Head of Maths

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Lincoln
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Education
This role is not offered with visa sponsorship, though the employer is a licensed UK sponsor

SKILLS

Curriculum Development Teaching KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Mentoring CPD

FULL DESCRIPTION

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is seeking a highly motivated and passionate Head of Maths to join their team. The successful applicant will be an excellent practitioner who will ensure the continued high standards of teaching and learning from KS2 transition to KS3, KS4 and KS5. They will have a strong understanding of the curriculum and be able to evidence impact through improving outcomes for pupils and increasing levels of extra-curricular and enrichment engagement.

Job details

Job role Teacher Head of department or curriculum View all Suitable for early career teachers jobs

Visa sponsorship Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject Mathematics

Working pattern Full time: 1.0 FTE

Contract type Permanent

Pay scale MPS / UPS

Additional allowances TLR1B

What skills and experience we're looking for

[Employer hidden] is looking for a highly motivated and passionate Head of Maths to join a school that makes a genuine difference to its students and supports its staff to achieve their individual goals. We passionately believe there is something special about our Academy – a tangible sense of community and an unwavering commitment to fulfil our motto ‘Believe Together Achieve Together’.

[Employer hidden] is an ‘all through’ (EYFS – 18) Academy in Lincoln that is central to the community it serves. Our dedicated team of staff are supportive and aspirant and in return benefit from a high trust, high accountability environment where our ‘open door’ policy values and celebrates the inputs of individuals to create our Academy vision.

We are seeking to appoint a passionate, dynamic Head of Maths from September 2026.The successful applicant will be an excellent practitioner who will ensure the continued high standards of teaching and learning from KS2 transition to KS3, KS4 and KS5. They will have a strong understanding of the curriculum and be able to evidence impact through improving outcomes for pupils and increasing levels of extra-curricular and enrichment engagement.

The successful applicant will believe in building strong relationships with staff and pupils and have the ability to motivate people to work towards a clear vision for the department. They will have the ability to develop others’ practice through successful modelling, mentoring and provision of appropriate CPD. This should be all underpinned by a clear commitment to the positive ethos of the Academy.

What the school offers its staff

The Priory Federation of Academies Trust is an established and supportive MAT. Our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our students and we are equally ambitious for, and committed to, the wellbeing and development of our staff. All our staff benefit from comprehensive induction, extensive CPD opportunities, our Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from our HR team. The Trust follows national school teachers’ pay and conditions and adheres to the national pay recommendations

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Head of Dept. Job Description 2026 .pdf - 223 KB

Witham Teacher Job Description.pdf - 257 KB

About [Employer hidden]

School type Academy, ages 2 to 18

Education phase All through school

School size 1092 pupils enrolled

Age range 2 to 18

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School location

[Employer hidden] Academy, ages 2 to 18 De Wint Avenue, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 7DT

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