About the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM)
The NCETM, working alongside, and leading, England’s Maths Hubs, aims to ensure that all teachers of mathematics, in all school and college phases, have access to high quality professional development opportunities so that pupils and students have the best chance of acquiring a deep and lasting understanding of maths.
About Tribal
Tribal, which leads and manages the NCETM, is a leading EdTech business providing market leading software solutions to the global education market. We strive to research, develop and deliver the products, services and solutions needed by education institutes worldwide to support their primary goals of educating students, providing optimum learning experiences and ultimately delivering successful outcomes.
The role
The NCETM’s School and Professional Development Team oversees a range of professional development opportunities – known as Network Collaborative Projects – within the NCETM and Maths Hubs Programme. The team leads on the suite of Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics (SKTM) programmes and works closely with the Primary and Secondary Team to ensure a coherent and consistent message about teaching for mastery in schools. The team also leads on the development programmes that support local leaders of mathematics education.
Assistant Directors provide credible, authoritative maths school improvement and professional development expertise to facilitate a coherent strategy for maths across the system, and enhance the work of the Maths Hubs Programme and ensure that its aims and activities appropriately support the KPIs from the DfE contract.
The person
- A teaching qualification and significant expertise in teaching secondary maths.
- Experience of leading effective maths professional development for teachers.
- A deep understanding and experience of maths teaching for mastery in secondary schools.
- Successful experience of observing teaching and learning, giving constructive feedback and developing strategies to support the improvement of performance.
- A successful track record of leading and implementing strategies to drive continuous improvement in maths in more than one school with evidence of leading and managing change.
- Relevant expertise and ability to lead national developments, particularly in the area of teaching for mastery in schools.
Applications from candidates with expertise in working with ITT trainees, Early Career Teachers or SEND would be welcomed.
To apply for the role, please complete our short application form, attaching your most up-to-date CV and a cover letter illustrating how you are suitable for this role.
If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact Tina Cooke who can arrange a call with a member of our team – tina.cooke@ncetm.org.uk.
What can Tribal offer me?
This is an unrivalled opportunity to join a team of driven, meticulous, and passionate professionals, who are working to improve maths education in England. Tribal’s software is world class, and we believe we give our teams the tools, environment, and training to be world class too.
Not only will you have full access to learning resources to continue to upskill whilst part of our team, but we offer competitive salaries, a flexible working environment, and a generous range of benefits.
