Deputy CTL of Maths

Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  20 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Head of department or curriculum
• 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
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPR / UPR
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2B

What skills and experience we're looking for

Ossett Academy & Accord Sixth Form College are seeking to appoint an inspiring and dedicated Deputy Curriculum Team Leader of Maths. The Maths department at the Academy is an outstanding team of professionals who achieve excellent results. We value challenge, active participation and motivation. This is a real opportunity to join a vibrant team that is forward thinking and high achieving.

You will lead on developing curriculum areas and teaching, learning and feedback within the department, ensuring pupil progress is regularly assessed with a focus on building a collaborative team ethos across the Academy & Sixth Form. You will play a key role in the strategic development of the department and supportive development of team colleagues.

The successful applicant will be required to work autonomously, reporting to the Curriculum Team Leader of Maths. The role will be focused on assisting to drive attainment in Maths, raising the profile of all aspects of the Maths curriculum and extra-curricular offer and will involve working with colleagues, leaders, and pupils/students to obtain the highest levels of engagement.

This is an ideal opportunity for colleagues wishing to step up into a middle leadership role and gain invaluable experience in continuing to build and develop the successful team.

Ossett Academy is an Ofsted ‘good’ rated secondary academy with great facilities and a fantastic Maths department. We also have a standalone Accord Sixth Form building on-site, meaning that colleagues also have the possibility of teaching at A-Level.

Your role will involve shaping the curriculum to meet the needs of our diverse pupil body and ensuring alignment with industry standards. You will have a deep interest in the attainment of pupils at every ability level and show vigour and initiative. The Performing Arts department at the Academy are an outstanding team of professionals who are vibrant and forward thinking.

We value challenge and active participation. The successful applicant will relentlessly pursue instilling an interest in their subject amongst all pupils, they will be innovative, with demonstrable resilience, vision and energy.

What the school offers its staff

Applications are welcomed from teachers across the experience range. We offer an extensive programme of academy and Trust Professional Development to ensure all colleagues continue to develop as practitioners and have opportunities to work collaboratively across subjects and across academies within our Trust.

If you have the vision and skills to deliver inspirational teaching whilst having the focus and drive to ensure successful outcomes are reached we’d love to hear from you.

We are confident that new staff joining our Trust will feel welcomed and happy to have chosen us. Prospective applicants are welcome to visit prior to applying.

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits and we also encourage prospective candidates to look at our website for further information regarding our ‘People Pledge’ and our recently launched Employee Benefit package Working For Our Trust - Accord (accordmat.org).

Here are a few examples of employee benefits that focus on our employees Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing:

• Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Technology scheme via SmartTech*
• Access to an extensive discounts platform via Accord Rewards
• Access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Programme
• 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner through Corporate Paid Healthcare Cash Plans
• Access to health and wellbeing services, with the ability to claim money back for essential healthcare such as prescriptions, optical and dental care through Corporate Paid Healthcare Cash Plans.
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Free annual flu jab
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings

*restrictions apply

The Accord Multi Academy Trust was established in September 2016 and is currently made up of five academies, four of which were the founding members of the Trust. The Trust is committed to providing world class education for all our young people within our community and as such we recognise the pivotal role that our staff team have in this respect. The Trust places at the heart of its development a commitment to high quality professional development for all staff who join the Trust. We understand that by investing in our staff we will create an organisation with a shared vision and values that will transform education for young people.

We offer a supportive work environment with a dedicated and approachable central operational team and an educational strategy group who will work with you in order for you to reach your career goals and aspirations.

For an informal discussion about this position please contact hr@accordmat.org or call on 01924 921213.

Closing Date: Monday 20 October 2025 at 9.00am

Interviews likely to be held: week commencing 20 October 2025

Application forms are available from https://accordmat.org/join-our-team/vacancies/

Completed application forms to be returned to hr@accordmat.org.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Accord Multi Academy Trust reserves the right to interview sooner than the specified dates above. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

We are committed to providing a culture of inclusion, respect and equity of opportunity that attracts, supports, and retains high quality colleagues from all backgrounds and across all job roles at the Trust. We welcome and encourage applications from, but not limited to Black, Asian, other ethnic minority groups, individuals who identify as LGBT+; and/or are registered with a disability. Candidates will always be shortlisted based on the content of application against the job description and essential criteria without access to the personal details information.

The Accord Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Accord Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

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About Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1728 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College website
• Email address: hr@accordmat.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ossett-academy-and-sixth-form-college

Ossett Academy is part of the Accord Multi Academy Trust which is a Wakefield based Trust; all four academies in the Trust are closely located to one another which lends itself to many opportunities to work closely and collaboratively. All academies are within a three-mile radius of one another and can be found a short drive off junction 40 of the M1.

Arranging a visit to Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@accordmat.org.

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