Maths Excellence Programme Manager
United Learning
Peterborough
- £70,000 - £75,000 per year
- New
- Salary:
- £70,000 - £75,000
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 30 April 2026
Job overview
Job reference: REQ004996
Salary: £70,000 - £75,000
Contractual hours: 37.5
Basis: Full Time
Region: National
United Learning is a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.
Central Office staff work closely with schools, offering a wealth of expertise to underpin schools' own knowledge. Our specialist departments, including HR, finance, technology, strategy and performance, estates, and marketing, work alongside dedicated school improvement teams. By joining us, you will provide ongoing support to schools, ultimately improving the outcomes of our pupils.
United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.
We always appoint on merit, and we are open to discussing flexible working options.
About the Role
As Maths Excellence Programme Manager, you will provide direction and oversight in years 3-5 of the programme, accelerating and securing high-fidelity implementation. This will include line managing our two Maths Excellence Developers who have been implementing the programme in its first two years and ensuring the highest standards of resource development and school support.
You will lead on the creation of lesson resources and CPD material for the Pearson Extended Maths Certificate (EMC), being delivered by all United Learning schools in the programme and oversee the deepened and enriched curriculum resources created by the Maths Excellence Developers.
Alongside programme oversight, you will support a portfolio of schools directly — visiting schools, observing lessons, reviewing curriculum implementation and providing feedback to school leaders to ensure schools are delivering exceptional provision for their most able, disadvantaged pupils.
This role involves close collaboration with Purposeful Ventures and their evaluation partners, contributing to a programme with national visibility and external evaluation.
About You
We are looking for an experienced maths leader with vision, authority and deep subject expertise.
You will have:
· Experience as Head of Department, Curriculum Leader or equivalent.
· A strong track record of teaching Higher GCSE Mathematics.
· Experience of coaching and developing colleagues.
· Experience of curriculum design, sequencing and resource creation.
· Deep mathematical knowledge, including beyond the National Curriculum.
· Secure understanding of data to support decision making.
· Strong leadership and project‑management skills.
· Excellent communication skills and the ability to work across multiple schools.
Desirable:
· Experience teaching KS5.
· Experience with the Pearson EMC qualification (or similar).
· Experience supporting multiple schools or working in a MAT.
Why Join Us?
This is a unique chance to:
· Shape curriculum and high‑attainment provision across a multi‑academy trust.
· Influence national work on maths education through a high‑profile project.
· Work with talented colleagues across United Learning and external partners.
· Make a lasting difference to the mathematical journeys of hundreds of pupils.
Rewards and Benefits:
· Competitive salary.
· Contributory pension scheme.
· 26 days holiday
· Occupational sick pay, protecting you and your family.
· Competitive maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits.
· Group Life Insurance Scheme
· Westfield Health cash plan and extensive range of employee benefits for eligible staff
· Continuous Professional Development options that will be tailored to your needs.
· A supportive team across the country.
· We are open to requests for flexible working; and we encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.
Further information: This vacancy is on a fixed term contract until the 31st August 2029.
The closing date is the 20th April 2026 at Midnight.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a large volume of applications.
For more information and informal discussions about the role please contact the Co-Director of Maths, Dana Browne dana.browne@unitedlearning.org.uk
To Apply
Please apply online by clicking on the following link: https://ce0374li.webitrent.com/ce0374li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=730210BWJi
Where teaching is better shared
United Learning comprises: UCST (Registered in England No: 2780748. Charity No. 1016538) and ULT (Registered in England No. 4439859. An Exempt Charity). Companies limited by guarantee. VAT number 834 8515 12. Registered address: United Learning, Worldwide House, Thorpe Wood, Peterborough, PE3 6SB.
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About United Learning
- United Learning
- Worldwide House, Thorpe Wood
- Peterborough
- PE3 6SB
- United Kingdom
United Learning is a large, and growing, group of schools, across both primary and secondary phases, and the state and independent sectors. We aim to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.
Our teachers are passionate about their work. We know that teaching can be a tough profession, but with the right support and a commitment to seeing the best in each other, we work tirelessly to find creative ways to educate. By working as a team, we can achieve more together by sharing than any single teacher, department or school could alone. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.
As a group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed.
To produce the best learning experiences for our pupils, we believe it’s essential to enhance the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) capabilities of both teachers and support staff, and our range of programmes, facilitated by the United Learning Institute support your to develop and progress within your career.
Our rewards and wellbeing programmes help us show we care about you. We're working with experts in the field to introduce a Group-wide wellbeing programme to support you every day, and every academy offers at least eight INSET days per academic year, with three solely dedicated to planning. Additionally, you can access a range of flexible benefits that suit your lifestyle, from reduced childcare costs and gym memberships, to cycle to work and health programmes, hundreds of retail discounts, and many more.
Teaching is a challenging – yet fantastic – profession. It takes a dedicated practitioner with a solid team of support staff behind them to make a real difference to a child’s life.
That’s why we believe so passionately in the power of sharing. When everyone is working together towards the same goal, we enrich life for every member of staff. Our pupils can expect an outstanding education from a committed team of practitioners that share one core value – to see children and young people achieve their full potential. It's an ethos we call the best in everyone’.
It’s a challenging brief, but one that we’re meeting with a skilled workforce who are supported every step of the way.
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