About this role
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is seeking an outstanding Maths Consultant to lead a Trust-wide improvement programme at a pivotal stage in our growth and development.
Predominantly school-based and working closely with Headteachers, senior leaders, Heads of Mathematics and classroom teachers, you will provide visible support and leadership across our academies.
This is not a role that advises schools from a distance. It is a hands-on improvement role focused on improving curriculum implementation and raising attainment to drive outcomes across our secondary schools.
Responsibilities of the role:
Curriculum and Improvement:
Lead the Trust’s mathematics improvement strategy, with a clear focus on KS4 attainment, progress, Basics 4+ and Basics 5+.Develop and implement a stronger SJCMAT KS4 mathematics curriculum, with clear sequencing, progression, fluency, reasoning, problem-solving and examination readiness.Strengthen assessment and standardisation across KS3 and KS4 so that leaders can identify gaps, misconceptions and examination readiness accurately. Establish consistent approaches to feedback and mathematical error analysis so that pupils act on feedback and teachers adapt teaching. Strengthen foundational numeracy, including number sense, calculation fluency, mathematical language and vocabulary, confidence with number and transition from KS2 to KS3.Report termly on impact, including attainment, progress, Basics, intervention, curriculum implementation, quality-assurance findings and leadership capacity.
Classroom Impact and Pupil Outcomes:
Work directly with pupils through teaching, modelling, diagnostic work, intervention and examination preparation.Work directly with staff through coaching, co-planning, professional development, curriculum support and leadership challenge.Improve teaching through focused lesson visits, modelling, co-planning, instructional coaching, diagnostic assessment, hinge questions, responsive teaching and effective feedback.Lead and quality assure mathematics intervention, including Year 11 raising-attainment plans, small-group tuition and targeted support for disadvantaged pupils, pupils with SEND and pupils with weak prior attainment.
Trust Leadership
Support Trust Reviews, Team Around the School meetings, Board reporting, Education Reports and other quality-assurance activity where mathematics is a key line of enquiry. Lead the Mathematics Subject Network as a practical improvement mechanism focused on curriculum, assessment, classroom practice, standardisation and outcomes. Use Trust-wide time to analyse performance, develop resources, coordinate improvement work, lead the network, quality assure implementation and report impact. Coordinate work with Ark Curriculum Plus, Pearson, Maths Hubs, NCETM and other partners so that external support is coherent and adds value.
Capacity Building:
Support the onboarding of secondary schools joining the Trust by reviewing provision, agreeing priorities with leaders and supporting alignment with SJCMAT expectations in a way that reflects each school’s context.Develop Heads of Mathematics, second-in-department leaders, teachers and ECTs in each academy so that improvement is owned and sustained by schools, rather than being dependent on one individual.
We are looking for someone who:
Has a proven track record of securing sustained improvement in KS4 mathematics outcomes as a Head of Department or senior leaderPossesses expert knowledge of mathematics pedagogy, assessment and curriculum design across Key Stages 3 and 4Has experience coaching and developing teachers and leaders at every level.Can analyse performance data and translate evidence into highly effective improvement strategiesHas the vision and ambition to improve outcomes at scale across a growing family of schoolsShares our commitment to delivering an ambitious curriculum and fostering a culture of success for every child