Director of Mathematics
Leeds Mathematics School, Leeds, LS1 5AS14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
27 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
13 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L8-L12
What skills and experience we're looking for
Leeds Mathematics School are seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Director of Mathematics. In this role, you will
- Work closely with the Principal and the Vice Principal (Quality of Education) to develop and embed a shared vision for curriculum and pedagogy in Mathematics, so that Leeds Mathematics School (LMaS) rapidly becomesa centre of excellence with a national reputation for teaching A-level Mathematics and Further Mathematics.
- Lead and manage the Mathematics department efficiently, imaginatively and effectively, so that all students achieve outstanding outcomes in Mathematics and Further Mathematics.
- Teach A-level Mathematics and Further Mathematics.
- Be a tutor with responsibility for the academic and personal development of each of the students in a form group.
- Contribute actively to the successful delivery of the whole vision for Leeds Mathematics School, including LMaS’ commitment to providing coherent and impactful
- extra-curricular, super-curricular, sporting and cultural programmes alongside the academic timetable;
- outreach enrichment programmes for high-attaining KS2, 3 and 4 students;
- mathematics CPD programmes for primary and secondary teachers.
in schools across Leeds and West Yorkshire region.
If you are the ideal applicant, you will have
- Current or recent successful leadership experience of a highly effective mathematics department.
- A strong honours degree in Mathematics, or in a subject containing a considerable amount of Pure Mathematics.
- Current experience of teaching outstanding lessons to high-attaining secondary or post-16 students.
- Passionate commitment to the power of education to ‘change the deal’ for disadvantaged students.
What the school offers its staff
What LMaS and the GORSE Trust offer you:
As part of the GORSE trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
- Membership to a local government pension scheme.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
- Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
- £2k Cycle to work scheme.
Further details about the role
About us:
Leeds Mathematics School (LMaS) (www.lmas.ac.uk) is a new, specialist sixth form college for high-attaining mathematicians in the Leeds city and West Yorkshire region. All LMaStudents studyMathematics and Further Mathematics A-Levels. In Year 12 they study two of Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics and Mandarin Chinese, and in Year 13 most LMaStudents continue one of these to A level; some continue to study four subjects.
We are committed to ensuring that every LMaStudent, in particular students with SEND and students who are Widening Participation Eligible,
- has an exceptional experience every day;
- achieves highly and leaves LMaS with many and meaningful choices available to them: in their learning, in their career, in their life.
Our unique, enriched curriculum prepares our students for the next stage of their educational journey. We support them to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes that will enable and empower them to make significant future contributions to this region, to their communities, and to global society.
We moved into our stunning new school in November 2023. This is located in the heart of Leeds, on The Headrow. The facilities for teaching and learning are exceptional, to support our evidence-led and research-informed curriculum and pedagogy. Our ongoing professional development is central to the vision, purpose and day-to-day practice of LMaS.
We welcomed our first cohort of69 students in September 2023 and 98 students in September 2024. 28% of our current students are female or female-identifying, and 37% are from the most disadvantaged postcodes in the region (IMD deciles 1 and 2). We are determined to increase both these proportions.
How to Apply:
If you’re as excited about this opportunity as we are, an application form, Job Description and Person Specification are available to download from The GORSE Academies Trust website (www.tgat.org.uk/jobs), by email to info@lmas.ac.uk or by telephone on 0113 322 5948.
If you would like an informal conversation about the role or would like to know more about Leeds Mathematics School, please contact the Principal, Robert Wilne (robert.wilne@lmas.ac.uk).
If you submit an electronic application, we do not also require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.
Closing date for applications: Thursday 27 March 2025 at 09:00
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by email by 18:00 on Friday 28 March 2025
Interviews will take place at Leeds Mathematics School, 105 Albion Street, Leeds, on Tuesday 1 April 2025
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 are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Leeds Mathematics School
- School type
- Free School, ages 16 to 19
- Education phase
- Sixth_form_or_college
- School size
- 69 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 16 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Leeds Mathematics School website
- Email address
- info@lmas.ac.uk
School location
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