6 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    9 March 2026

  • Closing date

    8 February 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    22 January 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Other leadership roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Mathematics

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours per week

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS/UPS plus TLR 2 (£5,820.00)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a Deputy Director of Learning for Maths with a proven track record of success in improving standards and raising pupil outcomes. We want to hear from talented middle leaders looking to extend their experience, and outstanding, ambitious teachers seeking their first middle leadership post.

As an experienced teacher, you will develop an exciting curriculum that suits every type of learner and have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of our young people. The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and motivational skills.

You will be able to demonstrate the ability to lead a successful faculty drawing on your extensive teaching and leadership experience. As a Star middle leader, you’ll join the Star Academies family, a high-performing and supportive network of primary and secondary schools with some of the best leaders in education.

You will have:

  • A degree-level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status.
  • A good understanding of statutory requirements at Key Stages 3 and 4.
  • The ability to teach to GCSE standard.
  • The ability to coach and motivate colleagues to achieve individual and collective targets.
  • Experience of sustained delivery of outstanding attainment and achievement.
  • Experience of innovation and creativity to engage, enthuse and progress learners.

What the school offers its staff

About Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham

Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham is a secondary school for 11 to 16 year old girls which opened in September 2019 and we were graded as ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted during our first inspection in February 2024. The school has a Muslim faith designation, welcoming applications from pupils of all faiths and none. Like all Star schools, it will have a leadership specialism.

We have an exemplary reputation for excellence in every aspect of school life. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

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

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.

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Additional documents

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About Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham

School type
Free School, Muslim, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
616 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
0121 668 0540

Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham is a new secondary school for 11 to 16 year old girls which opened in September 2019. The school has a Muslim faith designation, welcoming applications from pupils of all faiths and none. Like all Star schools, it will have a leadership specialism.

We have an exemplary reputation for excellence in every aspect of school life. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

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