Associate Assistant Headteacher - Maths Specialist
Yate Academy, Yate, South Gloucestershire, BS37 4DX15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
17 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Other leadership roles
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 Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Salary calculated in line with the Leadership Pay Range (L5-L9 £57,137 - £63,070). There may be an additional allowance available for an exceptional candidate.
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Greenshaw Learning Trust is ‘Always Learning’
We are looking for an exceptional middle leader who is looking to take that next step and join our Senior Leadership Team. For a number of years the Mathematics department at Yate Academy has been amongst the highest performing in the country for progress at Key Stage 4. Since opening our Sixth Form this year we have been extremely excited to welcome 24 A-level Mathematics students and 4 Further Mathematics students into year 12. We are looking for an inspirational candidate who can help the department continue its success at Key Stage 4 and replicate this in A-Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics. Alongside their work with the Maths department the successful candidate will join all senior leadership meetings and will have the opportunity to lead on a whole school area. You will be an exceptional teacher of all key stages with an unwavering drive to ensure that every child achieves the very best outcomes no matter their individual circumstances. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you.
About the role:
The successful candidate will:
- Demonstrate a passion for traditional education and believe that there is no ceiling on what children can achieve in the right conditions;
- Assess their approach and style and challenge themselves to think differently about how to best align their leadership to the needs of the school;
- Have the ability to empower and motivate staff;
- Be firmly aligned with the school’s ethos and approach;
- Take responsibility for their remit area with tenacity and dedication;
- Have successful experience as a middle leader in Maths with a proven track record of success.
Key purpose: with the Headteacher and Leadership Team:
- Share in the implementation of school policies.
- Share in the responsibility for decision-making and strategic planning, under the guidance and support of the Senior Leadership Team as a whole.
- Work with the SLT to maintain an ethos of extremely high expectations of staff and students.
- Take full accountability for a specific key strategic area.
- Manage staff and resources as directed
- Monitor progress towards the achievement of aims and objectives
- Be a highly visible presence in lessons and social times around the school and model expectations of staff and students.
- Lead the Maths department.
What the school offers its staff
About the School:
At Yate Academy, we have built our ethos on a strong set of core values which underpin everything that we do. Our aim is to give students at Yate Academy a better chance of success than if they attended any other school in the country.
Leadership, resilience & citizenship run through all aspects of school life.
About Greenshaw Learning Trust:
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.
To get a feel of life at Greenshaw Learning Trust, please download our ‘Why you should work for GLT’ recruitment brochure on our jobs portal.
We can offer you:
- Professional development and career progression
- Generous pension scheme
- Blue Light Card
- Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
- An Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym Discounts
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Being part of a great team and expanding organisation
Please download the recruitment pack for further information.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 9am on Friday 17th October 2025. The role is due to commence from January 2026. This is a full time, permanent position. Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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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
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About Yate Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 801 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Yate Academy website
- Email address
- kpickford@yateacademy.co.uk
At Yate Academy, we have built our ethos on a strong set of core values which underpin everything that we do. Our aim is to give students at Yate Academy a better chance of success than if they attended any other school in the country.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.
Arranging a visit to Yate Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kpickford@yateacademy.co.uk.
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