Associate Assistant Principal – Maths

Are you an exceptional mathematician with the passion, ambition, and drive to shape the next generation of problem-solvers? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where innovation is encouraged, professional growth is championed, and excellence is the norm? Then Bournville School is ready for you.

Over the past two years, Mathematics at Bournville has undergone a remarkable transformation. Results are rising, teaching practice is evolving, and our students’ confidence and curiosity have never been stronger. This is a department full of momentum – driven by high standards, collaborative practice, and a renewed belief in what every learner can achieve. Now, we are looking for a mathematician who can help us take the next bold step.

Why This Is An Extraordinary Opportunity

This is an exciting time to join Bournville. Across our school, we are leading the way in innovative teaching approaches, curriculum development, and whole-Trust initiatives that are gaining real recognition.

As part of our team, you will:

• Contribute to a rapidly improving Maths department on an upward trajectory

• Shape and deliver new initiatives across the school and wider Trust

• Work with forward-thinking colleagues committed to excellence and inclusion

• Access outstanding professional development pathways designed to accelerate your career

• Inspire students who are ready to embrace challenge and grow as mathematical thinkers

Who We’re Looking For

To be successful, you’ll be an exceptional mathematician who is:

• Passionate about your subject

• Motivational in the classroom

• Committed to stretching every learner

• Creative, reflective, and ready to bring fresh ideas

• Eager to be part of something bigger than one department

If you believe mathematics can change lives and you want to work in a school that believes the same, this is your moment.

Help Us Shape the Future

Join us, and you won’t just teach Maths – you will help lead a movement, inspire a community, and make a measurable impact on young people’s futures. Be part of something exciting. Be part of Bournville.

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust

At Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, we enrich lives and transform futures. Our four academies in and around Birmingham offer an outstanding quality of education, recognising that all our children are individuals and delivering exceptional pastoral care to ensure their happiness. Whilst we place strong emphasis on academic achievement, we take a holistic view of education and maintain exciting extracurricular programmes to create the well-rounded young adults of tomorrow. We’re also creating outstanding careers that could take you anywhere within our network – and take your future anywhere you want to go.

Benefits

When you join Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, you join a nurturing family where your professional satisfaction and personal happiness really count. You can expect heavy investment in your career development alongside an outstanding package of benefits, including:

• Educational support

• Flexi perks

• Salary sacrifice scheme

• Perkbox subscription

• Professional learning and regular training

• Counselling, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a Wellness Hub

• Wellbeing updates and stress management guidance

• Menopause awareness training

• Free flu jabs

• Access to fitness programmes, including yoga, HIIT and more

• Access to physical activities during our Trust-wide Wellbeing Week

• Diet and nutrition webinars

Closing date: 7.00am on 17 April 2026.

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974