Head of Maths

2 weeks ago

Southampton, United Kingdom Weston Secondary School Full time

**Job Description: Head of Maths**

**Responsible to **Senior Leader

**Responsible for **Maths Department - Teaching staff and support staff within the

**(Line Manager of:) **department

**Pay scale **Main/Upper pay scale + TLR 1.6 £9619

**Liaising with **Headteacher/Deputy Head, other Subject Leaders, relevant staff

with cross curricular responsibilities, students and parents.

**Start date **February 2023 or earlier if possible

**Part time/ Full Time **Full Time

Weston Secondary School (WSS) is dedicated to creating an inclusive school and extending

this culture of inclusion into our community. We believe that our staff should reflect the vast

diversity of the community we serve, and that diverse voices should be elevated and

intentionally integrated into our school. We embrace difference and diversity of identity,

experience, and thought, and actively strive for inclusive behaviours across our school and

our curriculum. By promoting these values, we aim to create a positive experience that

encourages a sense of belonging for all.

**Main purpose**

The Head of Maths will take lead responsibility for providing leadership and management

for Maths to secure:

- High-quality teaching
- Effective use of resources
- Improved standards of learning and achievement for all

**Duties and responsibilities: Strategic direction**
- Develop and implement policies for Maths in line with WSS’s commitment to high-quality

teaching and learning
- Promote Maths, its importance, and the value that it brings across the WSS community
- Have a good understanding of how well Maths is being delivered and the impact it has

on student achievement
- Use this understanding to feed into the WSS School Improvement Plan and produce an
- Promote students’ spiritual, moral, social, cultural, physical and mental development

alongside British values in the teaching of Maths
- Consult students, parents and staff about Maths and its effectiveness, and assess the

feedback against the school’s values, visions and aims
- Work with the special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO) to ensure the curriculum

matches the needs of different students, such as disadvantaged students and those

with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
- Promote careers education through Maths and ensure that teaching and learning

illustrates how Maths might lead to career opportunities
- Use additional staff in Maths to ensure there is a framework for deployments and that

teaching assistants are deployed effectively
- Liaise with our feeder primary schools on the transition of Maths to secondary school to

ensure that progression is built into the curriculum
- Liaise with Upper Shirley High, the other secondary school within HET, to ensure sharing

of best practice and development of a Maths network at secondary level

projects and activities

**Duties and responsibilities: Leading the curriculum**
- Develop and review regularly the vision, aims and purpose for Maths
- Oversee the planning of the curriculum content, ensuring it is well sequenced to

promote student progress
- Ensure the planned curriculum is effectively and consistently implemented across the

school
- Make sure there is an effective system of assessment that oversees the progress of

students to ensure the curriculum has a positive impact on students’ learning
- Have an overarching responsibility for students’ achievement and standards in Maths
- To work closely with the Heads of Department for English and Science regarding the

achievement of key groups.

**Duties and responsibilities: Leading and managing staff**
- Establish a highly effective team and hold weekly meetings to keep staff informed on

any developments or changes
- Provide support to staff regarding teaching and learning, resources, and planning in

Maths
- Monitor teaching and learning by visiting lessons, scrutinising books, and talking with

students to assess how well Maths is being implemented and how well it is delivered

across the school
- Provide feedback to staff based on the above observations to identify training needs

and provide continuing professional development (CPD) in Maths
- Coach and model team teaching
- Liaise effectively with exam boards to ensure that teachers understand and are familiar

with the syllabi that are being delivered
- Support teachers to make accurate assessments, manage internal and external

moderation, and complete external moderation exercises
- Take responsibility for performance development for your team, appraising staff in line

with the school’s appraisal policy
- Contribute to timetabling and manage setting students into attainment groups

**Duties and responsibilities: Efficient and effective deployment of resources**
- Provide support with textbooks and library books in Maths
- Create a safe, welcoming environment and take care of the learning environment

throughout the department, ensuring classroom displays are stimulating, of high q

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