Assistant Head of Maths

Murray Park Community School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 9LL

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  4 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) Teacher Main Pay Scale + TLR 2A (£5,868) per annum

Assistant Head of Maths job summary

Assistant Head of Mathematics

Salary: Main Pay Scale / Upper Pay Scale + TLR 2A (£5868)

Responsible to: Head of Mathematics and Numeracy

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Framework: To work within the framework of teachers’ pay and conditions, current legislation and the policies of the school.

Murray Park School is a rewarding and professionally stimulating place to work. Over the last 3 years we have undergone a journey of rapid improvement; moving from a Requires Improvement Ofsted grading to Good in September 2022, along with a much-improved Progress 8 score, as well as now being over-subscribed. Never complacent, we are now on our next stage of development and seek high-quality staff to enable this.

All staff receive a comprehensive induction programme.

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and committed leader who:

• Can quickly become influential in raising achievement within our Maths Faculty.
• Has a strong belief that all students can fulfil their potential, regardless of ability or background.
• Possesses the personal qualities to inspire, motivate, support and appropriately challenge colleagues and students.
• Will work closely with the Head of Maths to ensure the continued development and smooth running of the Faculty.
• Is keen to take a leading role in the ongoing development of our continually improving Key Stage 3 provision.
• We are looking for someone with a strong commitment to the continuous improvement of their own practice, regardless of career stage, job role or position.

Staff at Murray Park School benefit from:

• Flexible working for all staff.
• Senior Leadership Team who prioritise staff well-being and consider this when launching any new systems or pedagogical approaches.
• A robust and centralised behaviour system, including an internal Alternative Provision, to ensure learning in our classrooms is disruption free.
• A whole-school CPD package which includes the sharing of recent research and best-practice.
• An approach to pedagogy which ensures teachers teach the highest-quality lessons possible, whilst still allowing teachers the freedom to maintain professional autonomy.

Please see attached Application Pack.

How to Apply

Apply online via My New Term.

Early applications are strongly encouraged because we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date.

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

Murray Park School shares a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture that embraces the ethos of safeguarding amongst our workforce.

This post is Exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Murray Park Community School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1210 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Murray Park Community School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/murray-park-community-school

Murray Park is a dynamic and forward-looking 11-16 mixed comprehensive school on the western fringes of the city of Derby. It is a Foundation Status school, but has a close working relationship with the local authority.

We cater for approximately 1111 students, situated on a spacious site surrounded by greenery. We serve students from the Derby City area, within reach of the Derbyshire countryside and our cohort sizes are growing each year.

Our students reflect the full academic ability range and there is a huge breadth to the socio-economic status of our families.

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