Director of Maths

Howden School, Goole, DN14 7AL

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01 September 2025

• Closing date

  14 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  31 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £57,831.00 - £63,815.00 Annually (Actual) L7 - L11

Director of Maths job summary

Howden School is seeking to appoint an outstanding maths practitioner as Director of Maths to lead and further develop our dedicated and ambitious Maths team.

This is an exciting time at Howden School. Very recently Ofsted commented that:

"The school has been on a transformational journey in recent years. As a result, there is a respectful and aspirational culture at Howden School. The school has high expectations for the academic achievement of all pupils."

This role represents a fantastic opportunity to join a school with a clear vision for excellence and a strong ethos of high expectations and mutual respect.

Howden School is part of The Consortium Academy Trust. We are ambitious about the future – creating learning environments and delivering excellence in teaching and learning to provide our young people with the best chance at a successful future. Central to this ambition is our belief in the importance of our people. We are committed to investing in and supporting our staff, who we consider our greatest asset.

As Director of Maths, you will help maintain the ethos of the school by driving our organisational culture and drive. You will be responsible for:

• Raising standards of progress and attainment in mathematics so that students make excellent levels of progress and increase the numbers making outstanding progress in this subject
• Providing strong leadership that results in a mathematics team which provides first class teaching and learning opportunities for students and staff
• Instigate and develop an innovative approach to mathematics that will stimulate all students to achieve their potential, including the most able and most disadvantaged students

About You

The ideal candidate will be an exceptional Maths Teacher with experience teaching KS3 and KS4, as well as a background in managing or leading a high-performing team. They will have a demonstrated history of improving student progress and raising attainment and be skilled in creating and delivering an ambitious Maths curriculum.

What WE can Offer YOU

In return for your skills and experience, we provide a supportive and friendly environment to develop and thrive. We offer all staff access to an excellent pension (TPS); an excellent new staff induction programme; a commitment to high quality continued professional development; and free onsite car parking.

For an informal discussion about this post, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Dawn Mumby (Operations Manager) via 01430 430448 or dmumby@howdenschool.net. For further information and how to apply for this position please visit our website using the following link: Howden School - Working with Us

Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.

We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process because of a disability, condition or impairment. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, please do not hesitate to contact us.

The Consortium Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS disclosure, in line with the usual terms and conditions of employment at The Consortium Academy Trust.

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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Howden School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 699 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Howden School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/howden-school

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