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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. xkybehq 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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