Assistant Headteacher - Maths, Curriculum and Data
Olive AP Academy - Thurrock, Tilbury, RM18 7AX17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
16 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
29 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £59,213 - £65,188 (Leadership 7-11 Fringe)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you share our determination to give the most vulnerable children and young people the best chances to succeed and thrive in their adult lives?
We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Assistant Headteacher to lead on Maths, Curriculum and Data. The successful candidate will work collegiately as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team; work with the Head of Academy to provide strategic oversight of the whole school curriculum; and ensure robust assessment practices are embedded to effectively monitor and evaluate pupil progress.
We are looking for a dynamic leader who is committed to working collaboratively, has a proven track record of raising standards, and shares our ambition to deliver excellence for every pupil.
What the school offers its staff
Olive Academies Benefits Package
Further details about the role
We are looking for an Assistant Headteacher – Maths, Curriculum and Data who will:
- work collegiately as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team to support, challenge and influence the key stakeholders to realise the strategic vision of the academy
- work with the Head of Academy and other members of the Senior Leadership Team to plan and deliver the steps needed on the journey to Outstanding
- lead by example, provide inspiration and motivation and embody the vision, core values, purpose and leadership
- work with the Head of Academy and Deputy Headteacher to make sure that the Olive Way of teaching, learning and assessment is fully realised
- work with the Head the Academy on strategic oversight of whole school curriculum, ensuring that students have the opportunity to access a broad and balanced range of subjects and meaningful qualifications
- work with the leadership team and with staff to ensure the successful implementation of the school improvement strategy including the delivery of effective CPD
- lead the further development of an ambitious and comprehensive Maths curriculum to ensure that students make rapid progress from varied starting points and achieve appropriate qualifications
- ensure that the curriculum is aligned to the trust’s aims and ambitions and has the social, emotional and mental health of students at its core
- work with the SENDCo to ensure the curriculum offer for Maths successfully meets the needs of our SEND students
- ensure the successful implementation of the curriculum through effective leadership of teaching and learning in Maths
- demonstrate effective leadership and coach teachers and other staff to engender best practice
- line manage key staff providing them with support and challenge to instil a strong sense of accountability
- monitor the impact of the Maths curriculum through quality assurance activities and use the information to plan a cycle of continuous improvement
- under the guidance of the Head of Academy, ensure that rigorous assessment is used effectively to evaluate progress at an individual and cohort level
- sustain a current knowledge of developments in strategy, thinking and pedagogy in your subject area and ensure this is used in the development of all staff who are involved in the teaching of Maths
- take responsibility for own professional development by actively engaging with and seeking opportunities for learning and development
- demand ambitious standards for students to positively improve their life chances
- model creativity, integrity and resilience, taking into account your own wellbeing and that of those around you
- work with the Head of Academy and key stakeholders to implement existing Quality of Education systems and processes within the academy
- contribute to the successful implementation of academy systems and processes so that there is a positive impact on the quality of education for individuals
- inspire, challenge, motivate and empower others to attain ambitious outcomes
- demonstrate the highest quality of teaching and learning and assessment through own practice
- be committed to tackling disadvantage and improving every student’s wellbeing and life chances
- work closely with colleagues to produce high-quality learning resources and plan learning activities
- link lessons to the PHSE curriculum, the world of work, British values, and SMSC where appropriate
- use student data to inform classroom practice and planning
- assess and give students regular feedback in line with the OA marking and feedback policy
- facilitate good progress and positive outcomes - inspire, motivate and challenge our students
- direct the work of other staff in the classroom to maximise their impact on learning
- set expectations and maintain a positive and safe learning environment
- use the ‘Dare to be Olive’ approach to ensure that high expectations for behaviour are maintained
- act on child protection concerns immediately; read, understand, and implement OA’s safeguarding policy and procedures, and Keeping Children Safe in Education
- be a role model for our students, showing leadership, resilience, and empathy
- coach a group of students, mentoring them through their time at the academy
- work with parents, carers, schools and outside agencies to ensure each student’s needs are best met
- fulfil wider professional responsibilities
- support the trust’s values and ethos by contributing to the development and implementation of policies, practices, and procedures
- work closely with our headteacher, staff, parents/carers and students to deliver our strategic vision and help make our ambitious plans for the academy a reality
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to susie.tyler@oliveacademies.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Olive AP Academy - Thurrock
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 56 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Olive AP Academy - Thurrock website
- Email address
- susie.tyler@oliveacademies.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01708 853781
Our alternative provision academy is based in Tilbury in Thurrock and has up to 96 students aged between 11 and 16 on roll at one time. The academy was graded as 'Good' in all areas following its last Ofsted inspection in December 2018. Our brand new building opened to staff and students in summer 2017. The academy facilities include purpose-built kitchens, computing suites, music studio, science labs, workshop and multi-sports pitch.
Our staff supports young people who have been placed at the academy for a period of intervention work, following a permanent exclusion from a mainstream school. The academy also supports young people with medical needs.
Arranging a visit to Olive AP Academy - Thurrock
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email susie.tyler@oliveacademies.org.uk.
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