Assistant Headteacher of Math plus TLR

West Derby School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 7HQ

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Spring Term

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 October 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: Monday to Friday 32.5 hours Total 195 days
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS-UPS + TLR 2B

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an ambitious, talented and committed teacher to join our leadership team as Assistant Head of Maths. This is an exciting opportunity for an excellent classroom practitioner who is passionate about raising achievement, supporting colleagues and helping to drive continued improvement within a successful department.

The successful candidate will have outstanding subject knowledge, high expectations of all pupils and a proven ability to deliver effective teaching and learning. They will be an excellent team player with strong organisational and interpersonal skills, capable of contributing positively to departmental development, promoting high standards of behaviour and supporting our commitment to inclusion, safeguarding and educational excellence. We are looking for someone who is resilient, proactive and eager to play a full role in the life of the school while developing their own leadership potential.

What the school offers its staff

West Derby School is an ambitious and successful 11-18 all-boys school serving the community of Liverpool. The school is heavily oversubscribed, with over 1,000 students on roll, including a thriving Sixth Form. Our state-of-the-art facilities provide an exceptional learning environment where students and staff are supported to achieve their very best.

At West Derby School, we believe that every student can succeed regardless of background or starting point. Our culture is built upon high expectations, mutual respect, dignity and pride. We are committed to delivering an outstanding education and changing lives through learning.

We can offer you opportunities to teach your subject across all the key stages, and an extensive and individualised professional development programme.

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.

We constantly strive for excellence. At West Derby School the success and well-being of out staff and students is our priority. We pride ourselves on offering a first-class education, in an inspiring and stimulating learning environment, to give our students every chance of reaching their full potential.

Mission Statement

Our school is a First-Class school. It is a happy, caring and

respectful community in which people are treated with fairness

and are supported in developing themselves to the fullest

possible extent to enable them to take their place in society.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting children’s welfare; all staff must share this commitment and must follow the school’s code of conduct for adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Pre-employment checks will be conducted, references will be sought and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies. It is a criminal offence to apply for, or accept a position working with children in regulated activity if you are excluded from such work by virtue of a court order or by the DBS.

Applying for the job

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About West Derby School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1011 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: West Derby School website
• Email address: career@westderbyschool.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-derby-school

West Derby School is an 11-18, all boys’ school in Liverpool. The school is oversubscribed with appeals for places. There are 1010 on roll including 100 in the Sixth Form. We have a state of the art building providing a bright and inspirational learning environment with excellent facilities. We have an ethos of achievement and the belief that every student will achieve no matter their background. Supporting this are simple but powerful values of mutual respect, dignity and pride.

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