Head of Mathematics
David Nieper Academy, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7JA7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
27 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
17 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS or UPS plus TLR1a
Head of Mathematics job summary
The Role
To be a full and contributing member of the Maths Faculty and the Academy.
The Maths Faculty at David Nieper Academy teaches both Mathematics and Statistics at key stages 3, 4 & 5 as well as leading on whole school numeracy.
In Key Stage 3 & 4, students follow a spiral Mastery Mathematics curriculum which covers the subject content requirements of:
Key Stage 3 Mathematics & Statistics
GCSE Mathematics
Level 2 Further Mathematics (more able year 11)
The Mathematics Faculty at David Nieper Academy
At Key Stage 5, we have a GCSE Maths resit group we also introduced A-Level Maths in September 2021 and we are looking forward to developing our A-Level curriculum.
We use the Teaching for Mastery approach within our Key Stage 3 & 4 Mathematics curriculum and the maths team work together to collaboratively plan lessons that develop a deep and lasting understanding of mathematical procedures and concepts. Lessons are designed to have a high-level of teacher-student and student-student interaction and students are taught to use mathematics creatively to solve problems and explore multiple representations and methods within maths lessons.
Employability is embedded into our maths curriculum, and we use examples of how Mathematics and Statistics are used in other subject areas across the Academy as well as within different industries and aspects of everyday life to enable students to make links and develop an understanding of why we learn Mathematics.
We are actively involved in the local NCETM Maths Hub providing plenty of opportunities for subject specific professional development and involvement in national projects & working groups. Through our engagement with the NCETM this year, members of the Maths Faculty have accessed a wide range of CPD opportunities and have worked collaboratively with other local schools to improve the teaching of Mathematics.
This is an immensely exciting time to join this relatively new faculty on our drive to promote a love for Mathematics and dispel the myth that some people “just can’t do maths”. Our Teaching Mastery approach is proving popular with our students and more students than ever are engaged in their maths lessons and are encouraged by the belief that everyone can do maths. You will be working collaboratively as part of a supportive team who are committed to developing our own subject pedagogy and building a curriculum that ensures all students can succeed.
General Role Responsibilities – Head of Mathematics
Working with the Deputy Headteacher
Effective leadership and management all aspects of the Mathematics Faculty, allowing every student to thrive academically and socially
To have a thorough understanding of the mathematics curriculum and recent changes
To act as a role model for all faculty staff, providing ongoing support, training and challenge
To quality assure all aspects of the faculty provision acting on the findings
To have a continuous oversight of the academic progress and behaviour of all students within the faculty working at all times to the achievement of outstanding student progress and attainment
To monitor and evaluate learner experience and quality of teaching in the faculty.
Specific Responsibilities
Teacher
To teach Maths across all key stages
To be a form tutor
To contribute to the co-curricular life of the school
Participate in the academy Performance Management arrangements
Leadership and management
Write a faculty development plan, set teaching and academic targets and embed a meaningful monitoring and review process
Act as a performance manager discussing, agreeing and reviewing targets with staff
Participate in recruitment and selection activities
Assist in the professional development of teachers
Supervise and support beginner teachers and NQTs
Prepare and present information for the faculty for governor reports, as required
Develop strong employer partnerships
Manage the faculty budget to ensure value for money and impact on teaching, learning and attainment
Maintain regular and productive communication with students, parents, colleagues and partners
Wider academy leadership
Contribute as a Middle Leader to the wider academy leadership
Provide opportunities for staff to grow and develop
Set a high standard through personal example
Contribute in a variety of ways to the day to day running of the academy
Promote the public image of the academy and support academy events
Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Develop all teachers within the faculty to ensure teaching is consistently good and outstanding
Direct and supervise the work of teaching assistants to ensure value for money and highly effective provision
Quality assure the teaching, learning and assessment across the faculty
Provide content for and where necessary deliver high quality student interventions
Ensure that all tracking and reporting data is completed in a timely manner
Moderate and quality assure all tracking and reporting data
Analyse ongoing tracking data preparing appropriate summary reports
Plan and teach engaging and challenging lessons that pave the way for success in school and life
Meet the needs of all learners by consistently planning and teaching carefully differentiated lessons
Contribute to Faculty planning and the creation and updating of schemes of work
Use regular, measurable and significant assessments of teaching
Set and mark appropriate homework
Complete all reporting on time
Closely monitor progress and attainment of all students and use it to inform teaching
Provide content for and, where necessary, deliver high quality student interventions with direction from the Head of Faculty
Work hard to ensure that all students achieve or exceed targets
Maintain regular and productive communication with parents about their child’s progress, behaviour and development, including attending after school parent meetings as required
Curriculum
Develop and implement schemes of work for all Key Stages that inspire, challenge and enable students to make progress and achieve highly
Analyse progress and attainment data to make data-driven changes to curriculum design, and student interventions
Develop the use of ICT in the faculty to ensure students’ IT knowledge and skills are developed in a relevant and effective manner
Design, set and quality assure regular, meaningful and measurable assessments and homework for students
Maintain accurate student data that can be used to make teaching more effective
Produce and contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individuals and groups of students
Personal characteristics:
1. Outstanding classroom practitioner
2. Hardworking
3. Enthusiastic
4. Resilient
5. Ability to inspire and lead others
6. A strong team player
7. Solution focused, looking for positive outcomes
8. Good sense of humour
Other
Undertake professional development as agreed with academy leaders
Perform additional duties and tasks required for the effective operation of the school as directed by the Headteacher.
Benefits
We are committed to investing in our staff and their development as part of this, you will have access to ongoing training, support and mentoring.
The support of a growing Multi Academy Trust in continuing to develop the school.
Working collaboratively with our growing cluster of schools and the local community.
The support of very effective and knowledgeable Trustees and Academy Governors.
Free access to Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme.
Free onsite Parking.
Generous discount at the David Nieper Ltd factory shop.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Governing Body is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people, so all staff appointments are subject to employment checks and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Candidates should indicate an acceptance of, and a commitment to, the Academy’s policies in relation to equality and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
It is an offence to apply for this role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Please follow the below link to view the Christopher Nieper Education Trust Safeguarding/Child Protection Policy https://davidnieper.academy/about-us/academy-policies/
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About David Nieper Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 775 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- David Nieper Academy website
Our Academy is sponsored by the Christopher Nieper Education Trust (previously David Nieper Education Trust), together with local employer partners, who are highly committed in supporting the development and achievements of our students. With a clearly defined approach to teaching, applied learning and brand-new purpose-built facilities, which opened in February 2017, we believe that this is a truly exciting time to join the academy. We are a growing academy now of 780 students 11-18 and will soon be at our full capacity of 850 students 11-18. This role is a new post due to our growing pupil numbers. Our September 2022 Ofsted Inspection graded the academy as ‘Good in all areas’, a fantastic improvement from the ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating when we took over the academy - and we endeavour to build on this as we grow and develop further. We are currently the only academy within the Trust however the Trust is likely to grow in the very near future with a number of other schools actively looking to join.
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