Curriculum Advisor - Maths (Secondary)

Teaching Vacancies; Rochester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a Curriculum Advisor – Maths to lead curriculum development across secondary academies. The role offers a highly-competitive salary and opportunities for progression, with a focus on improving teaching quality and pupil outcomes. The ideal candidate will have outstanding experience in mathematics education and a strong commitment to raising standards. This position requires excellent leadership and communication skills to engage with staff and stakeholders effectively.

Benefits

Performance Bonus

Collaborative MAT network

Access to a range of employment benefits

Qualifications

• Outstanding Head of Maths or senior leadership experience required.
• Proven track record in curriculum knowledge.
• Passionate educator with innovative leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead curriculum development and improve teaching quality.
• Provide strategic support to subject and senior leaders.
• Focus on securing the best outcomes for pupils.

Skills

Outstanding Head of Maths or senior leadership

Strong commitment to raising standards

Excellent communication skills

Ability to develop relationships with stakeholders

Education

Secondary trained maths expert

Job description

What skills and experience we’re looking

We are now recruiting for the post of Curriculum Advisor – Maths to start in Easter 2026. The successful candidate will be the lead professional in this curriculum area across the Trust’s secondary academies in Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 5, providing strategic support to subject and senior leaders. The role will focus on curriculum development and innovation in line with the best evidence‑based research, our commitment to IB programmes and the Ofsted Framework. You will report directly to a member of the Trust Executive and will be part of a team of 17 Curriculum Advisors, each leading on a different curriculum area. You will be based at our Strood Head Office, but will inevitably want to spend a good deal of your time visiting our academies to provide the strategic support necessary to raise standards.

Qualifications and Experience

We are looking for a secondary trained maths expert with superb subject and curriculum knowledge. You will currently be an outstanding Head of Maths or senior leader, such as Assistant Principal. Most of your focus will be across our secondary academies, but opportunities also exist to support our primary curriculum development in the designated subject area. You will be a high‑performing professional with a strong commitment to raising standards across the board for young people. This is one of the most exciting job opportunities for career progression and satisfaction in our Trust today.

What the school offers its staff

Competitive Salary + Performance Bonus + collaborative MAT network + additional LAT benefits.

What we can offer you

• A highly‑competitive salary
• An exciting LAT career path with opportunities for further progression
• Access to a great range of employment benefits from day one, and the list is always growing

Key Responsibilities

Key responsibilities will focus on curriculum design, improving the quality of teaching and securing the best outcomes for pupils. We anticipate that most candidates will have aspirations for further career progression beyond the Curriculum Advisor position into senior leadership positions in one of our academies.

We wish to hear from you if you really want to change our education world and are:

• An enthusiastic, energetic and ambitious leader with a track record of success
• A motivational and inspirational leader with high expectations of staff
• Confident and able to communicate a clear vision
• Approachable and keen to work with staff across the Trust to ensure wide success
• Able to develop excellent relationships with all stakeholders

Additional Information

We wish to hear from you if you really want to change our education world and are a passionate educator who will bring the right mix of innovation, mechanics, passion, experience and leadership skills to the role.

To support your application, we recommend viewing the Job Pack, which outlines the full role responsibilities and person specification. This will guide you in preparing a strong application and understanding what we’re looking for.

Further Details About the Role

Naturally, we are seeking to appoint the best possible candidate and therefore the application process will reflect our desire to undertake all necessary measures to achieve this.

On the basis that interested candidates may be keen to have an initial conversation before making a formal application, you can arrange this by contacting Caroline Robinson (Senior Curriculum Advisor) – [e-mail]. Please ensure you offer Caroline a range of dates when you are available in your initial email to ensure we can coordinate a call that works for both you and the hiring manager.

Closing date: Monday 12th January, AM
Shortlisting date: Monday 12th January, PM
Interview date: Monday 19th January

Contact Information

For any queries on any aspect of the application process or to request additional information, please contact Charlotte Herberts (Recruitment Advisor) on 01634 412 245 or [e-mail].

Commitment to Safeguarding

Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates – you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.