About the Role
Keighley College are seeking a Course Leader of Maths to be responsible for leading and managing the delivery of high-quality mathematics provision across a Sector Area. The role focuses on ensuring learners achieve strong outcomes, develop confidence in maths, and gain the skills needed for further study, employment, and everyday life.
The postholder will oversee curriculum planning, teaching quality, assessment, and learner progress while supporting and developing staff to deliver engaging and effective lessons. They will use data to monitor performance, identify areas for improvement, and implement strategies to raise achievement and attendance.
The Course Leader will work closely with managers, teaching staff, and support teams to ensure maths programmes meet awarding body requirements, organisational targets, and learner needs. They will also contribute to curriculum development, quality improvement, and the promotion of maths across the wider organisation.
What You Will Do
- Responsible for retention, achievement, progress/value added, attendance and positive progression rates selected Mathematics courses
- Maintain high quality and effective delivery across the course team.
- Develop new modules, units and courses.
- Responsible for developing new units, modules and courses in line with government policy, awarding organisation developments and student demand as well as local community, economic and employer requirements
About You
- You hold a relevant maths qualification and a recognised teaching qualification, or are willing to work towards one. Experience of curriculum leadership and knowledge of quality assurance processes would be an advantage.
- You have experience of teaching maths successfully across a range of levels and understand how to motivate and support learners with differing starting points and needs.
- You are an enthusiastic and experienced maths professional with a strong commitment to improving learner outcomes and promoting the value of mathematics.
- You are confident in using data to monitor performance, identify trends, and implement improvement strategies that raise achievement, attendance, and learner progress.
- You have excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, build positive relationships, and work collaboratively with colleagues across teams.
- You are proactive, solution-focused, and committed to continuous improvement.
Benefits
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting:Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities:Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
About Us
Keighley College has excellent modern facilities and provides a professional and friendly environment. We pride ourselves on working closely with employers, the local community and other stakeholders to provide curriculum and support that meets the needs of our students. Our core purpose is to improve the life chances of our learners. We are passionate about helping our students to achieve their goals. We have state-of-the-art facilities in a central location, close to public transport links and great industry connections.
Choosing to work for Keighley College means that you will be part of an enterprising, inclusive, inspiring, collaborative, empowering, and dynamic environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to Keighley College.
