Lead Practitioner in Mathematics

Northern Leaders Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3RU

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  1 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  18 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £54,394.00 - £60,145.00 Annually (Actual)

Lead Practitioner in Mathematics job summary

The postholder will be accountable for the following:​

• Improving the outcomes obtained by students in their final examinations with an emphasis on:​

• Modelling the exemplary teaching of students in KS4 by teaching a number of KS classes and interventions​

• Using assessment data to identify individuals or groups of pupils that need targeted support, identifying specific topics that require intervention to raise achievement and implementing this support across the department;​

• Measuring and assessing the impact of interventions to raise achievement for pupils and the quality of teaching ​

• Improving the quality of teaching and learning in the departments with an emphasis on:​

• Modelling consistently high-quality teaching and being able to demonstrate excellent practice to others and produce high-quality teaching materials that support excellent practice​

• Supporting with teachers’ professional development by carrying out regular learning walks, providing feedback and implementing strategies to improve practice​

• Providing mentoring/coaching/ formal support to individual teachers in need of 1-to-1 support to improve their practice​

• Working with the Director and Heads of Department to ensure that staff development needs are identified and that appropriate programmes are designed to meet such needs​

• Delivering relevant CPD to ensure staff are able to develop their pedagogy within the mathematics department​

• Keeping up-to-date with and respond to national developments in the subject area and teaching practice and pedagogy​

• Strategically shaping the KS3 curriculum to close emerging gaps with an emphasis on:​

• Analysing and triangulating emerging gaps from KS4 outcomes, internal data captures and KS2 QLA (where appropriate) to identify common gaps​

• Working with the Director and relevant heads of department to adapt the curriculum to close these gaps​

• Modelling how to adapt lessons to address emerging needs effectively within the classroom​

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

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.

About Northern Leaders Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northern-leaders-trust

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