Teacher of Maths

Teacher of Mathematics 1FTE, Fixed Term for 1 year.

(applications for part time working may be considered)

Commencement Date: September 2021.

The Governors of King Ecgbert School are seeking to appoint a 1FTE Teacher of Mathematics in this outstanding, system leading school at the heart of the Mercia Learning Trust. 

We are delighted to offer the opportunity to join our highly successful, forward looking Mathematics department. If you are an outstanding teacher wanting to join a friendly team which strives to continue to give pupils an excellent Mathematical experience whilst maintaining outstanding outcomes at KS4 and 5 then read on.

King Ecgbert School is an oversubscribed, thriving school, and we are proud to have the highest performing Mathematics Department in Sheffield and one of the strongest in the country. In 2019 we achieved a progress 8 figure of +1.01 putting the department in the top 50 nationally.

We have a highly experienced, dedicated and supportive Mathematics department who are always forward thinking about how we can continue to improve. The department has seven classrooms, one of which is equipped with desktop PC’s. The department also has a dedicated resource room with work space for each member of the team and access to computers. We would more than welcome you if you wanted to visit the department before applying.

King Ecgbert School is part of a successful academy trust (Mercia Learning Trust); this allows opportunities to work with other successful departments and leading professionals to constantly improve staff through specific and focused CPD. Several members of staff work closely with the local Maths Hub as SLEs and LLMEs. The department also leads the AMSP post 16 maths support programme for South Yorkshire.

The Mercia Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all of our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing date for applications is: Midnight 18 April 2021 

Interviews are provisionally scheduled for week commencing 26 April 2021