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<p><strong>Reports to: </strong>Head of Programmes and Product Management</p>
<p><strong>Location: </strong>West London – currently operating an agile working policy with one core day (Wednesday) in the office</p>
<p><strong>Contract: </strong>Permanent</p>
<p><strong>Pattern: </strong>Full Time (standard hours 9am – 5.30pm)</p>
<p><strong>Closing date: </strong>21/12/2022 at 10am</p>
<p><strong>Interviews: </strong>Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised</p>
<p><strong>Salary: </strong>£50,000 to £65,000 (depending on experience)</p>
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<p><strong>About the role:</strong></p>
<p>This role is a great opportunity to influence and support the maths teaching of thousands of teachers, transforming the maths learning experience of tens of thousands of students. As the Head of Secondary Maths at Ark Curriculum Plus (AC+) you will lead and be accountable for the reach and sustainability of KS3 and KS4 Mathematics Mastery programmes, and for the impact of the programmes on teachers and pupils.</p>
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<p>You will build the AC+ maths external profile, sharing our thinking on curriculum, assessment and professional development design and building strong advocates for AC+ and the Mathematics Mastery approaches.</p>
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<p>You will manage the continual improvement strategy with Ark Schools for the relevant programmes, including regular teacher panels, Ark network days and school visits. </p>
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<p>You will maintain a deep understanding of current users’ experience and assess the Maths education market, in order to develop a pipeline for new products and/or programme developments in Maths and across AC+. You will lead a team of in-house and out-of-house maths curriculum writers, and ensure developments are prioritised and made to budget and on time.</p>
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<p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p>
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<li>Develop and implement the Maths strategy that contributes to the overall organisational mission, strategy and sustainability</li>
<li>Lead identified cross functional / full AC+ projects and activities as appropriate</li>
<li>Lead and inspire the Maths team and external contributors to deliver a consistently high performance to meet defined goals and objectives</li>
<li>Accountable for the commercial success of KS3 and KS4 Mathematics Mastery programmes, building in growth and innovation</li>
<li>Oversee and manage the Maths programmes budget, ensuring costs and expenditure are within plan</li>
<li>Accountable for measuring the impact the Maths programmes have on teachers and pupils and sharing the conclusions as appropriate externally</li>
<li>Assess the market for new product concepts and maintain a deep understanding of current users’ experience in order to create a development pipeline for new Maths or AC+ wide products and/or programme developments</li>
<li>Identify and select, contract and manage high quality curriculum writers to create content, ensuring adequate briefing and quality control</li>
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<p><strong>Key Requirements:</strong></p>
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<li>Strong track record of prioritising and delivering to a high standard, on time and to budget</li>
<li>Strong understanding of the performance management cycle and how to drive a high-performance culture</li>
<li>Experience of leading, coaching and managing team members to deliver a consistently high performance to meet defined goals and objectives</li>
<li>Has a strategic outlook when making decisions, recognising the wider impact</li>
<li>Ability to multi-task and re-prioritise workload quickly while at the same time supporting direct reports</li>
<li>An experienced and confident leader with a proven ability to lead and implement change effectively and sustainably</li>
<li>Vision aligned with AC+’s high aspirations and expectations of self and others</li>
<li>Enjoys working in a fast-paced, ambitious organisation</li>
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<p><strong>About Ark Curriculum Plus:</strong></p>
<p>Ark Curriculum Plus is a not-for-profit education venture. Our mission is to empower teachers to give every young person, regardless of their background, the subject knowledge and skills that will allow them to succeed. We believe that great curriculum design and delivery leads to improved teaching and learner outcomes, which impacts positively on children’s life chances.</p>
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<p>Our commitment is to empower and equip schools to provide high quality subject teaching, through curriculum and integrated professional development, in order to develop young people’s subject mastery.</p>
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<p>We are grown out of one of the highest performing Multi Academy Trust’s in the UK. Our connection with Ark gives us our experience and our specialist expertise earned while we developed and taught curriculum across our own network of 39 successful academies in the UK.</p>
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<p>Our AC+ programmes in Primary and Secondary are used by over 700 schools in the UK, including the 39 schools in the Ark network.</p>
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<p>AC+ helps schools transform maths teaching. Our integrated curriculum, assessment and bespoke professional development programme is developed in schools and has proven impact across maths. It includes everything teachers need to plan lessons that have the highest impact on their student outcomes. Informed by the most up-to-date maths educational research, the programmes are already having a fantastic impact and are getting great feedback. A fantastic 80% of teachers in schools agreed the maths programme is having a positive impact on pupil progress.</p>
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<p><strong>Benefits</strong></p>
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<li>27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service and full office closure between Christmas and New Year</li>
<li>Hybrid working, with currently one day a week in our state-of-the-art office in West London working alongside colleagues</li>
<li>Regular social events, monthly free breakfast, and daily fruit</li>
<li>A flexible approach to working with understanding and consideration for work life balance and personal commitments</li>
<li>As an Ark employee, you will have the opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to</li>
<li>Access to high-quality professional learning throughout your career, offering both face-to-face sessions and a bespoke online learning platform</li>
<li>Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bike, gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym and free eye tests</li>
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<p><strong>How to Apply:</strong></p>
<p>Apply with a CV and cover letter on our online recruitment portal. Applications to be submitted by <strong>Wednesday 21^st December 2022 at 10am </strong><em>but please note</em>: we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.</p>
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<p>This ATS application form should take no longer 20 minutes to complete. At any time, you can pause, save, and log back in. If you have any difficulty with meeting the deadline for application, please contact <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="no-follow">[email protected]</a></p>
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<p><strong>Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.</strong></p>
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<p><em>Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.</em></p>
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<p><em>Ark Schools are committed to attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce, with a broad range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.</em> </p>