School Standards and Improvement Leader for Maths

Outwood Grange Academies Trust, Wakefield, WF1 2PF

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter Term

• Closing date

  2 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Head of department or curriculum
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern: Full time: Job Schedule Full time, Standard Teaching Hours
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Full time L13-17

What skills and experience we're looking for

An exceptional opportunity for an accomplished maths leader to lead and influence the maths curriculum provision, standards and outcomes across maths departments in the Outwood Grange Family of Schools.

The Opportunity:

We are incredibly excited to offer a unique leadership role within the Maths School Improvement Team for an inspiring maths leader with a proven track record of raising standards and improving outcomes; this is a critical leadership role for the trust.

We seek a leader with a passion for mathematics education and a drive to transform the learning experience and lives of our students. You need to have deep subject knowledge and pedagogical expertise and current research-informed practice in order to drive systematic, measurable improvement across all academies.

What will you be doing?

The successful candidate will work across a number of academies within a geographical community in the North of England, where you’ll be at the forefront of driving excellence in maths education. You’ll work closely with senior leadership and subject teams as part of an experienced team of school improvement partners, leading and developing maths departments, shaping a curriculum that challenges and inspires students and improving teaching and outcomes for students.

You will join an established team of Maths SSIPs led by our Trust Strategic Lead for Maths as well as playing a role with other subject SSIPs in the development and implementation of our wider secondary curriculum.

This is a permanent, full-time position with the opportunity to make a substantial impact on the maths and wider education of thousands of young people. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the maths education at the heart of a Trust that puts “students first”, strives to demonstrate expertise in our respective roles and is obsessive about attaining the highest standards, thereby transforming students’ life chances.

If you’re ready to bring your expertise and passion to this role that is both challenging and rewarding, we want to hear from you. Join us in our mission to ensure that every student, regardless of their starting point, can achieve their full potential and thrive.

The role centres on driving excellence and consistency in teaching and learning for a specific subject across all allocated schools, in alignment with the Trust's vision.

The Responsibilities

1. Leadership and Development

• Model Leadership: Act as a system and subject leader and role model for subject leaders and teachers, promoting the Trust's pedagogical strategies.
• Improvement: Directly drive improvements in the quality of teaching, learning, and standards through mentoring and coaching.
• Strategy: Take responsibility for an area of the subject strategy or development plan as directed by the wider Subject TSL (Trust Subject Leader).

2. Quality Assurance and Data Management

• Data Analysis: Develop, use, and interpret accurate data on subject performance (Trust, school, cohort, class level) to facilitate targeted intervention and ensure leaders/teachers understand and apply the data effectively.
• Quality Assurance (QA): Support accurate self-evaluation and systematic QA, producing required reports, and ensuring statutory requirements (assessment, exam specifications) are met.
• Compliance: Keep up to date with OFSTED requirements and evidence-informed practice.

3. Professional Growth and Community

• Professional Development (CPD): Lead and develop a community of teachers and leaders, identify subject expertise, and ensure colleagues receive appropriate, ambitious CPD.
• Collaboration: Act as a facilitator/coordinator for new and innovative practice, contribute to the Trust's School Improvement Strategic Plan, and lead/participate in relevant events (e.g., Outwood Institute of Education).
• Visibility & Support: Be a visible, proactive, and approachable ambassador for the Trust, offering support on people and resource management (recruitment, retention) related to the subject.

If you are interested in this role and would like to have an informal conversation or visit to one of our academies then please contact Melanie Lee, Trust Strategic Lead for Maths; phone (07525834098) or emailm.lee@outwood.com

What the school offers its staff

Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).

What will we do for you?

We offer a comprehensive package focused on career development, fair pay, and well-being:

• Competitive Pay & Pension:Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Teachers' Pension Scheme.

• Professional Growth:Access extensive CPD, progression to Masters level, and development via the Outwood Institute of Education and National Institute of Teaching.

• Workload & Support:Committed to a manageable workload via our Workload Charter and guarantee a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.

• Wellbeing & Flexibility:Enhanced occupational leave, flexible family policies, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Take the next step in your professional journey and apply now to access these exceptional development and system-wide impact 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.

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

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Outwood Grange Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Outwood Grange Academies Trust website
• Email address: m.lee@outwood.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/outwood-grange-academies-trust

We are an award-winning multi-academy education trust with passion, purpose and people at our heart. We manage 41 transformative primary, junior, secondary and Post 16 schools up and down the North of England, from Redcar to Nottinghamshire, each celebrating very different identities but driven by a shared vision. Each academy is individually shaped around the community and children it serves.

Arranging a visit to Outwood Grange Academies Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email m.lee@outwood.com.

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