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Position:  Head of Maths
Location: Norton College, Worcester, WR5 2BA
Salary: Up to £48,000 per annum depending on experience ( not pro rata )
Hours: 35 Hours per Week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent | Term Time only
Start: February 2026

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

Norton College is seeking an experienced, driven, and inspirational Head of Maths to join our Senior Leadership Team. This is a unique opportunity for a passionate leader who believes in the power of education to transform lives and wants to make a lasting difference for young people with complex needs.

At Norton College, ambition is for everyone. You will champion our core values while shaping a Maths curriculum that is creative, accessible, and relevant, enabling pupils to build confidence, independence, and real-world skills.

About the Role

As Head of Maths, you will lead the strategic vision for Maths across Key Stage 4, driving excellence in teaching, learning, and outcomes. You will model outstanding practice, inspire your team, and ensure that Maths is delivered in a way that meets individual needs while maintaining high expectations.

Working as part of the Senior Leadership Team, you will play a key role in whole-school improvement—empowering colleagues, strengthening provision, and ensuring every pupil receives a meaningful and ambitious Maths education.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and quality-assure the KS4 Maths curriculum, ensuring it is ambitious, coherent, and tailored to SEN learners
• Plan, deliver, and evaluate high-quality lessons for individuals and small groups, aligned with national expectations and EHCP targets
• Coordinate teaching, assessment, and tracking across key stages, using data and benchmarks to drive improvement
• Lead, coach, and develop Maths teachers, LSAs, and support staff while promoting high standards of teaching, learning, and professional conduct
• Model creative, practical, and multi-sensory approaches to Maths learning
• Lead subject-specific training and contribute to whole-school CPD
• Support the welfare and holistic development of KS4 pupils, ensuring EHCP outcomes are met and attending EHCP reviews and multi-agency meetings
• Maintain accurate records, safeguarding compliance, and contribute to a safe, positive, and well-organised learning environment
• Oversee resources, planning, and curriculum documentation for the Maths department
• Contribute to whole-school supervision duties, briefings, and debriefs

Experience & Qualifications Required

Essential

• Degree-level qualification
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Proven experience teaching within an education setting
• Strong understanding of SEN practice, legislation, and frameworks
• Knowledge of national curriculum requirements in Maths

Desirable

• Experience teaching learners with complex needs, SEMH, or neurodiversity
• Experience leading a subject or contributing to curriculum development

About us

Norton College is a specialist school for secondary students aged 11-19 in Worcester and Tewkesbury.

Norton College is a specialist independent provider that aims to positively support young people who have a range of complex learning needs through vocational courses and bespoke learning packages.

We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why join Acorn Education?

We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales

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