Lead Practitioner in Maths

Neale-Wade Academy, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9PX

54 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  31 May 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  31 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £52,026.00 - £58,857.00 Annually (FTE)

Lead Practitioner in Maths job summary

Location: Neale Wade Academy, March, Cambridgeshire
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: Lead Practitioner L1 - L6 (£52,026 - £58,857)

Shaping great teaching to transform outcomes is at the heart of this role. At Neale Wade Academy in March, we are looking for a Lead Practitioner in Maths who will help raise the quality of teaching across the academy. This role is about modelling excellent practice, coaching colleagues with warmth and clarity, and using insight from data to drive meaningful improvement. It suits someone who combines deep subject expertise with a collaborative spirit, high expectations and a genuine belief that great teaching changes lives. If you want to help others grow while keeping pupils’ progress at the centre, we would love to hear from you.

We welcome applications from existing Lead Practitioners, or from suitably experienced candidates who wish to work towards Lead Practitioner accreditation, with support provided.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

• Model consistently high‑quality teaching, producing resources and demonstrating practice that supports excellent learning.
• Lead coaching, mentoring and training to develop colleagues’ teaching practice and support appraisal processes.
• Use data to identify teaching and pupil needs, implementing targeted strategies to raise achievement.
• Coordinate monitoring and evaluation activities, including observations, learning walks and work scrutinies, to inform improvement planning.
• Research and share best practice, leading on high‑quality professional development across the academy and Trust.

Why Join Our Trust?

• Belong to a compassionate and inclusive trust that values you and the role you play.
• Join an experienced group of people that are fully dedicated to delivering the best for our children.
• Gain access to our VivUp employee benefit system, Cycle to Work scheme and local government pension scheme.

Visits & Contact:

Join us for a guided tour, meet teachers from across our secondary schools, and speak with senior leaders about teaching within the Active Learning Trust

• Thursday 16 April (16:30 - 15:30)
• Thursday 23 April (16:30 - 15:30)

Book your visit online here

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, or for more info, please contact Donna Spendelow, HR & Recruitment Officer, at: dspendelow@neale-wade.org

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

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 Neale-Wade Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1222 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Neale-Wade Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/neale-wade-academy

Neale Wade Academy is an educational establishment for 11 - 18 year old students.

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