Curriculum Manager - Maths

USP College; Thundersley; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working available

Excellent pension provision

Annual Staff Awards

Onsite parking

Job summary

USP College is seeking a Curriculum Manager - Maths to lead curriculum strategy, quality and improvement across cross‑campus delivery, ensuring programmes are engaging, coherent and aligned to employer needs.

You will work with curriculum teams to deliver high‑quality learning experiences, supported by robust assessment, planning and data-informed improvement, while building strong links with internal and external partners for progression and relevance.

Job description

Make learning matter-every day, for every learner At USP College, we put the student experience at the heart of everything we do. We do this through Career-Focused Learning, built with our community and strengthened by our connections with local businesses and regional employers. If you're passionate about shaping curriculum that genuinely supports progression into higher education and successful careers, this is your opportunity to make a measurable impact. As a Curriculum Manager - Maths, you will lead the development, quality and continuous improvement of curriculum delivery-ensuring programmes are relevant, effective and aligned to employer needs.

What you’ll be responsible for

In this role, you’ll lead curriculum strategy and quality across cross-campus delivery. You will work with curriculum teams to make sure learners receive well-designed teaching, supported by robust assessment and responsive planning. You’ll also build strong links with internal and external partners to ensure curriculum stays current and career-led.

Curriculum leadership: Oversee curriculum planning and development to ensure programmes are engaging, coherent, and aligned to intended outcomes (progression to higher education or employment). Quality assurance: Strengthen quality processes, including monitoring, internal review, standardisation, and improvement planning. Teaching and learning impact: Support curriculum teams to deliver high-quality learning experiences, with clear learning goals and consistent standards. Assessment and outcomes: Ensure assessment practices are reliable, transparent and aligned to programme aims, learner needs and progression pathways. Employer and community alignment: Collaborate with local businesses and regional employers to maintain course relevance, practical learning opportunities and meaningful progression routes. Compliance and policy: Ensure curriculum delivery meets relevant statutory and regulatory expectations, including documentation and governance requirements. Data-informed improvement: Analyse learner performance and curriculum indicators; use findings to drive improvements in retention, achievement and student outcomes. Resource planning: Support staffing, timetabling considerations and curriculum resource needs to enable effective delivery across sites.

How you’ll work

You’ll be a visible leader who blends strategic thinking with day-to-day support. This is a hands-on management role where you will: Lead by coaching and building capability within curriculum teams. Work collaboratively across functions and sites to ensure an integrated approach. Translate curriculum intent into practical delivery‑so learners feel the difference in every lesson. Use insight from employers, learner voice and performance data to keep programmes current and impactful. This isn’t a paperwork-heavy post where curriculum happens in isolation. You’ll lead from the front - helping to build a curriculum that is purposeful, vocationally relevant and rooted in real‑world opportunities. By focusing on career-focused learning, you’ll play a key part in transforming lives: guiding learners toward higher education or successful careers. And because this role is based across campus, you’ll have the chance to create consistency of quality while still encouraging innovation and local responsiveness.

What success will look like in your first 12 months

Clear curriculum quality priorities agreed with teams, with practical improvement plans in place. Stronger coherence between curriculum intent, delivery and assessment. Improved consistency of standards across cross-campus delivery. Meaningful employer and community contributions embedded into curriculum experiences. Measurable improvements in learner outcomes and experience indicators.

Why choose us

Our strategy is to create a Career Focused, Digital Learning environment, ensuring that the learner experience and our relationship within our community, local and regional employers, are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be selected as finalists for the AoC Beacon awards for effective use of digital Technology in FE. Providing a high achieving, focused learning environment allowing our students to achieve the grades they need for higher educations, or the skills and aptitude required to secure a suitable role in their chosen career. Our college is set in the leafy suburbs of Essex, with easy access to surrounding areas and amenities, we are based in a well-connected location both by road and rail.

What we offer

A dedicated and friendly team of professionals who are keen to develop and learn

• Excellent pension provision
• Annual Staff Awards
• CPD days – opportunities to grow and development through mentorship and coaching
• Free onsite parking
• Staff appreciation days
• Eye care vouchers
• Onsite Starbucks & Restaurant
• Well-being days & activities
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Hybrid Working available
• Fully immersive teaching rooms allow simultaneous online teaching at multiple locations
• Free Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7, 365 days offering legal & financial advice, as well as general support & guidance
• subject to terms & conditions

This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Self-declaration is subject to Ministry of Justice guidance on the disclosure of criminal records, further information can be found onGOV UK USP College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, we therefore expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service, and any other checks that the role requires to ascertain suitability for working with children and/or vulnerable adults, which may include online searches. We will hold and process any personal data, including sensitive (special category) personal data, relating to you in accordance with our legal obligations, in the manner set out in the Privacy Notice for staff and in accordance with our Data Protection Policy, which is set out on the College's website,found here. You should familiarise yourself with our Data Protection Policy (and all other subsidiary policies to it) and comply with them at all times. Neither the Privacy Notice for Staff nor those policies form a part of your contract of employment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

We're keen to hear from experienced curriculum professionals and leaders with a strong background in Maths who understand what makes learning effective and how to measure its impact. You may have worked across vocational and/or academic programmes, and you'll bring a confident, supportive approach to management. Proven curriculum leadership experience, including quality assurance and improvement. Strong understanding of curriculum design and how to align learning aims, teaching, assessment and outcomes. Experience working with external stakeholders-particularly employers, industry partners or progression providers. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and motivate teams. Data literacy—you can interpret performance trends and turn them into action. A commitment to learner‑centred practice, including inclusive approaches that support progression for all. Knowledge of relevant compliance expectations (or demonstrable willingness to develop quickly).