Head of Maths

King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1DY

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  11 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • 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
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: UPS
• Additional allowances:

  GSKEB TLR1d - £17,216.00

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a motivated and effective leader to:

• Lead and develop the Maths department to secure excellent progress and attainment across Key Stages 3 and 4.
• Design and implement a coherent, sequenced Maths curriculum that builds fluency, reasoning and problem solving.
• Improve teaching and assessment so misconceptions are identified and addressed at point of learning.
• Line‑manage and develop staff, deploy specialist expertise equitably and grow departmental capacity.
• Use data precisely to set targets, monitor impact and evaluate interventions (including for disadvantaged and SEND students).
• Promote numeracy across the school and lead enrichment, transition and partnership work with primary and post‑16 providers.

The successful candidate will:

• Have Qualified Teacher Status and a proven record of excellent classroom practice and improving student outcomes in Maths.
• Have experience of leading or acting as second in department (desirable) with strong curriculum and assessment knowledge.
• Be skilled in coaching, performance management and targeted CPD to raise colleagues’ classroom practice.
• Demonstrate strong data‑analysis skills, excellent communication, and the ability to foster a collaborative, inclusive department aligned to our STRIVE values.

What the school offers its staff

Why work with us

• This is a school that invests in staff and promotes internal career development.
• We have a strong commitment to professional development and evidence‑informed practice.
• There is a supportive SLT with clear strategic priorities linked to the school’s vision.
• There are opportunities to lead transition, enrichment and connections across the King Edward VI Multi Academy Trust.

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.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Head of Maths.pdf - 109 KB (opens in new tab)

About King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 815 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys website
• Email address: recruitment@knbs.co.uk
• Phone number: 0121 628 0010
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-edward-vi-king-s-norton-school-for-boys

At King Edward VI King’s Norton School for Boys, we are proud of our journey and, with over 100 years of history, our school has many great traditions that live on in our ethos today. We maintain the best of these traditions and enhance them with the latest educational practice; this provides us with a blend of traditional values with a forward-looking approach to learning.

We are part of the King Edward VI Multi Academy Trust, which is a diverse family of schools serving Birmingham. The trust supports the school in our shared aim and values; to make Birmingham the best place to be educated.

To achieve this it is essential that we add value, academically, personally and culturally to our students journey. We are proud of our curriculum, teaching, learning and the results they enable our students to achieve. We are proud of our students and the way they develop as individuals through their interactions and experiences. We are proud of the range of opportunities that we offer which take our students out of their comfort zone and help them to build character, self-worth and resilience.

Aspiration is essential to all of this; it is the key to continually striving for improvement. Our motto is:

“Humani Semper Contendimus”. – ‘we humans are always striving’

It drives us in providing the highest quality, well-rounded education for the boys we serve.

Arranging a visit to King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@knbs.co.uk.

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