About Barnet and Southgate College
We change lives, empower individuals and connect communities.
We are an ambitious, forward-thinking further education college in North London, proud to serve diverse communities across Barnet, Southgate and beyond. Our 2030 Vision is bold: to be a leading provider of learning and skills development, fostering exceptional educational experiences, driven by innovation, collaboration and excellence.
Our Essential Skills provision sits at the heart of learner success across the College. Maths underpins progression into employment, higher education and further study, and the Curriculum Manager for Maths plays a pivotal role in making sure that 16-18 learners on Education Programmes for Young People leave with the qualifications and confidence they need. You will be joining a directorate with strong senior backing, clear support structures and a genuine commitment to giving its leaders the conditions to succeed.
What You'll Be Doing
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Leading the team: Line manage, coach and develop maths curriculum staff across sites, setting high expectations, managing performance effectively and building a motivated team committed to learner success.
- Curriculum innovation: Design and develop an innovative, evidence-based maths curriculum that engages 16-18 learners on Education Programmes for Young People, drawing on up-to-date research, flexible delivery approaches and a deep understanding of how to make maths meaningful and accessible.
- Raising standards: Set and monitor challenging improvement targets, lead developmental lesson observations and learning walks, and use quality reviews, learner voice and data to drive effective improvement strategies.
- Learner outcomes: Ensure every learner is placed on the right course, supported through purposeful ILPs and academic tutoring, and progressing with the confidence and support needed to achieve their maths qualification.
- Job share working: Work collaboratively and effectively with your job share partner to ensure continuity of leadership, consistent communication with staff and learners, and seamless management of the area across sites.
- Quality and self-assessment: Lead the self-assessment process and quality improvement planning for the maths area, contributing to broader Essential Skills quality assurance and inspection readiness.
- Wider management: Contribute to College-wide management responsibilities including duty rotas, strategic planning and cross-college initiatives, and deputise for the Director of Essential Skills as required.
What You'll Bring
Essential
- A degree or equivalent relevant professional qualification
- A full teaching qualification
- Subject specialism in Maths, with successful teaching experience
- Proven leadership or management experience in FE or a similar setting
- Successful experience of embedding quality improvements and delivering improved outcomes for learners
- Demonstrable knowledge of strategies, based on research, that improve student learning in maths
- Experience of successfully embedding maths across the curriculum
- Experience of successful curriculum development and management of provision and new initiatives
- Experience of using and interpreting MIS data to monitor and manage provision
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Ability to lead and motivate a team, manage performance and tackle underperformance effectively
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a job share, maintaining consistent leadership and clear communication
- Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and safeguarding
Even Better If You Have...
- A management qualification
- Qualified Teaching and Learning Status (QTLS)
- Understanding of the current 14-19, adult skills and HE landscape
- Previous experience of working in a job share or shared leadership arrangement
- Experience developing income-generating full-cost activity
Experience of Ofsted preparation, self-assessment or quality improvement planning
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What Makes This Role Different
- Job share flexibility: This is a senior curriculum leadership role structured as a job share, offering real management responsibility alongside the flexibility to balance other professional or personal commitments.
- High stakes, high impact: Maths outcomes for 16-18 learners are among the most scrutinised in FE and among the most consequential for learners. A strong CM here changes trajectories.
- Room to innovate: This is not a role about maintaining the status quo. You will be expected to bring fresh thinking and evidence-based approaches to a subject that many learners find challenging.
- Strong senior support: High-trust, high-support ways of working, backed by a Director of Essential Skills who values expertise and gives managers the authority to lead.
- Career development: Clear routes into wider senior leadership, with access to coaching, CPD and leadership development.
Potential Interview Dates
Week commencing 2nd July 2026.
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The College offers employees a generous holiday allowance of 40 days annual leave for our academic management staff plus bank holidays. Pro Rata'd for part time employees. We also offer an attractive package of optional benefits for employees to take advantage of - please see below a list of our current staff benefits available at the College.
Taking Teaching Further (National initiative)
An early career support package would be available for eligible successful candidates to support new Teachers in all T Level pathway subjects and Maths, English and SEND subjects. Please click this link for further details.
Targeted Retention Payments for FE Teachers
Targeted retention payments are available for eligible successful candidates in specific subjects as outlined on the government link - please click here for more information.
Annual Season Ticket Loans
We offer permanent or contract staff with a minimum of a 12 month contract the option to purchase an annual season ticket loan without the big financial hit in one go!
A season ticket loan will spread the cost over the course of a year by using the salary sacrifice scheme, this helps with your finances and is paid back monthly through your salary.
Cycle to Work Scheme
The scheme is an incentive for staff, offering tax free bikes through bike shops and is run by Cyclescheme Ltd. You can get a tax-free bike, which for most people means they save around 32% of the cost for a new bike!
Employee Support Helpline
The Employee Assistance Helpline can be contacted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They provide you and your family with counselling and advice, covering a variety of personal or workplace issues. It is free to use and all calls are confidential.
Eye Tests for DSE Users
The College will refund the cost of regular eye tests for staff that use Display Screen Equipment regularly as part of their duties.
Flu vouchers
We offer established staff a free flu vaccination voucher to take to a large range of local high street pharmacies.
Gym Facilities
Our Sports Centre at Southgate Campus is available for all staff with cardio, strength and conditioning equipment. The 2-floor gym is free for members of staff to use Monday to Friday within term time.
Hair Salon Services and Beauty Treatments
A range of competitively-priced hairdressing services are accessible at our Colindale Campus. Regularly providing special staff offers which is convenient during lunch hours or after work.
High Street Discounts
Discount for teachers is a shopping benefits website for staff which gives access to fantastic savings on leading retail brands, plus lots of great special offers! We also have staff discount available with local high street stores within walking distance of our three main campuses.
We also have staff discount available with local high street stores within walking distance of our three main campuses.
Barnet and Southgate College is a further education college that works in partnership with local, regional and national employers to provide bespoke training specific to industry needs.
The College has a dedicated Enterprise and Employment team that works with a network of local employers and national companies to develop and provide training that meets their requirements and creates apprenticeship opportunities.
The College focuses on technology and business, offering a range of qualifications and professional development courses at specialised training centres.
Along with industry-led qualifications in business, childcare, health and social care and computing, the College also offers facilities to train in gas, plumbing and construction skills at the Colindale Campus; arts, new media, animation and VFX studios at the Wood Street Campus, and sports and electrical installation workshops at the Southgate Campus.
The Southgate Campus is also home to our Pathway Centre, which provides specialist courses for those with learning disabilities and/or difficulties.
