Trust Director of Mathematics (Secondary)

Pay Scale: L12-16

Location: Across Trust Secondary Schools

Contract: Burgundy Book – Teachers Terms and Conditions

Start Date: 1st September 2025

Reports to: Director of Standards Accountable to: Trust Board

We are excited to advertise for the post of Trust Director of Mathematics (Secondary). This is the first Director of subject role that will work with our Headteachers and Heads of Mathematics Departments to drive forward excellence in mathematics. As the Trust grows, we will seek to appoint a director in each of the core subjects and this is an opportunity to help shape the direction of school improvement in the Trust, as well as mathematics education in each of the schools.

In our recognition that mathematics is one of the cornerstones for children to be able to flourish in life, we are looking to recruit a successful leader of mathematics who has a clear and compelling vision for the teaching of mathematics. The successful candidate will have a proven record of raising outcomes in at least one secondary school and be able to work, motivate and challenge colleagues and students to achieve the highest standards in mathematics education. The successful candidate will shape and embed a forward thinking and engaging curriculum and ensure the delivery of this is of the highest quality. This will involve inspiring, coaching and modelling for the Mathematics departments in the Trust.

We are the first of the Archdiocesan Trusts in Liverpool and it is the will of the Archbishop that all Catholic schools will become part of a small number of Catholic MATs. Pope Francis CMAT was the first of these with four secondary schools (including Christ the King as an Associate member) and four primary schools, with more schools set to join in the near future. In our secondary schools Mathematics is the key priority for improvement.

The post is an outstanding opportunity for a successful leader of Mathematics aspiring to senior leadership to deepen their experience whilst still having a strong classroom presence.

PFCMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we can expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Person Specification

As Director of Mathematics (Secondary), you have responsibility for the quality of individual subject provision, curriculum teaching and assessment for secondary Mathematics across the Trust. You will be jointly accountable for subject performance improvement, attainment and progress in Mathematics. You will work across the Trust’s Secondary Academies where you will work closely with the Senior Leadership and Subject Leadership Teams to accelerate improvement and raise standards. Within your role, you will plan and teach high quality lessons, deliver intervention programmes and challenge and support subject teams to achieve stretching targets for student outcomes. You will analyse performance data to ensure that students are appropriately targeted for support and work across the Trust to ensure consistency of subject quality and delivery throughout the network of Secondary Academies.

Main Responsibilities:

Lead the development of strategies on Secondary Mathematics
Promote and be committed to securing high expectations for learning and the raising of achievement in mathematics within our secondary academies

You will assist with the effective operation of the Mathematics teams, individually and with others, by:

delivering highly effective teaching and impactful intervention
designing curriculum plans appropriate to curricular and exam board requirements
developing schemes of work, resources, teaching and learning strategies
marking work, assessing, recording and reporting student progress
providing a stimulating learning environment

For a full detailed breakdown, please see the attached Recruitment Pack.

Salary & Benefits

Pay Scale: L12-16

Supporting documents

Recruitment Monitoring Form

Recruitment Privacy Notice

Rehabilitation of Offenders

Consent to obtain references

CES Notes to Applicants

Teaching Leadership Application form

Recruitment Pack

Deadline and how to apply

Closing Date: 9am Friday 25th April

Interviews: Week beginning 28th April

To apply for this post your completed application must be submitted to include the following documents:

CES Application Form
CES Consent to Obtain References
CES Monitoring Form
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Disclosure Form
Covering letter stating how your skills and experience meet the job description and person specification

Completed applications should be clearly marked with the post title and returned electronically to louise.jones@pfcmat.org.