Associate Assistant Headteacher - Mathematics Specialist
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 2XG12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
18 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
6 May 2026
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
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Scale, L10-L12 (£64,691 - £67,898)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Key Responsibilities:
The Associate Assistant Headteacher- Mathematics Specialist is expected to:
Act as Associate Assistant Headteacher – Mathematics Specialist, supporting the strategic development of high qualityteaching and curriculum delivery within the Mathematics Department leading to rapid improvement inmathematics outcomes for all pupils.
Drive the improvement of foundational numeracy across the school, ensuring numeracy is consistently andeffectively embedded across all subject areas, leading to a culture of Numeracy is everyone's responsibility.
Act as Associate Assistant Headteacher, supporting the strategic development of high-quality teaching andcurriculum delivery across the wider school.
Support the development and implementation of effective teaching and learning strategies through coaching,collaboration, and sharing of best practices.
Model outstanding classroom practice and maintain a clear focus on delivering high-quality teaching andlearning for all pupils.
Work collaboratively with middle and senior leaders to support whole-school improvement priorities,particularly in relation to teaching, learning, and numeracy.
Act as a senior leadership link for a designated year group, providing strategic oversight and support to thepastoral leader to promote high standards of behaviour, wellbeing, attendance, and pupil outcomes.
Support and challenge the pastoral leader in implementing effective pastoral systems and interventions,contributing to a positive and inclusive school culture.
Research, evaluate, and promote innovative curricular and pedagogical approaches, using educational researchand external evidence to inform practice.
Alongside the Curriculum Leader for Mathematics, develop high-quality teaching materials and support thedesign of an ambitious and coherent Mathematics curriculum across all key stages.
Use internal and external performance data to evaluate pupil progress and attainment, and to inform targetedinterventions and improvement strategies.
Coach and support teachers, including underperforming staff, to improve classroom practice and pupiloutcomes.
Contribute to the design and delivery of focused, measurable CPD that strengthens teaching practice across theschool.
Alongside the Curriculum Leader for Mathematics, monitor, review, and evaluate the quality of teaching and learning in Mathematics and, where appropriate, across other subjects to support school improvement.
Undertake a teaching timetable within subject specialism in line with the needs of the school.
Facilitate and participate in lesson observations, providing constructive feedback and sharing effective practice.
Lead the development of enrichment opportunities in Mathematics and Numeracy to deepen learning and challenge the most able pupils, fostering a love of mathematics.
Promote and develop strategies that embed independent learning and resilience in pupils.
Deliver demonstration lessons and model innovative and highly effective pedagogical approaches.
What the school offers its staff
Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trustis the first of the permanent Catholic Multi Academy Trusts(CMATs) set up by the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
PFCMATaims to provide the very best Catholic education for theyoung people in our schools. We are enabling schools, aspiration and faith to flourish by: ‘UpliftingHearts, Inspiring Minds’.
Being part of a Trust is like a family of schools at which you are always welcome, and which help eachother to provide better opportunities for all staff, pupils and our local communities.
Our aim is to facilitate Catholic schools to retain their identity and history but to be supported by amulti academy trust that offers systems, services and a policy framework that allows all its schoolsand academies to flourish. Pope Francis CMAT ensures all students receive an excellent Catholiceducation, knowing more, remembering more and achieving the best outcomes they can.
What We Can Offer
We recognise that employee wellbeing and work-life balance are essential to thriving in the workplace.
The Trust places a high value on providing a range of benefits for all colleagues, beyond the essentialsof receiving professional recognition, networking and CPD, commensurate financial reward and jobsatisfaction.
Further information about the job
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
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
- School type
- Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 757 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy website
- Email address
- l.worthington@seaca.pfcmat.org
- Phone number
- 01514778770
At Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy, our mission is to become the number one school of choice in the local area. It will be a school characterised first and foremost by our faith and strength of our Catholic community. We will be recognised for having an exceptional curriculum
that provides pupils with powerful academic knowledge and the character development they need to really 'Live life to the full'.
Arranging a visit to Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email l.worthington@seaca.pfcmat.org.
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