Maths Consultant

St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust, Liverpool, L3 1BY

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Head of department or curriculum
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £69,596 to £76,772 per annum
• Pay scale: L13 - L17

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is seeking an outstanding Maths Consultant to lead a Trust-wide improvement programme at a pivotal stage in our growth and development.

Predominantly school-based and working closely with Headteachers, senior leaders, Heads of Mathematics and classroom teachers, you will provide visible support and leadership across our academies.

This is not a role that advises schools from a distance. It is a hands-on improvement role focused on improving curriculum implementation and raising attainment to drive outcomes across our secondary schools.

Responsibilities of the role:

Curriculum and Improvement:

Lead the Trust’s mathematics improvement strategy, with a clear focus on KS4 attainment, progress, Basics 4+ and Basics 5+.

Develop and implement a stronger SJCMAT KS4 mathematics curriculum, with clear sequencing, progression, fluency, reasoning, problem-solving and examination readiness.

Strengthen assessment and standardisation across KS3 and KS4 so that leaders can identify gaps, misconceptions and examination readiness accurately.

Establish consistent approaches to feedback and mathematical error analysis so that pupils act on feedback and teachers adapt teaching.

Strengthen foundational numeracy, including number sense, calculation fluency, mathematical language and vocabulary, confidence with number and transition from KS2 to KS3.

Report termly on impact, including attainment, progress, Basics, intervention, curriculum implementation, quality-assurance findings and leadership capacity.

Classroom Impact and Pupil Outcomes:

Work directly with pupils through teaching, modelling, diagnostic work, intervention and examination preparation.

Work directly with staff through coaching, co-planning, professional development, curriculum support and leadership challenge.

Improve teaching through focused lesson visits, modelling, co-planning, instructional coaching, diagnostic assessment, hinge questions, responsive teaching and effective feedback.

Lead and quality assure mathematics intervention, including Year 11 raising-attainment plans, small-group tuition and targeted support for disadvantaged pupils, pupils with SEND and pupils with weak prior attainment.

Trust Leadership

Support Trust Reviews, Team Around the School meetings, Board reporting, Education Reports and other quality-assurance activity where mathematics is a key line of enquiry.

Lead the Mathematics Subject Network as a practical improvement mechanism focused on curriculum, assessment, classroom practice, standardisation and outcomes.

Use Trust-wide time to analyse performance, develop resources, coordinate improvement work, lead the network, quality assure implementation and report impact.

Coordinate work with Ark Curriculum Plus, Pearson, Maths Hubs, NCETM and other partners so that external support is coherent and adds value.

Capacity Building:

Support the onboarding of secondary schools joining the Trust by reviewing provision, agreeing priorities with leaders and supporting alignment with SJCMAT expectations in a way that reflects each school’s context.

Develop Heads of Mathematics, second-in-department leaders, teachers and ECTs in each academy so that improvement is owned and sustained by schools, rather than being dependent on one individual.

We are looking for someone who:

Has a proven track record of securing sustained improvement in KS4 mathematics outcomes as a Head of Department or senior leader

Possesses expert knowledge of mathematics pedagogy, assessment and curriculum design across Key Stages 3 and 4

Has experience coaching and developing teachers and leaders at every level.

Can analyse performance data and translate evidence into highly effective improvement strategies

Has the vision and ambition to improve outcomes at scale across a growing family of schools

Shares our commitment to delivering an ambitious curriculum and fostering a culture of success for every child

What the school offers its staff

• An opportunity to shape mathematics education across a growing Catholic Multi Academy Trust
• A role that will grow alongside an ambitious and expanding Catholic Multi Academy Trust
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Funded professional qualifications and sector-leading CPD opportunities

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.

Informal and Confidential Discussion

We recognise that senior leadership opportunities of this nature often prompt questions about the role, the Trust and our exciting growth plans.

For an informal and confidential discussion about the position, please contact:

Michael Gun-Why

Director of Secondary Education

E: DSE@sjcmat.co.uk

T: 07513724907

Commitment to safeguarding

St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we will carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.

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.

SJCMAT Head of Mathematics and Foundational Numeracy.pdf - 354 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust website
• Email address: enquiries@sjcmat.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-joseph-catholic-multi-academy-trust

St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust (SJCMAT) is a growing family of Catholic schools serving communities across the North West, united by a shared mission to provide the highest quality Catholic education for every child. Inspired by Gospel values and the teachings of the Catholic Church, we are committed to ensuring that every young person flourishes academically, spiritually and personally.


As a Trust, we believe that every child deserves access to an ambitious curriculum, exceptional teaching and enriching opportunities that enable them to achieve their full potential, regardless of their starting point or background. Our schools are committed to high standards, strong outcomes and a culture of continual improvement, ensuring that children are equipped with the knowledge, skills and character needed to succeed in modern Britain and contribute positively to society.


SJCMAT is entering an exciting period of sustainable growth, with an expanding family of primary and secondary schools across the Liverpool City Region and beyond. Working in close partnership with the Archdiocese of Liverpool, we are building a collaborative network of schools where expertise, resources and best practice are shared for the benefit of all pupils and communities.


Our Trust is committed to investing in people. We provide high-quality professional development, leadership pathways and career progression opportunities for colleagues at every stage of their careers. Through initiatives such as our Teacher Training Hub and wider workforce development programmes, we are helping to develop the next generation of outstanding teachers, leaders and support professionals.


We are creating a Trust where children thrive, staff are supported to excel, and schools work together to deliver transformational outcomes. As we continue to grow, our ambition remains clear: to become one of the leading Catholic Multi Academy Trusts in the country, providing exceptional education and life-changing opportunities for every child we serve.

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