Teacher of Maths with potential for Head of Year

Blackdown Education Partnership; Exeter; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Clyst Vale Community College in Exeter is seeking a passionate Maths teacher to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis. You will deliver high-quality Maths teaching to students from Year 7 to Year 11, with potential to assume Head of Year responsibilities for the right candidate.

The role offers MPS/UPS pay scale with a TLR1a for HOY duties, a supportive ethos, and opportunities for professional development within a vibrant school community.

Qualifications

• Outstanding teacher with strong maths knowledge.
• Able to engage students with varied teaching approaches.
• Experience teaching Maths at GCSE desirable.

Responsibilities

• Teach Maths to KS3 and KS4 students.
• Potential to take on Head of Year duties.
• Contribute to enrichment activities and department duties.

Skills

Excellent subject knowledge

Enthuse students

GCSE maths experience

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

# Teacher of Maths with potential for Head of YearEmployer: Clyst Vale Community CollegeLocation: Exeter, DevonContract Type: PermanentHours: Full TimeSalary: MPS 1-6/UPS 1-3Posted: 7th October 2026Expires: 18th October 2026 11:59 PMStart Date: 1st January 2027Job ID: 1578320Job Reference: Maths 1* Share :* Print**Teacher of Maths (with potential for Head of Year for the right candidate)****MPS/UPS plus TLR1a for HOY responsibilities****Closing date for applications: 18th October 2026****Interview date: 21st October 2026**Are you a passionate and ambitious Mathematics teacher looking to inspire young people and make a lasting difference to their educational journey?Clyst Vale prides itself on its Maths offer from year 7 to 11 and starting in January 2027, we are looking to appoint an exciting and innovative Teacher of Maths. This post is offered on a full time, permanent basis. The successful candidate will be able to teach across key KS3 & KS4 and is offered on the Main and Upper teacher’ pay scale.For the right candidate, there is also the opportunity to undertake an additional leadership role as Head of Year, providing pastoral leadership and supporting the wellbeing, attendance and personal development of a year group.If you would like to be considered for this role, please state this on your application form.We are looking for• An outstanding teacher with excellent subject knowledge;• A practitioner who is keen to enthuse students using a variety of approaches;• Experience of teaching Maths at GCSE is desirable;• A willingness to contribute to the enrichment activities of the Department;Additional Tasks• Any other reasonable tasks at the discretion of the Head of Department/Deputy PrincipalWhat you can expect from us:• A comprehensive induction process, tailored to your role and previous experience.• A structured programme of targeted, whole school or bespoke professional development.• Fabulous students who are motivated, interested, keen to learn and enthusiastic.• An outstanding ethos where students respect staff and each other, have participate in learning, enrichment and the community and achieve well.• A high-quality curriculum, developed across our College, with a commitment to a programme of school improvement.• A range of development opportunities for future career progression within the school.• A friendly, supportive, vibrant and caring staff team with a commitment to improving children’s lives.• Strong leadership, a culture of high expectation and clarity of strategic college development.CVs are not accepted, please complete the application form in full. If you can meet the requirements of this role, we would love to hear from you. All applications should be made by completing the online application form via E-teach and include evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role. For full details of the role, please see the job description and person specification.Please note we do not offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship to non-UK citizens for this role.As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview. We also reserve the right to interview prospective candidates at any point and to close the advert early.We will be reviewing applications as they come in and may invite strong candidates for an interview before the closing date. To ensure your application is considered, please apply promptly. See the Job Description for a full breakdown of the role and responsibilities.