Trust Director of Maths
Central Team, The Mead Educational Trust (TMET)
Salary: L13 to L19
Contract Type: Term time – or weeks specified. 37 hours per week Monday-Friday
Contract Term: Permanent
Start Date: January 2027
Closing Date: Thursday 8th October 2026
Interview Date: WC 12th October 2026
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🌟 About the Role
We are excited to appoint the Trust Director of Maths to join our welcoming and ambitious team Central Team within The Mead Educational Trust (TMET).
The Trust Director of Maths provides strategic leadership for the teaching of Maths across the trust
Secondary Schools.
The Trust Director of Maths will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering an ambitious Mathematics strategy across The Mead Educational Trust's secondary schools. This is a key leadership position designed to secure excellence in Mathematics curriculum, teaching and outcomes for all students. The postholder will provide expert leadership, inspire and develop colleagues, champion evidence-informed practice and drive sustained improvement in Mathematics achievement across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.
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✅ What We’re Looking For
We welcome applicants who can demonstrate:
• Extensive experience of leading Mathematics education within a secondary school setting, with a deep understanding of effective Mathematics curriculum design, teaching and assessment.
• Recent highly effective experience of teaching Mathematics, with a proven track record of securing strong student outcomes and demonstrating effective leadership.
• Experience of leading Mathematics improvement across a department, school or group of schools, resulting in sustained improvements in teaching quality, curriculum implementation, student progress and attainment.
• Evidence of developing the long-term capabilities of others through collaboration, coaching and professional development.
• Evidence of the ability to set high expectations, drive accountability and secure improvement through effective leadership and influence.
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🌱 Why Join Us?
The Mead Educational Trust (TMET) is a growing family of schools united by a shared commitment to delivering exceptional education and improving life chances for all our pupils. Serving a diverse range of communities across Leicester and Leicestershire, TMET is built on strong values of collaboration, inclusion, integrity, and excellence.
We are passionate about creating opportunities for staff to thrive. As part of TMET, you will benefit from:
• Access to high-quality professional development, coaching, and career progression
• Trust-wide collaboration across a network of passionate, like-minded professionals
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and work-life balance, including access to the Vivup Employee Assistance Programme
• Clear, values-led leadership and a shared drive to make a meaningful difference in education
TMET is an inclusive employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds and levels of experience. We believe that every child deserves an outstanding education – and that every adult in our organisation deserves to feel supported, valued, and inspired.
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🔐 Safer Recruitment & Safeguarding Statement
The Mead Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
An enhanced DBS check with a check of the barred lists is required for all roles working with children. As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025, we will also carry out:
• Online searches for all shortlisted candidates, to help identify any issues or concerns that are publicly available online
• Checks on employment history, references, and eligibility to work in the UK
We are an equal opportunities employer.
This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind- overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.