lessons, including regular setting and marking of homework following the school/department policy.
• Follow the schemes of work as required by the Curriculum Leader.
• Assess and record pupil progress as required by the National Curriculum, GCSE, school, and departmental policy.
• Ensure good discipline in the classroom so that effective learning may take place, following the school/departmental policy for rewards and sanctions.
• Maintain the classroom as a good learning environment, including displaying pupils’ work and other material to stimulate pupil interest.
• General responsibility for the condition of classroom learning materials, equipment, furniture, and fittings.
• Attend departmental meetings and play an active role in the work of the department.
• Attend parents’ consultation evenings and cause for concern meetings.
• Have regard for and promote the School’s Equal Opportunities Policy and help pupils celebrate their own cultures and live in a multicultural society.
• Be a form tutor and carry out the duties described in that job description.
• Contribute to the school’s extra-curricular provision.
• Contribute to departmental and school developments and reviews.
• Participate in performance management.
• Participate in appropriate training and development opportunities.
• Follow all other appropriate school/departmental policies, including those related to safeguarding and health and safety.
• Undertake other tasks as negotiated/delegated by the Curriculum Leader.

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