Star Academies
Blackburn with Darwen
Salary:
£63,070 to £69,596 per annum
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 January 2026
Apply by:
1 October 2025
Job overview
Do you want to join a team that provides outstanding leadership, strategic direction and support to some of the best schools in the country? Do you want to play your part in delivering outstanding learning and teaching to young people in disadvantaged communities? If so, joining the Star team might just be the best career move you ever make.
About Star Central
Star Central, which is based at our head office in Blackburn, Lancashire, provides leadership, strategic direction and support to Star Academies, Star Institute and our schools.
The Star Central team includes experts from a range of professional backgrounds, who work together to provide an outstanding support service to the Star community. We support our schools to provide educational and operational excellence and to cultivate a strong Star community, with the aim of nurturing today's young people and inspiring tomorrow's leaders.
Who we're looking for
We are looking for an outstanding individual to work alongside the Maths Improvement Lead. As a team they will improve the quality of teaching, learning, curriculum and intervention in Maths across the Trust's secondary schools, through embedding best practice and building capacity in line with the Trust's policies and frameworks.
The successful candidate will help drive improvements in Maths attainment across all our schools, by skilfully co-ordinating and supporting both curriculum intent and implementation in Maths at designated schools.
As Assistant Maths School Improvement Lead, you would be deployed across our schools located in five key regions: Lancashire, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, and London.
You will have:
* A Maths degree along with Qualified Teacher Status.
* A National Professional Qualification (NPQ) in middle or senior leadership.
* An in-depth knowledge of the Edexcel specification in GCSE Maths.
* Experience of delivering outstanding results consistently and a track record of improving results as a subject leader.
* Experience of developing and delivering high impact intervention programmes.
* An ability to analyse assessment data and use it effectively to identify and close gaps in learning.
* Successfully delivered training and coaching for Maths teachers.
* A passion for securing life-changing outcomes for young people in disadvantaged communities.
About Star Academies
Star Academies is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you'll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person's future - our STAR values embody what we believe is needed to succeed.
Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our professional development hub, Star Talent Academy. With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a large, growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level.
We can also offer you a range of rewards and benefits, including competitive salaries and pension schemes, generous holiday entitlements and healthcare cash plans.
Find out more
Please download the job description and person specification below for further information about the role. For an informal and confidential discussion about the role please contact Star Central by calling
Key Dates
Closing Date: Wednesday, 1 October 2025 at midday.
Interview Date: Week commencing 20 October 2025.
Proposed Start Date: Monday, 1 January 2026.
Application Process
To apply for this vacancy please use the 'Apply for job' link below. You should ensure your application form and supporting statement address all elements of the person specification. We will only consider candidates who meet the vast majority of the essential criteria outlined in the person specification.
Our Commitment
Star Academies is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.
We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.
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About Star Academies
Star Academies
Shadsworth Road, Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 2HT
United Kingdom
Nurturing Today's Young People I Inspiring Tomorrow's Leaders
WeAreStar
At Star, it is our mission to create outstanding schools that deliver the very best education to young people. We run a growing network of primary and secondary schools, with clusters in Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and London.
Our culture is one of aspiration and high expectations. The whole of the Star community – pupils, parents, staff, the governors and partners - are united in a pursuit of excellence and a shared ambition to ensure every child has the opportunity to go as far as their talent and their hard work will allow.
We are a values-based organisation, driven by a sense of greater social purpose. Our vision of 'nurturing today's young people and inspiring tomorrow's leaders' is at the heart of our education model. We passionately believe that schools have a transformational impact on society and have seen the difference that a rounded, high quality educational experience can make to individuals and communities.
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