Head of Key Stage 3 Mathematics
Rainhill High School, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 6NY7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
11 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
20 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
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 hrs per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650 to £49,084
Pay scale
- Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3
Additional allowances
TLR2B £5,645 pa plus additional recruitment incentive allowance payable for the right candidate
What skills and experience we're looking for
11-18 Mixed Comprehensive 1820 on roll
Inspire & Excel at Rainhill High
Are you a passionate and strategic leader with a deep understanding of Mathematics? Can you inspire and develop a team of teachers to deliver outstanding KS3 lessons and drive exceptional outcomes for students?
Rainhill High School is looking for an enthusiastic Head of KS3 Mathematics to join our high-performing team from September 2025. Provide strong leadership and strategic direction to the KS3 Mathematics Team in a forward-thinking school that values innovation, collaboration, and professional growth.
Why Join Us?
- Permanent, full-time role
- ‘Good’ Ofsted-rated school (2023) – Part of Stephenson MAT
- Supportive environment – Reduced workload, tech investment & career development
- Excellent partnerships – Hope University, Ambition Institute, Rainbow Teaching School Hub and more
Are you a passionate and strategic leader with a deep understanding of Mathematics? Can you inspire and develop a team of teachers to deliver outstanding KS3 lessons and drive exceptional outcomes for pupils? If so, we invite you to join Rainhill High School, including Rainhill Sixth, as our Head of KS3 Mathematics.
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, ambitious, and inspirational leader for Mathematics who has a vision for excellence and the skills to lead a high-performing department. The successful candidate will have a strong track record of improving teaching and learning, raising student achievement, and fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation within the faculty.
As Head of KS3 Mathematics, you will:
- Provide strong leadership and strategic direction to the KS3 Mathematics team.
- Lead the development of a high-quality curriculum that ensures excellent student progress from KS2 to KS3 and prepare them for the demands of KS4.
- Inspire and support staff to deliver engaging, challenging, and innovative lessons.
- Use data effectively to drive improvement and ensure outstanding outcomes for all pupils.
- Champion a culture of continuous professional development within the faculty.
- Work collaboratively with the Head of Faculty: Mathematics to improve standards.
This is a full-time, permanent leadership position, and we welcome applications from existing experienced leaders or successful and ambitious teachers looking for their next challenge.
You will need excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, a commitment to raising standards, and the ability to foster a love of learning in Mathematics across the school. If you are dedicated, driven, and believe you have the skills and dedication to meet our standards and be part of our pursuit of excellence, then we are the school for you.
Key Dates:
Apply by: 9am,Friday 11th April 2025
Interviews:
Apply now: Email your completed application to jobs@rainhillhigh.org.uk and shape the future of Mathematics.
Rainhill High School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people as well as promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion; where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosing & Barring Certificate and online searches as part of our Safer Recruitment & Selection Procedures.
What the school offers its staff
Our school has a long and strong record of academic success, the highest of which was in 2022. The destinations that our students move onto are strong. Our continued focus is on raising the aspirations, achievements and confidence of all our students to ensure they have the best life chances; that all of our students leave us ready to take on the world with conviction and self-assurance. We make no apologies for having the highest expectations of all our students.
Our curriculum is ambitious. Students are expected to work hard, and this is complemented by our excellent pastoral care, support and guidance. You will find the staff here are determined to support academic achievement but also provide a wide range of enrichment and extra-curricular activities both within and beyond the classroom, ranging from trips to New York to football teams in school; all of which are important in building the confidence, resilience and experiences of every child.
Our school’s mission is ‘In Pursuit of Excellence’ in everything that we do and our core values; Learn, Think, Contribute, Care, embody our determination to ensure that all our students receive a first-class education that enables them to take their place in society with confidence.
We are a popular and high achieving school on the edge of Merseyside with a very strong reputation locally and significantly oversubscribed.
Further details about the role
Qualified Teacher Status/QTLS
Degree in related area
Recent Participation in Relevant In-Service Training
Leadership & Management
Experience of a middle leadership role
Experience of carrying out quality assurance (QA)
Experience of leading CPD
The capacity for sustained hard work and resilience
The ability to motivate and inspire others
The ability to work with a range of stakeholders
Professional knowledge and understanding
Subject National Curriculum – All Key Stages
Assessment
Teaching and Learning Strategies
Ability to Teach Subject to GCSE
Ability to Teach Subject to A-Level
Willingness to assist in delivery of extracurricular activities
An awareness of safeguarding children issues
Personal Skills and Attributes
Ability to understand and demonstrate commitment to equality and diversity
High Level of Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Personal Motivation
Ability to Motivate Students
Excellent Organisation and Administration Skills
Excellent ICT Skills
Work as Part of a Team
Commitment to safeguarding
Rainhill High School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people as well as promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion; where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosing & Barring Certificate and online searches as part of our Safer Recruitment & Selection Procedures.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jobs@rainhillhigh.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Rainhill High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1852 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Rainhill High School website
- Email address
- jobs@rainhillhigh.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01744677205
11-18 Mixed Comprehensive 1820 on roll
Rainhill High School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form centre located in Rainhill, Merseyside, England.
The school converted to an academy under Rainhill Learning Village in March 2017.
More recently, the school has become part of the Stephenson MAT and was graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in February 2023. The Academy is working hard to make a difference to staff workloads by investing time, technology, and support to make Rainhill High School and Rainhill Sixth an attractive place to work.
Our vision is one of excellence for everyone, pupils and staff. We believe that by working together we can make a positive difference to children’s lives.
Stephenson Trust is currently a single school in a multi academy trust. We have several external partners, including Hope University, Ambition Institute, The Fowler Education Faculty, SSAT, Rainbow teaching school hub and the educational endowment fund. We are now seeking to expand in the next couple of years with those who share our desire to provide an excellent education
Arranging a visit to Rainhill High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@rainhillhigh.org.uk.
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