Head of Maths

Twyford Academies Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational trust in Greater London seeks a dynamic teacher and curriculum leader to ensure exceptional curricular delivery in Maths. The successful candidate will lead curriculum planning and maintain high teaching standards while supporting disadvantaged pupils to succeed. Strong leadership experience, analytical skills, and a passion for education are essential. This role offers excellent professional development opportunities and a supportive leadership environment.

Benefits

Exceptional professional development

Positive working relationships

Supportive Leadership Team

Comprehensive Trust services

Qualifications

• Experience of departmental leadership in a school setting.
• Outstanding skills as a classroom teacher.
• Ability to teach Maths and Further Maths to KS5.

Responsibilities

• Lead the department in curriculum planning and delivery.
• Ensure high-quality teaching and learning.
• Monitor and analyze student performance data.

Skills

Teaching experience

Curriculum planning

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Proficiency in Maths

Education

Good degree and QTS

Job description

About the School

William Perkin Church of England High School is a highly successful and heavily oversubscribed school which achieves exceptional outcomes for its students. It opened as a Free School in September 2013 and its progress measures at GCSE have consistently placed it in the top 5% of schools nationally. It has a flourishing sixth form with a particular specialism in STEM subjects. William Perkin works closely with Imperial College London, The Royal Society and the Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) to ensure our success as a centre of excellence for STEM. It serves the local community in North Greenford but benefits from being part of the Twyford CE Academies Trust which is the top-performing MAT in the UK. William Perkin has a strong and distinctively Christian ethos with open admissions criteria. The school is rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted (May 2025) and was very successful in its most recent SIAMS inspection (January 2024).

https://williamperkin.org.uk/

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative teacher and curriculum planner with experience of departmental leadership who is ready to take on an area of whole school leadership alongside continuing to be a successful curriculum leader. The successful candidate will have responsibility for leading the department in terms of curriculum planning, standard of delivery across the department and progress monitoring. The successful candidate will ensure that the quality of teaching and learning in the department is consistently high and will contribute to the development of a culture of sharing good practice. Additionally, s/he will be responsible for the delivery of a rich wider learning offer in Maths at all key stages.

The successful candidate will be an outstanding classroom practitioner with an ability to lead training in teaching and learning. S/he will be an experienced curriculum and assessment planner, will have experience of achieving outstanding student outcomes across a range of abilities and be an excellent analyst of student performance data. S/he be enthused by the prospect of leading and managing others to achieve common goals.

The successful candidate will feel passionately about the need to ensure that disadvantaged pupils achieve in line with, or better than, their non-disadvantaged peers, particularly in maths and subjects requiring proficiency in maths.

You are warmly invited to visit us - if you would like to do this, please contact the Head Teacher, Amy Newman at [e-mail]

For more information about the role please see the Job Description on the Twyford Trust website at: http://www.twyfordacademies.org.uk/recruitment/vacancies

Benefits

• Exceptional professional development and career progression
• Positive working relationships at all levels
• A supportive Leadership Team
• A full-range of Trust services providing support and development

Qualifications

• A good degree and QTS
• Outstanding skills as a classroom teacher and as a tutor
• Ability to teach Maths and Further Maths to KS5
• Proven record of outstanding results
• Experience of curriculum middle leadership
• Experience of quality assurance and of leading and managing a team
• Experience of managing or implementing curriculum systems and initiatives
• Ability to be reflective and driven towards self-improvement
• Commitment to the ethos of the school