Lead Practitioner for Maths
Ferryhill School
Durham, County
- £57,418 - £63,381 per year
- Expiring soon
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- L5-9 (pay award pending)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2027
- Apply by:
- 14 October 2026
Job overview
We are seeking an outstanding, ambitious and highly motivated Lead Practitioner for Mathematics to join Ferryhill School from January 2027.
This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional classroom practitioner to make a significant contribution to the continued development of Mathematics at Ferryhill. The successful candidate will combine excellent classroom practice with the ability to influence teaching and learning beyond their own classroom, supporting colleagues and helping to strengthen practice across the department.
Working closely with the Director of Learning and senior leaders, you will play a key role in developing teaching, curriculum and assessment, while supporting our ambition to provide every student with a challenging, engaging and highly effective mathematical education.
Our Mathematics curriculum is carefully sequenced through a spiralling approach, enabling students to revisit key concepts, build securely on prior knowledge and develop increasing confidence and fluency over time. Students develop their understanding across Number, Ratio and Proportion, Algebra, Probability, Statistics, Geometry and Measures, alongside the problem-solving, reasoning and analytical skills required for mathematics, further study and everyday life.
At Key Stage 4, students work towards Edexcel GCSE Mathematics, with additional opportunities including AQA Level 2 Further Mathematics and Entry Level qualifications where appropriate.
As Lead Practitioner, you will help ensure this curriculum is delivered consistently and exceptionally well and lead Numeracy across the Curriculum.
We are looking at appoint a candidate who is passionate about making a positive difference to our young people and would strongly encourage you to visit the school and have an informal conversation about the role.
Interviews will be held on Friday 16th October 2026.
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About Ferryhill School
Ferryhill School is an 11–16 secondary school in County Durham, proudly serving Ferryhill and the surrounding communities. Serving a largely rural area, we are proud to be a school at the heart of our community, where strong relationships with our students, families and local partners really matter. We are a hardworking, ambitious and caring school with high expectations for everyone. At the heart of everything we do is a simple belief: we want the very best for our students.
Our vision, Best Selves, Bold Futures, represents the experience we want every young person to have at Ferryhill. We want our students to become the very best version of themselves, while developing the knowledge, confidence, character and ambition to look towards their futures with excitement and aspiration.
Our three core values of Integrity, Creativity and Excellence underpin school life. We believe in doing the right thing, encouraging curiosity and new ideas, and always striving to be the best that we can be. These values shape the way we work together as staff and the expectations we have for our students.
Relationships are incredibly important to us. We work hard to know our students and their families well, and we are proud of the excellent relationships we have with parents and carers. We recognise that young people thrive when home and school work together, and we value the trust, communication and partnership we have with our families.
We want our students to enjoy coming to school, to feel known and valued, and to be challenged to achieve their very best. We want them to experience opportunities that broaden their horizons, raise their aspirations and help them recognise what is possible.
Ferryhill is a school with a strong sense of community and an exciting future. We are ambitious for our students, ambitious for our staff and committed to continually developing what we offer.
Everything we do comes back to what matters most: our young people and giving them the education, experiences and opportunities they deserve. Best Selves. Bold Futures.
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