Maths Subject Lead

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Maths Subject Lead - Daventry

The Maths Subject Lead provides strategic and operational leadership across a defined cluster of academies within the Trust (Daventry - DSLV & Parker). Working across multiple schools, the postholder leads on raising standards, strengthening leadership capacity, and ensuring a high‑quality, coherent curriculum, while also maintaining a limited teaching commitment in identified areas to retain credibility and current classroom practice.

• Lead and implement the Trust’s Subject strategy, ensuring alignment with Trust priorities and improvement plans across the secondary schools in Daventry.
• Work across academies in the Daventry region to drive consistency, ambition, and impact in curriculum design, pedagogy, and assessment.
• Act as the schools and clusters subject expert, keeping practice aligned with national policy and current research.
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching, learning and outcomes across academies.
• Support academies to improve outcomes, particularly at Key Stage 4, including strategies for closing gaps and improving progress.
• Coach and mentor Heads of Department to strengthen leadership capacity and impact.

Pay range: L11-L16: £66,693 - £75,417

Full Time, Permanent.

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and experience as a senior leader, Assistant Head/Deputy Head, or a highly effective Head of Department.
• Strong track record of successful teaching Maths including at KS4.
• Strong understanding of curriculum design, assessment, and evidence‑informed pedagogy.
• Credibility and confidence to influence, challenge and support experienced leaders and teachers.
• Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills, with a collaborative and values‑driven approach.

We offer a strong financial package including access to defined benefit pension schemes (LGPS or TPS), life cover at three times pensionable pay, and 31 days of annual leave for year-round employees. Staff can also benefit from the Cycle to Work scheme, promoting healthy and sustainable commuting.

We invest heavily in staff development through tailored INSET days and high-quality CPD opportunities. Teaching staff benefit from automatic TLR progression, a structured 9-point pay scale (M1 to UPS3), and full TLR payments for part-time colleagues fulfilling full responsibilities.

Our people‑first culture values every colleague. We support wellbeing through the Wisdom app and a free Employee Assistance Programme offering counselling and financial advice. Collaboration is at the heart of our Trust, encouraging shared learning and collective success.

E-ACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.

E-ACT is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.