Head of Maths

Head of Maths (Full Time) - Required from September 2023

MPS/UPS (Fringe) £29,344 - £44,919 plus TLR1C £10,709 (£40,053 - £55,628)

START DATE: 1st September 2023

 We seek applications from those of the Catholic faith, all faiths and of no faith but who are supportive of our Christian values and ethos.

 "Love, Respect, Flourish"

 Are you an exceptional and dynamic Maths teacher looking to develop your career in a true community with “Excellence” at its heart? Due to internal promotion, we require a well-qualified and dynamic teacher of Maths to join and lead our progressive, effective and high-achieving Maths department in our happy and harmonious school. Our values of ‘Love, Respect and Flourish’ permeate all we do.  

 St Mary’s Catholic School is a founding member of the St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust, established in September 2021. This post represents an ideal opportunity for an ambitious candidate to assume the leadership of a core subject area across all key stages. Full training and support will be provided to ensure that you are successful in your new role, and will continue to prepare you for further career development.

 At St Mary’s we work tenaciously to ensure that maths an enjoyable, interesting and worthwhile experience for all pupils. We aim to foster pupils’ perseverance and resourcefulness in solving problems and to develop their ability to think logically yet creatively, leading to an affinity with the subject and excellent outcomes. Maths is a successful and popular subject at A Level and St Mary’s students go on to study maths or subjects with a high level of maths content at universities including Oxbridge and Russell Group. The successful candidate would be expected to teach across the full age and ability range, including A Level.

 You will be supported by a team of experienced and dedicated department colleagues and will join a school which has a  tremendously talented, committed, creative, and innovative staff; parents who are supportive; and students who are eager to learn, well behaved and motivated to succeed.

 Working at St. Mary’s is an extraordinary opportunity. Our Surveys show that 96% of staff enjoy their work at St Marys, 97% agree that leaders do all they can to ensure a motivated and respected staff, 100% of students enjoy their learning and believe that behaviour around the school is good, and 97% of parents would recommend St. Mary’s to other parents. We are passionately committed to developing staff and managing workload to ensure that colleagues enjoy their work and recognise St. Mary’s as an almost-uniquely positive place to teach and enjoy their careers.   

 We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS disclosure is required for all successful applicants. St Mary’s is committed to the equality of opportunity for all applicants, and we reserve the right to interview on a rolling basis, therefore an early application is advisable.

 Apply in writing using the forms available on our website www.stmarys.net: Teacher Application Form, Consent to Obtain References Form, Rehabilitation of Offenders Form & Recruitment Monitoring Form. Applicants are reminded that they should read the Notes to Applicants before completing an application. Please note only applications on St Mary’s forms will be accepted. Please contact Tom Johnston, Headteacher Designate, T.johnston@stmarys.net or Recruitment@stmarys.net to submit an application or for more information. Pre-application visits are warmly encouraged if possible. We look forward to hearing from you!