Teacher of Mathematics

Education Week Jobs; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare cash back plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Government pension schemes

Free parking

Training, mentoring and progression

Trust intranet access

Job summary

Pleckgate High School in Blackburn is seeking a Teacher of Mathematics on a permanent contract from January 2027. Join a team of 10 Maths teachers; ECTs are welcome and a £2,000 welcome bonus is offered to successful applicants.

You will develop engaging lessons, design learning opportunities, and assess pupil progress to ensure all pupils succeed. The school values curriculum development and collaborative CPD within a supportive, ambitious environment.

Qualifications

• Assist in developing syllabuses, resources, schemes of work and marking policies.
• Contribute to the subject area's Development Plan and its implementation.
• Attend meetings and plan/prepare courses and lessons.
• Support the curriculum to align with the Academy’s objectives.

Responsibilities

• Be a well-qualified mathematics specialist and deliver engaging lessons.
• Design opportunities to promote mathematical understanding.
• Assess pupil progress and adapt learning to support all pupils.
• Support learners who struggle with mathematics.
• Demonstrate passion for maths pedagogy and contribute to CPD.
• Contribute to curriculum development to meet pupil needs.
• Collaborate with the Subject Leader to ensure high-quality teaching.

Skills

Mathematics expertise

Curriculum design

Assessment & progression

Student support

Education

QTS or equivalent

Job description

Pleckgate High School seek to appoint a Teacher of Mathematics on a permanent contract from January 2027. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established team of 10 Mathematics Teachers. ECT's are welcome to apply and a welcome bonus of £2,000 will be given to the successful candidate.

What does this job do?

• Be a well-qualified mathematics specialist
• Have experience of designing engaging learning opportunities which promote mathematical understanding
• Have an excellent understanding of how to assess pupils progress and make adaptations to the learning experience to allow all pupils to be successful
• Be able to demonstrate to support offered to learners that struggle with aspects of mathematics
• Be passionate about the teaching of mathematics and knowledgeable of mathematics pedagogy
• To contribute to the continuous development of the curriculum that is responsive to the needs of pupils in our school
• To contribute to departmental CPD in order that all pupils receive a consistent, high quality teaching experience in the department

What are the job requirements?

• To assist in the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies and teaching strategies in the subject area.
• To contribute to the subject area’s Development Plan and its implementation.
• To attend all appropriate meetings.
• To plan and prepare courses and lessons.
• To contribute to the whole Academy’s planning activities
• To assist the Subject Leader to ensure that the curriculum area provides a range of teaching which complements the Academy’s Strategic Objectives.
• To continue personal development in the relevant areas including subject knowledge and teaching methods
• To communicate effectively with the parents of pupils as appropriate

About Pleckgate High School:

We are a large secondary school, part of the Education Partnership Trust (EPT), situated on the northern outskirts of Blackburn. Our school community is made up of 1350 students and 180 staff with excellent facilities to benefit both the school and local community. Pleckgate High School is a thriving multicultural community that places the best interests of young people at the heart of everything we do.

We are an ambitious school with high expectations for ourselves and our pupils. We are committed to providing excellent teaching and learning and we want all our pupils to be safe, happy and successful. In our Ofsted report in June 2024, our school was described as offering a “harmonious and supportive environment. Pupils learn the importance of being kind and respectful towards others”. Every pupil at Pleckgate is encouraged to have ambitious goals and to work hard. A copy of our full report is available from the school website.

We are proud of our achievements – our ambitious curriculum, our examination success, opportunities for pupils' personal development, our charity work and our community involvement. We are significantly oversubscribed and pupils achieve positive outcomes at Pleckgate.

We are significantly oversubscribed and pupils achieve positive outcomes at Pleckgate. We are proud of how staff support pupils in achieving success both academically and through sport.

As a staff member of Pleckgate High School, you will be able to take advantage of the staff benefits, available through the EPT, which includes access to both the Simply Health and Discount for Teachers schemes. We also have an Associate member of our Senior Leadership Team whose role is to work with our staff on staff wellbeing, working to ensure you have a balanced home and work life-style.

If you have any questions about our school, or the role itself, please don't hesitate to get in touch and please visit our school website http://www.pleckgate.com to get a flavour of what we have to offer.

About the Education Partnership Trust (EPT):

EPT was established in 2012 as a multi-academy trust and is an approved academy sponsor. Our vision is to create outstanding schools which transform learning, lives and communities. We benefit from our diverse and unique range of schools which include secondary mainstream, alternative provision and special and have a proven track record of sustained improvement. Our schools are united by a drive to improve opportunities and outcomes for children and young people within a collaborative learning culture.

Our staff are our most valued asset so we continually invest in our colleagues and we believe that all teaching and support staff posts within our schools are key in terms of supporting pupil achievement and improving their life chances. As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our schools and trust by helping our young people to succeed.

Our extensive range of rewards and benefits include:

• Healthcare cash back plan provided free by the trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling, CBT, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Access to government pension schemes.
• Free parking.
• Training, mentoring and progression opportunities.
• Trust wide intranet to share knowledge and resources.

Please be advised, as part of due diligence checks, online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates.