Director of Maths
Witton Park Academy, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 6TD17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
6 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
19 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £64691.00 - £71330.00
Director of Maths job summary
We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Director of Mathematics to take responsibility for the overall quality of education in Mathematics at Witton Park Academy. This role has been newly created to drive standards of Mathematics up across the school, to raise the attainment of all pupils and to create a strong, well led and successful department.
The successful candidate will direct all aspects of Mathematics across the school and ensure the implementation of an effective Mathematics curriculum. The role calls for an experienced leader who has a strong pedagogical knowledge and the vision and experience to diminish the gap of disadvantage and remove barriers that may prevent young people from securing success. The successful candidate should have a passion for working in areas of high deprivation and be keen to improve the life chances of all pupils.
This position requires an experienced middle and/or senior leader with a proven track record in outstanding classroom practice and substantial experience of achieving successful outcomes for pupils of all prior attainment levels. The ability to improve, challenge, and support colleagues, coupled with drive and enthusiasm and an uncompromising pursuit of high standards of pupil behaviour and attainment, are also essential for this post.
We are committed to:
- Safeguarding and putting children at the heart of everything we do. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment safeguarding checks, including on line checks.
- Supporting flexible working for all roles and welcome applications from those who wish to work flexibly.
- Eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We are committed to a workplace which is free from discrimination and harassment and we strive to create an inclusive environment where all employees feel they achieve, belong and collaborate.
Due to the nature of this role, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and requires enhanced DBS certificate/barred list check. It is an offence to apply for a role in regulated activity if you are on a barred list.
If you have any difficulties accessing our recruitment portal or completing the application form please contact 01924 907319.
About the School
We are extremely proud of our school; the achievements of our pupils, the expertise, the dedication of our staff, our outstanding facilities and our reputation as a centre of excellence. Our ultra-modern school buildings allow our pupils to flourish in facilities for learning that truly does enable us to trail blaze innovative learning – from the bright and attractive classrooms to the fully equipped outside play areas, the facilities allow our pupils to fully explore their talents and to shine in those areas that they most enjoy.
A building, however, is only as good as the people working within; we believe we have some of the best students and teachers in the world. Staff and pupils benefit from the investment we place in their development: as well as playing a key part in supporting other schools through the Achievement through Collaboration Trust, we have a variety of external partners from Google, The Schools, Students and Teacher Network, and with University College London. Partnerships like these create opportunities for all members of our team.
About the Trust
Achievement through Collaboration is a Trust with a purpose! We want our children, our staff and our schools to Achieve, Belong and Collaborate.
To achieve our purpose, we know there are things we need to get right!
Through a clear definition and articulation of the values and beliefs of Achievement through Collaboration, we’ve built an organisation with children at the heart of everything we do. Our schools have the individuality to make the right choices for their pupils, staff and communities within a culture of collaboration.
Our Trust Board owns the strategic plan, holding the executive team to account to deliver it whilst delegating the correct things to the Local Governing Bodies. LGBs are supported to build their role around the children, parents and staff of their individual school whilst expressing the “we” of the Trust.
Key to maintaining our successful educational standards is a clear trust wide school improvement strategy/plan that meets the needs of every school wherever they are on their journey. Our Trust Wide strategy for capturing the most effective practice and transmitting it between more classrooms is in place and underpinned by a workforce talent management strategy that facilitates staff development and deployment.
A strong central team connects the academies enabling leaders and teachers to concentrate on educational delivery. Achievement through Collaboration is financially stable which enables the strategic allocation of resources that enables standards to be maintained and improvements to be achieved.
We believe that all children, staff and schools benefit from belonging to a family of schools within a strong collaborative multi-academy trust. We are an outward organisation, we embrace innovation and opportunities that benefit our pupils. AtC has invested in staff to build capacity to collaborate with other schools and we are now actively looking to grow further.
If you share our values and are committed to ensuring that our children at Witton children have the opportunity to acquire the knowledge, skills and character to shape future success for themselves and their world, we look forward to hearing from you.
Jane Chambers
Chief Executive Officer
Safeguarding Information
AtC Trust and its Schools are committed to safeguarding children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service which will require you to disclose all unspent/unfiltered criminal convictions.
Achievement Through Collaboration Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination, and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We understand how important choosing the right school is and so, on behalf of our children and staff, we warmly invite you to visit our school and experience for yourself the quality of education we offer.
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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Witton Park Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1312 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Witton Park Academy website
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