Assistant Headteacher Maths

Brinsworth Academy, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 5EJ

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L12-L16 £67,898 - £75,049pa

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a dynamic and inspirational curriculum leader with a proven track record of driving exceptional outcomes in Maths? Do you thrive on challenge, collaboration, and innovation? Brinsworth Academy is seeking a hardworking Assistant Headteacher of Maths to lead transformational improvement across the faculty to ensure that our young people make exceptional progress.

In this high-impact role, you will be accountable for subject outcomes, working as part of the senior leadership team to shape and deliver high-quality teaching and strategic intervention across a multitude of subject areas. You’ll provide support to middle leadership, model outstanding practice, and support Trust-wide initiatives across three schools that raise standards and inspire success. A key focus of the role will be designing a curriculum based upon a strong foundation of assessment and robust intervention that meet the needs of all learners-ensuring equity, ambition, and exceptional progress for every student.

We’re looking for someone with excellent subject expertise, strategic insight, and the ability to lead with integrity, empathy, and ambition. If you’re ready to take your leadership to the next level and give students the best possible education in a forward-thinking, values-driven Trust, we’d love to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

Brinsworth Academy is a vibrant, inclusive academy at the heart of its local community. We work hard every day to ensure that our students are given the opportunity to achieve excellence. We understand that excellence looks different for each individual and we strive for everyone in our school to be the best version of themselves. Our school operates as a team, serving our local communities and we have a fantastic staff team that is supportive, dedicated and highly skilled. We welcome visits from prospective candidates - come and meet us and see what Brinsworth Academy can offer.

New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT) has a dynamic, positive and supportive culture for staff and students, with an enviable reputation for staff career progression and development. You will join a focused and driven team, committed to providing the highest standards of education and service.

The Trust currently comprises of three 16-19 Colleges, one Secondary school and three Primary Schools.

Why Work for Us?

• NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards - these national awards celebrate the very best performers from over one thousand MATs across the country
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
• Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
• Attractive pension scheme
• Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
• A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff

If you believe you have the skills and abilities to take on this role, we’d love to hear from you.

To see the full job description, person specification and to apply please visit https://nclt.ac.uk/vacancies/

Applications should be submitted to BRI-recruitment@nclt.ac.uk

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

NCLT Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level.

Further information about the disclosure of criminal records can be found at https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

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About Brinsworth Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1384 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brinsworth Academy website
• Email address: caroline.fullelove@nclt.ac.uk
• Phone number: 01709 828383
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brinsworth-academy

Brinsworth Academy is a vibrant, inclusive academy at the heart of its local community. We work hard every day to ensure that our students are given the opportunity to Achieve Excellence. We understand that excellence looks different for each individual and we strive for everyone in our school to be the best version of themselves. Our school operates as a team, serving our local communities and we have a fantastic staff team that is supportive, dedicated and highly skilled. We welcome visits from prospective candidates - come and meet us and see what Brinsworth Academy can offer.

Brinsworth Academy is part of LEAP Multi Academy Trust alongside Dinnington High School. Our mission is to ‘Achieve Excellence’ through quality teaching, responsive pastoral care and decisive leadership. In joining our welcoming team, you will be adding your energy and expertise to our Trust at a time of development and progression.

Arranging a visit to Brinsworth Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email caroline.fullelove@nclt.ac.uk.

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