Network Lead, Secondary Maths (Hybrid)

Ark; London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Remote work up to 10 days/year

Flexitime core hours 10:00–16:00

27 days annual leave increasing with 3

Pension and other employee benefits

Job summary

Ark is seeking an experienced Secondary Maths leader to strengthen maths teaching across its network. You will work with the Secondary Maths Network Lead, Ark Curriculum Plus, and school-based teams to implement the KS4 framework, drive precise planning, and use assessment data to close gaps.

The role includes professional development, collaboration, and supporting school leads to raise pupil outcomes. Based in West London with travel to sites, with flexible working arrangements and a fixed-term

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK
• Qualified to degree level and above
• Qualified to teach and work in the UK
• Experience leading (Head of Department) and teaching Maths within more than one school or across a range of schools in order to raise outcomes for disadvantaged pupils
• Substantial knowledge of the Maths curriculum and related pedagogy
• Substantial knowledge of national policy, legislation, statutory obligations and current national and international thinking in secondary education
• Experience of raising attainment of all pupils in a challenging classroom environment
• Evidence of raising attainment through data analysis and assessment
• Experience of delivering consistently outstanding lessons
• Experience of delivering CPD to teachers
• Willingness to travel across the network to visit schools in different regions using public transport whenever practicable, and when necessary, work outside normal working day to achieve deadlines
• A strategic thinker, with the ability to consider both the detail and the bigger picture
• An effective coach and developer of others
• Commitment to and understanding of professionalism in line with the National Teaching Standards

Responsibilities

• Working with maths departments, senior leaders, and Maths Mastery (Ark Curriculum Plus) to ensure that schools’ curriculum and resourcing needs are met, and that delivery of the curriculum is ambitious and tailored to the needs of the department and its intake
• Working with teachers and Maths Mastery to ensure the pilot KS4 curriculum is implemented successfully in schools and to maintain a robust feedback loop as the curriculum is developed
• Work intensely with a small number of focus schools to support outcomes in maths, as directed by senior leaders in the Central team. This is typically in the form of Intensive Programmes (10-week support, combining weekly support via Teams with fortnightly visits) The nature of visits and support might include training, observations, feedback, coaching and work with senior leaders
• Support HODs 1-to-1 and in smaller groups to develop and act on plans to improve outcomes in all key stages
• Developing and sustaining collegiality, and supporting maths teams to learn from each other, through network meetings (once per half term) and Network Days (3 per year)
• Developing smaller networks of teachers focused on key priorities, such as delivering a new course or addressing a common challenge
• Designing and/or selecting network-wide assessments (baselines, termly diagnostic assessments and mocks), in conjunction with maths leaders to ensure there is buy‑in for common assessments and that they meet departments’ needs
• Working with the Assessment Lead to ensure that summative assessments are appropriate to schools’ needs (e.g. tailoring or adapting mocks and end‑of‑year assessments) and that robust age‑related grade boundaries are created. Leading training to support schools with marking and recording of data
• Analysis of data after termly assessments (Y7-10, Y12) and mocks, identifying patterns and gaps and using these to inform training, work with schools, and senior leaders in schools and in the central team
• Supporting maths leaders to use network‑level data to identify topics to be reviewed in their department’s curriculum or training
• Leading Network Days, three times per year, working with schools and external groups to offer a strong range of training and workshops, responsive to schools’ needs and patterns identified in assessments
• Leading network meetings and training for specific groups, such as HODs, KS5 leads, or other groups with a specific focus (e.g. GTAs, homework leads)

Job description

Ark is seeking an experienced Secondary Maths leader to strengthen maths teaching across its network. You will work with the Secondary Maths Network Lead, Ark Curriculum Plus, and school-based teams to implement the KS4 framework, drive precise planning, and use assessment data to close gaps.

The role includes professional development, collaboration, and supporting school leads to raise pupil outcomes. Based in West London with travel to sites, with flexible working arrangements and a fixed-term