Head of GCSE English and Math’s

Company: Exeter and North Devon College
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Location: Barnstaple
Job Description:

We’re looking for an inspiring Head of GCSE English and Maths to provide strategic leadership across the college, championing high expectations, strong teaching and ambitious outcomes. You’ll keep these subjects high-profile, well-planned and brilliantly delivered- ensuring learners gain qualifications that open doors. Join a rapidly growing college that values people, insists on high standards and takes pride in doing things well.

What you’ll be doing

  • Leading English and maths strategy across the college, with GCSEs at the core
  • Championing high aspirations for all learners and driving strong progress and achievement
  • Managing and inspiring the English and maths curriculum team
  • Ensuring consistently high standards of teaching, learning and assessment
  • Using data intelligently to improve attendance, engagement and outcomes
  • Working closely with Heads of Faculty to coordinate delivery across departments
  • Ensuring provision meets and exceeds national performance benchmarks
  • Leading quality assurance, standardisation and assessment compliance
  • Supporting recruitment, CPD and performance development within the team
  • Staying ahead of national developments in English and maths education
  • Teaching agreed hours in your specialist subject area
  • Playing an active role in the wider leadership and life of the college
  • An experienced English or maths teacher
  • A proven curriculum leader with experience managing and developing teams
  • Someone who has successfully improved learner outcomes, particularly GCSE or resit provision
  • Confident using performance data to drive improvement
  • A strong communicator who can build positive relationships across the organisation
  • Someone who’s confident and resilient at leading change
  • A passion for education and aligned with our values of Ambition, Collaboration and Energy
  • A degree (or equivalent) plus a recognised teaching qualification
  • Generous holiday entitlement
  • Superb pension scheme adding an extra 28% of salary into your pension
  • Loads of amazing benefits
  • A genuine commitment to your professional development
  • Live and work within minutes of beautiful beaches and picturesque moors
  • The chance to change lives
  • £5k retention payment payable in September 2027 (must be employed at the time of payment)

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Posted: October 16th, 2026