CORE PURPOSE

We require an ambitious, highly quantitative Mathematics Teacher to deliver exceptional maths instruction across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, with opportunities to contribute to post-16 advanced pathways. Operating within an ambitious, oversubscribed secondary comprehensive academy widely celebrated for its strong academic progress and deep community pride, the successful candidate will facilitate a structured, mastery-led curriculum designed to foster deep conceptual understanding, mathematical fluency, and logical problem-solving stamina, preparing all pupils thoroughly for terminal GCSE Mathematics public examinations.

THE SCHOOL

Our academy operates as a proud, community-focused secondary provider dedicated to raising academic standards, celebrating diversity, and fostering a strong passion for STEM education within the Black Country. The campus features custom-built mathematics suites, interactive learning spaces equipped with the latest graphing software, and a highly collaborative, data-driven faculty of subject specialists. Our behaviour management framework relies on strict organizational structures, clear behavioural expectations, and mutual respect, maintaining an exceptionally safe, orderly, and highly purposeful environment where pupils can confidently master advanced mathematical proofs, tackle multi-step equations, and cultivate analytical thinking.

KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS

• Rigorous & Mastery-Led Instruction: Plan, resource, and deliver high-impact mathematics lessons across all attainment pathways, systematically embedding Shanghai or mathematical mastery principles to ensure deep procedural and conceptual fluency.

• Multi-Step Problem Solving & Stamina: Train pupils to a high technical standard in decoding complex, non-routine exam questions, teaching them how to break down abstract word problems into structured algebraic, geometric, or statistical models.

• GCSE Performance Optimization: Guide Year 11 cohorts systematically through the demands of linear terminal Foundation and Higher tier papers, utilizing highly precise diagnostic questioning to eliminate mathematical misconceptions and maximize high-grade boundary retention.

• Closing Numeracy & Attainment Gaps: Identify and target learning barriers within mixed-ability cohorts, deploying visual bar models, scaffolded working steps, and targeted numeracy interventions to accelerate progress for all pupils, including those with SEND.

• Inclusive Pastoral Support: Fulfil full form tutor responsibilities within an established year group structure, supporting pupil wellbeing, managing daily registration routines, and maintaining proactive, positive communication with families.

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

• Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or a recognised equivalent teaching credential, paired with a strong honours degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, or a closely related highly quantitative discipline.

• Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver strong progress metrics and high-grade retention in terminal public GCSE examinations through highly structured, explicit, and engaging mathematical pedagogy.

• Aspirational & Analytical Ethos: An unwavering commitment to comprehensive education, possessing the intellectual depth, data literacy, and structural clarity required to challenge high-attaining pupils while building mathematical confidence in pupils of all backgrounds.

REGIONAL CONTEXT

• Industrial Engineering Heritage & Modern Technical Application: Based in the manufacturing hub of Walsall, West Midlands, the school capitalizes on a robust regional identity built upon structural metalworking, leather craftsmanship, and heavy engineering innovation. The borough's proximity to pioneering automotive, precision tooling, and aerospace component manufacturing industries provides rich, real-world links for financial mathematics, mechanical vectors, and statistical modelling, connecting classroom math directly to cutting-edge West Midlands logistics, high-value engineering, and industrial careers.

• Connectivity & Infrastructure: The campus benefits from excellent Black Country transport infrastructure, offering straightforward road commuting via the M6 motorway corridor (Junctions 7, 9, and 10), the A34, and the A454. Public transit networks operate efficiently across the area via comprehensive local bus networks alongside Walsall railway station, which provides frequent, direct West Midlands Railway services linking the school effortlessly to Wolverhampton, Cannock, Rugeley, and Birmingham New Street.

APPLICATION INTAKE

Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.