Teacher of Mathematics

Landau Forte Academy QEMS; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal allowance

LGPS or TPS

Healthcare Cash Plan

Complimentary gym membership

Job summary

Landau Forte Academy QEMS Tamworth seeks an ambitious, well-qualified Mathematics teacher to join a thriving academy. You will benefit from a comprehensive CPD programme, a supportive environment, and a commitment to staff wellbeing and career development.

We offer a 40.75-hour week, 52 weeks per year, permanent contract, and a start date in January 2027. Salary is on the M/UPS scale with a meal allowance and generous pension options; visits are encouraged via the Principal’s PA.

Qualifications

• A graduate with qualified teacher status
• Formal qualifications or relevant experience to meet the appointment challenge
• Desire to improve outcomes for all young people in Mathematics across ages and abilities
• Interest in the latest developments in Mathematics teaching
• Excellent relationships with students and parents
• Willingness to explore innovative and dynamic teaching methods
• High levels of enthusiasm, energy, resilience and determination
• Competent in ICT as an administrative tool and in teaching

Responsibilities

• Ensure teaching, learning and assessment meet learners' needs and align with curriculum maps and syllabuses
• Provide direction for student learning within your remit and support extension activities
• Set high standards and support staff and students with guidance and recognition
• Prepare, plan and deliver departmental learning programmes with flexible online and offline approaches
• Set challenging attainment targets and monitor progress against targets and benchmarks
• Evaluate attainment against Academy targets and national benchmarks

Skills

Mathematics teaching

Strong relationships with students and

ICT in teaching and learning

Enthusiasm and energy

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

Our opportunity for you

Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form & QEMS are popular and heavily oversubscribed academies in Tamworth. QEMS was judged as GOOD by Ofsted in September 2022. Tamworth Sixth Form was judged as GOOD with OUTSTANDING features in November 2024. You will be supported in your career through our extensive CPD programme including the opportunity to complete nationally recognised qualifications. We are committed to prioritising the wellbeing of our staff through a wellbeing committee by committing to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter. The Academy has staff children as part of our admissions criteria. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious, tenacious and well-qualified teacher to join our Academy. Potential candidates are encouraged to come to visit our academy to see what we have to offer. Appointments can be made via the Principal’s PA ([e-mail])

Key information

Hours: 40.75

Weeks: 52 weeks per annum

Contract: Permanent

Start date: January 2027

Salary: M/UPS

Closing Date: Monday 12th October 2026

Interview: w/c 12th October 2026

What we can offer you

A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment

The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students

Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust

A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)

Healthcare Cash Plan, from Westfield Health

Complimentary gym membership

Person specification

A graduate with qualified teacher status

Relevant qualifications (both formal and through appropriate experience) to meet the challenge of the appointment

Desire to improve outcomes for all young people in Mathematics, across all ages and abilities

An interest in the latest developments in Mathematics teaching

Excellent relationships with students and parents

Willingness to explore innovative and dynamic methods for teaching and learning

High levels of enthusiasm, ambition, energy, resilience and determination

Competent in the use of ICT both as an administrative tool and in teaching and learning

Job description

Ensure that teaching, learning and assessment meets the needs of learners, impacting positively upon student attainment and achievement; that it fulfils as appropriate the demands and requirements of the published Academy curriculum maps, tutor guides and student guides, and external examination syllabuses

Provide overall direction for student learning within your remit, ensuring that provision is made for students of all abilities, that they are effectively taught and that learning and achievement are evident. Work with other staff in contributing to the total learning of students including extension and enrichment activities

Set and maintain high standards, expectations and aspirations for both staff and students, ensuring that they are treated with dignity and respect and that they receive appropriate guidance, support and recognition

Ensure the preparation, planning and delivery of the agreed departmental learning programmes, utilising flexible approaches to learning including the application of online learning.

Ensure that appropriate, challenging attainment targets are set and used with all students and monitor their performance in terms of attainment, achievement (both quantifiable value added measures and broader qualitative achievements) and progress in respect of the outcomes from learning programmes and activities.

Evaluate classes’ levels of attainment and achievement against both Academy targets and nationally recognised benchmarks.

About The Trust

Landau Forte Charitable Trust is a family of six Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form Academies across the Midlands. Established in 1989, our roots as a charity lie in the global finance and hospitality industries, with our founders Martin Landau and Rocco Forte. Their values combine in how our schools look after their children and young people; they aspire to a world-leading standard of innovation, entrepreneurship, service and care.

We believe a brilliant education should be central to the development of every child and young person. Their learning, wellbeing and happiness is at the centre of every decision we take and every pound we spend.

Landau Forte Academy QEMS and Tamworth Sixth Form

Landau Forte Academy QEMS joined the Landau Forte Charitable Trust in September 2011 and delivers education to 11-16 year olds. Landau Forte Academy Sixth Form is a purpose-built establishment providing Level 3 courses, both Advanced Level and Applied qualifications, for the whole of Tamworth and beyond. The academies are located on a shared campus, but both operate from their own facilities. Both QEMS and Tamworth Sixth Form are oversubscribed. Tamworth Sixth Form has over 450 students studying courses on site. If you would like to look around our Academy, please contact Mrs Smart [e-mail]

The local area

Tamworth is a historic town surrounded by beautiful countryside, located a short distance from Birmingham. The Academy is located close to the centre of Tamworth, with superb transport links.

Tamworth boasts a range of historical sites and leisure attractions, including: Tamworth Castle; the Tamworth SnowDome and Drayton Manor Amusement Park. Within a 20 minute drive from the town, you can find yourself in the beautiful, open Staffordshire countryside or Birmingham‘s bustling city centre

Tamworth is 10 minutes away from the M42; junction 10

Direct trains from Birmingham (10 minutes) and London (1 hour 15 minutes)

Birmingham and East Midlands Airports are 30 minutes away