Salary
£44,742- £46,046
Contractual hours
35
Basis
Full Time
Package
Excellent Benefits
Job category/type
Academic
Date posted
19/09/2025
Job reference
2020OC1116
Programme Leader – Maths
Oldham College | Full-time | Academic Role
Are you an experienced Maths teacher or FE Maths curriculum leader looking for your next step in leadership?
Oldham College is seeking a Programme Leader – Maths to drive excellence across our Maths provision.
In this role, you will:
* Lead and manage a team of Maths tutors to deliver high-quality teaching and learning.
* Take responsibility for curriculum planning, quality assurance, assessment and student achievement.
* Monitor recruitment, retention, success and progression of learners in Maths programmes.
* Develop innovative approaches to Maths teaching in Further Education (FE), embedding best practice.
* Teach on Maths programmes as part of an agreed timetable, inspiring learners to achieve their full potential.
What we're looking for:
* A degree in a relevant subject and a recognised teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed or equivalent).
* Proven experience of leading Maths curriculum delivery in FE or secondary education.
* Strong track record of improving student outcomes in Maths.
* Effective people management skills, with the ability to support and develop a high-performing team.
* Knowledge of current FE sector priorities and funding linked to Maths.
Joining our Journey
When you join our college, not only will you benefit from an annual reviewed salary but have access to numerous benefits and facilities:
* Generous Pension Scheme
* Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform
* Very generous holiday entitlement
* Employee Assistance Scheme
* Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
* Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug)
* Free confidential counselling service
* Staff recognition awards
* Car Scheme
* Subsidised car parking
* On-site Day Nursery
* On-site hair and beauty salon
Oldham College is a great career choice for ambitious professionals. With one of the best apprenticeship programmes in the region, excellent 16-18 results and truly outstanding GCSE English results, we are already a high performer.
But we want to deliver much more than this. Our ambition is to be "The Best Place to Learn and Work" and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it. We will keep on improving and innovating, and we are investing in new provision, new facilities, and new technology; including our state-of-the-art clinical simulation suite.
We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open minded candidates, who are ready to give their best. But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.
The role will require you to embed and work to the college's values; working with Integrity, having Ambition to help our learners succeed and being Inclusive to learners and colleagues alike.
At Oldham College, our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We encourage everyone to join us, as we create a workforce that is as diverse as our wonderful student community. We do monitor responses to our diversity questions in our application, to ensure that we can continue to build a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve.
We understand that not everyone works to the same timetable, and offer a range of flexible working options, including flexible start and finish times, part-time, term-time only or hybrid options, where the role permits.
We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, contact our HR team who will be happy to advise.
If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre-employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role.
Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List.
Further details including a Person Specification are included within the attached Job Description.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.