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Assistant Head of Maths
Wollaston School, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN29 7PHDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
Easter 2026 - or sooner if available
Closing date
30 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time position
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £41,527 - £59,659
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS + TLR2C
Additional allowances
TLR2C
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic & dynamic Assistant Head of Maths teacher who is able to teach the subject across all key stages including A Level.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a teacher who is ready for career progression or for an existing leader who is looking to join a supportive and innovative team.
The Maths faculty comprises twelve specialist members of staff and is one of the most successful faculties in the School, consistently achieving results that demonstrate extremely good progress at all levels. It is a successful and experienced team, anyone joining would be offered a supportive environment in which to develop as a leader and practitioner. Maths is consistently one of the most popular subjects at A-level. Core Maths and Further Maths is also offered in the Sixth Form. Several students each year progress on to study maths related subjects at higher education institutions.
You would be joining a forward-thinking and creative faculty with a collegiate approach to teaching & learning. The faculty also offers a vibrant and thriving extra-curricular programme such as the regional Maths Challenge Competition.
We have over 1400 students on roll with approximately 150 students in the Sixth Form.The school is over subscribed!
Wollaston School is a fantastic place to work and study. Informal visits are welcomed if you would like to see us in action and to learn more about us prior to your application, please email ridgek@wollaston-school.net to arrange.
Closing date for receipt of applications:
Midday on Friday 30th January 2026 Interviews are likely to be held during week commencing 2nd February 2026
For further details and to apply online, please visit— https://nenevalleypartnership.com/join-our-team/
Wollaston School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young
people, we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an
enhanced DBS check, a medical check and the provision of two references one of which MUST be your
most recent or last employer.
What the school offers its staff
We offer a comprehensive employee benefit package Including:
• Enhanced PPA
•Cycle to Work Scheme
• An open & welcoming site
• Free Onsite Parking
• New Spin Studio
• School Counsellor
• Regular Team Building Events
Further information about the job
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 (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Wollaston School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1431 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wollaston School website
- Email address
- ridgek@wollaston-school.net
Wollaston School is a large, rural community school located in a village setting about 15 minutes drive from Northampton. The student intake draws on nearby villages and the towns of Earls Barton, Wellingborough, and Irchester. We have over 1400 students on roll with approximately 240 students in the Sixth Form. The school is over-subscribed. Wollaston School was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in May 2023.
We are a school that takes great pride in our central purpose - to prepare every student for success. Success in academic qualifications, success in a wide range of extra-curricular and leadership activities and success in every individual’s personal and social development. We work towards this mission through a focus on exceptional levels of pastoral support and an academic and enrichment programme designed to ensure that every individual reaches their true potential.
At Wollaston, we believe in aiming high. We target excellence with the utmost commitment, but we also remember that a truly inspiring education is one that is filled with joy, laughter and happiness. We are also a school that is led by our values. We value honesty, kindness and tolerance. We embrace individuality as well as collective responsibility, we celebrate diversity, promote equality of opportunity, and we are a community which supports every individual to achieve all that they are capable of.
For most students, Wollaston School provides an education which lasts for seven years, from age 11 to age 18. Our ambition is to ensure that at the end of that journey, every student is ready to take their place in society as positive, purposeful, ethical and well qualified individuals.
Life at Wollaston School is characterised by an ethos of warmth, respect and ambition. We value effective working relationships with parents and we believe in delivering a high quality professional service in every aspect of our work. We offer a broad and exciting curriculum, expert teaching and high standards of academic achievement. We promote impeccable standards of behaviour and we expect the very best of every individual who walks through our doors. We are a team of staff and students who are committed to ensuring that our school is a truly exceptional place of learning.
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