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Head of Maths

Continu Plus Academy, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 7FB

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• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  7 July 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  5 June 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern: Full time: Mon, Tue & Thursday 8:30 - 3:30 Wednesday 8:30 - 4:30 Friday 8:30 - 2
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: <1 to UPS3
• Additional allowances:

  £6000 TLR

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and experience

• Graduate in degree subject relevant to the post
• QTS
• Previous experience working in schools
• Experience of working with vulnerable children and their families
• Successful teaching experience in KS3/4
• Good honours degree in relevant subject
• Successful teaching of exam courses
• Experience as a form tutor

Teaching

Ability to

• Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge students
• Promote good progress and outcomes by students
• Demonstrate strong subject and curriculum knowledge
• Plan and teach well-structured lessons
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students
• Make accurate and productive use of assessment
• Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a positive and safe learning environment
• Subject and curriculum knowledge relevant to the role, and apply the effectively in supporting teachers and pupils
• Understanding of effective teaching methods

Skills and abilities

• Ability to work well with colleagues
• Effective communication skills both written and oral
• Good ICT skills and able to use relevant applications
• Knowledge of effective teaching and learning strategies
• A good understanding of how children learn
• Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils and adults
• Skills and expertise in understanding the needs of all pupils
• Knowledge of how to help adapt and deliver support to meet individual needs
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Active listening skills
• The ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils
• Knowledge of guidance and requirements around safeguarding
• Knowledge of effective behaviour management strategies
• Understanding of roles and responsibilities within the classroom and whole school context

Wider professional responsibilities

Ability to

• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school
• Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues, knowing how and when to draw on advice and specialist support
• Deploy support staff effectively
• Take responsibility for improving teaching through appropriate professional development, responding to advice and feedback from colleagues
• communicate effectively with parents with regard to students’ achievements and well-being
• Knowledge of how to support learners in accessing the curriculum in accordance with the SEND code of practice
• Have good skills and knowledge of how to work with children who have experienced trauma and adverse childhood experiences
• Understand the importance of maintaining professional boundaries
• Evidence of extracurricular contribution in current role

Professional knowledge and understanding

• Knowledge and understanding of current developments in the relevant area of the curriculum and assessment
• Understanding of the process of staff appraisal
• Understanding of successful behaviour management strategies
• Understanding of a teacher’s duty of care and safeguarding
• Good understanding and use of assessment to maximise progress
• Evidence of strong commitment to own professional development

Motivation and personality

• Ability to cope with the duties and responsibilities of the post
• Stamina, drive, resilience, energy, enthusiasm and determination to succeed
• Good team worker
• Ability to demonstrate sound and balanced judgement, and flexibility
• Understanding and sensitivity
• Ability to establish relationships built on trust
• Ability to promote excellence
• Commitment to and belief in the equal value of all students

Other

• A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils and promoting the ethos and values of the school
• High expectations for children
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
• Sensitivity and understanding, to help build good relationships with pupils
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Resilience
• High emotion intelligence
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
• Commitment to safeguarding and equality

What the school offers its staff

We offer a wonderful place to work where everyday is different.

Free Food and Drink

Free Parking

Free Counselling

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Responsibility and Accountability

Subject leadersare directly responsible to their designated Line Manager. They are also accountable to parents, the line manager, the Head teacher and Senior Leadership Team.

Responsibility and accountability relate both to quality of teaching, the quality of learning and to student outcomes.

• To improve teaching and learning for students who present classroom challenges within the Maths.
• To provide resources for students with SEMH needs or who are at risk of exclusion.
• To deliver training for school staff to develop the understanding and skills involved in successfully teaching SEMH/SEN pupils.
• To deliver a Maths CPD program for school staff.
• To be responsible for the schools Maths curriculum and the effective running of a Maths department.

Key Policies and Guidance

Consistency around the things which really matter lie at the heart of our students’ success. Every subject teacher is required to know and to observe the key policies which set out the school’s expectations of its teachers. These are:

• Our School Behaviour Policy
• Learning and Teaching Policy
• Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation Policy
• Prerequisites of a CPA Lesson
• Using ICT to improve learning policy
• Setting and mixed ability teaching guidelines.
• Inclusion
• G&T
• RWCM

A number of other policies and procedures, designed to assist subject teachers are available in shared areas and on the school website.

Relationships

The teacher functions at the centre of a network of relationships which include:

• students in their teaching groups
• parents
• the subject teaching team as whole
• support staff, including learning coaches
• the school SENCO and Student Support Staff
• Senior Leadership Team
• All colleagues in and outside of school

Main Purpose

As our Maths teacher and a vital part of our team, we require you to work closely with the Senior Leadership Team, and whole staff to help create, teach and quality assure our school curriculum that inspires students to become effective lifelong learners by:

• Be responsible for the learning and achievement of all students in allocated classes ensuring equality of opportunity for all.
• Be accountable for achieving the highest possible standards in student progress and attainment.
• Be responsible for creating and maintaining a positive Climate for Learning.
• Ensuring high standards of teaching and learning for all students in every lesson at the main site and in delivering lessons in a variety of external settings.
• Take part in the school development planning process to review and plan for year on year improvement.
• Playing a full role in the delivery of the Academy’s enrichment curriculum.
• Collaborating effectively with partner schools to ensure a smooth transition for new students.
• Being an advocate and enthusiastic user of the Academy’s information technology systems.
• To meet all of the required Teaching Standards.
• Treat students with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher’s professional position.
• Work proactively and effectively in collaboration and partnership with learners, parents/carers, governors, other staff and external agencies in the best interests of students.
• Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school.

Duties and responsibilities

All teachers are required to carry out the duties of a schoolteacher as set out in the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document. Teachers should also have due regard to the Teacher Standards (2021). Teachers’ performance will be assessed against the teacher standards as part of the appraisal process as relevant to their role in the school.

Teaching and Learning

Undertake a designated programme of teaching using a variety of delivery methods appropriate to student needs and demands of the syllabus and which will stimulate learning and is in line with Weston Road pedagogy.

• Be responsible for the preparation and development of teaching materials, teaching programmes and tutor programmes as appropriate.
• Be aware of students’ capabilities, their prior knowledge and plan teaching and differentiate appropriately to build on these, demonstrating knowledge and understanding of how students learn.
• Assist in the identification of resource needs and the efficient/effective use of physical resources, including classrooms.
• Ensure that teaching is broad, balanced, relevant, motivational and appropriately differentiated in order to maximise the academic potential of all students.
• Plan and communicate the role of learning support staff in the classroom, liaising with them as appropriate.
• Identify and act upon department priorities in collaboration with line management in order to build and lead a cohesive and highly effective team; complete all team appraisal and quality assurance in accordance with academy policy.
• Contributing to discussions on course selection and implementation.
• Ensure that assessment is both regular and thorough and that full records of assessment and intervention strategies are kept.
• Be accountable for the attainment, progress and outcomes of students taught.
• Have a clear understanding of the needs of all students, including those with special educational needs; gifted and talented; EAL; disabilities; and be able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of numeracy and literacy including the correct use of spoken English.
• Use an appropriate range of observation, assessment, monitoring and recording strategies as a basis for setting challenging learning objectives for students of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions, monitoring learners’ progress and levels of achievement.
• Make accurate and productive use of assessment to secure students’ progress.
• Give students regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, and encourage students to respond to the feedback effectively, reflect on progress, their emerging needs and to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study.
• Assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and achievement of students and maintain such records as required.
• Set homework and plan other out-of-class activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge and understanding students have acquired as appropriate.
• Promote the students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development in line with school and curriculum area priorities.
• Participate in arrangements for examinations and assessments within the remit of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document.

Behaviour and Safety

• Establish a safe, purposeful and stimulating environment for students, rooted in mutual respect and a framework for discipline with a range of strategies, using praise, sanctions and rewards consistently and fairly and in line with the school behaviour policy.
• Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to students’ needs in order to inspire, motivate and challenge students.
• Maintain good relationships with students, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary.
• Undertake supervision duties at break/lunch and immediately before/after school as set out in the annual duty rotas.

To provide a secure and safe learning environment for all students so that they develop into self-confident and self-motivated learners by:

• Contributing to the delivery of the ContinU Plus Academy vision.
• Contributing to assemblies and enrichment in a way which supports the Academy ethos.
• Maintaining the highest standards of student behaviour so that all students are able to learn effectively.
• Providing a proactive presence around the school embodying the Academy’s high expectations to students and staff.
• Ensuring productive communication with parents so that they remain well informed about their children’s progress and achievements as well as any incidents of poor behaviour.
• To uphold and actively support the Academy’s policies and procedures on the safeguarding of young people.

To set challenging targets for all students and staff, and provide the support, guidance and accountability framework necessary to achieve these targets by:

• Implementing whole school and departmental student assessment systems which enable student underachievement to be identified and acted upon at an early stage.
• Coordinating effective intervention strategies which support students so that they make the progress that is expected of them.
• 3. Identifying excellent practice within the department and coordinating the sharing of practice through a planned and systematic timetable of observations, collaborative planning and team teaching.

Commitment to safeguarding

ContinU Plus Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and
volunteers to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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About Continu Plus Academy

• School type: Free Schools, Does not apply, ages 11 to 17
• School size: 34 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 17
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Continu Plus Academy website
• Email address: cmurphy@cpa.worcs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01562822463
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/continu-plus-academy

We are an "Outstanding" Alternative Free School in the beautiful county of Worcestershire, teaching secondary school aged pupils in a warm nurturing environment.

Arranging a visit to Continu Plus Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cmurphy@cpa.worcs.sch.uk.

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