Job Description
Lead Teacher of Maths & Assessment (SEND) | Southwark | September
Are you an experienced SEND Teacher ready to take the next step into leadership? This Lead Teacher of Maths & Assessment opportunity offers the chance to shape curriculum, drive whole-school assessment practice and make a lasting impact within a highly respected specialist school in Southwark.
This Lead Teacher of Maths & Assessment role is ideal for an ambitious teacher with a strong understanding of SEND education, Mathematics pedagogy and assessment for learning. The successful Lead Teacher of Maths & Assessment will join a specialist setting supporting pupils aged 11–19 with a range of complex needs, including Autism, communication difficulties, physical disabilities and medical needs.
What makes this Lead Teacher of Maths & Assessment role unique is the opportunity to influence practice beyond your own classroom. You will work closely with teachers, therapists and support staff to develop a Maths curriculum that promotes independence, confidence and real-world application, whilst leading a whole-school approach to assessment that genuinely informs teaching and learning.
Inner London MPS/UPS + TLR
What the school can offer a Lead Teacher of Maths & Assessment:
- A genuine leadership opportunity with responsibility across curriculum and assessment
- Small class sizes and highly personalised teaching approaches
- Extensive collaboration with therapists, support staff and external professionals
- A well-established and highly regarded specialist provision
- High-quality CPD and leadership development opportunities
- The opportunity to shape whole-school teaching and assessment practice
- A supportive and experienced leadership team
- A role where the impact of your work is visible every day
The successful Lead Teacher of Maths & Assessment will:
- Hold UK QTS
- Have experience teaching within a SEND or inclusive setting
- Demonstrate strong Maths pedagogy, including functional Maths and small-step learning approaches
- Have experience using assessment effectively to improve pupil outcomes
- Be confident leading and supporting colleagues across the school
- Maintain high expectations for all pupils regardless of need or starting point
- Be committed to inclusion, collaboration and continuous improvement
Your responsibilities as Lead Teacher of Maths & Assessment will include:
- Leading Mathematics across the school
- Driving the development of assessment systems and practice
- Supporting staff with curriculum planning and delivery
- Monitoring pupil progress and outcomes
- Working alongside therapists and wider professionals to support learning
- Contributing to whole-school improvement priorities
- Developing staff confidence in Maths and assessment practices
- Promoting the highest standards of teaching and learning across the school
If you are looking for a Lead Teacher of Maths & Assessment role where you can combine leadership, specialist teaching and meaningful school improvement, this is an exceptional opportunity within a highly respected Southwark SEND school.
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