Head of Mathematics
Walsall Studio School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1RL13 days remaining to apply
Closing date
27 April 2026 at 10am
Date listed
13 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) Main Scale/ UPS + TLR2B/ 26 Hours per week (0.8) and 52.14 Weeks
Head of Mathematics job summary
Job Title: Head of Mathematics
Location: Walsall
Walsall Studio School & Sixth is a deliberately small, forward-thinking school for young people aged 14-19 who are passionate about creative pathways in performance, music, and media.
We offer a unique learning environment that mirrors a modern creative workplace, with flexible studio spaces and industry-standard facilities.
Traditional schools don’t work for everyone, that’s why we built something different. Where others teach theory, we give you networks and experience, so that you are ahead of the game professionally.
With just 60 places in Year 10 and 11 and 90 in Sixth Form, every student is known, supported and challenged to succeed.
Our aim is simple: to provide a curriculum that gets you hired. We work with industry experts to design learning that is real, relevant and future-focussed. Students don’t just sit in classrooms - they collaborate, create, problem-solve and present like professionals.
Students achieved a phenomenal average grade of Distinction+ in 2025, but we know that life is more than just qualifications. We prepare you for responsibility, leadership and resilience - skills that you will need for life.
Everything we do is shaped by our MAGIC values - Motivation, Aspiration, Grit, Independence and Collaboration. We are a place where you can be yourself, push boundaries and become unmissable.
Find more information here: Walsall Studio School
Want to make a difference to young people?
Are you ready to embark on a rewarding journey within an educational community that values increasing opportunities, improving outcomes. We are looking for a Qualified Teacher of Head of Mathematics to join our team. Reporting to the Curriculum Lead you will undertake:
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Leadership and Management
Provide effective leadership of the Maths Department, setting clear expectations
Lead departmental self-evaluation, curriculum review, and improvement planning in line with school priorities
Teaching and Learning
Deliver consistently outstanding Maths lessons that promote engagement, challenge, and achievement.
Use assessment for learning effectively to identify and close gaps in understanding, ensuring progress for all.
Curriculum Development
Design and implement a curriculum that is ambitious, engaging, and reflective of both national expectations and industry needs.
Integrate cross-curricular and project-based opportunities that link Maths to creative pathways such as Media, Music, and Performance.
Professional Conduct and Contribution
Model and promote Walsall Studio School’s MAGIC values (Motivation, Aspiration, Grit, Independence, Collaboration).
Actively contribute to whole-school initiatives and staff development, supporting colleagues through mentoring and sharing best practice.
Qualifications and Skills
Qualified Teacher Status
Degree or equivalent qualification in Mathematics
Continuing good record for professional development
Achievement of high standards
Proven track record of achieving excellent student outcomes in Mathematics
For full details of the post please see attached Job Description and Person Specification
Pay range: Main Scale/ UPS + TLR2B/ 26 Hours (0.8) and 52.14 Weeks
For full details of the post please see attached Job Description and Person Specification
Why The Mercian Trust?
As one Trust we share a common purpose. We call it our social mobility and social justice mission to change our communities through the very best equitable education. When we get this right, it enables our children and young people to fulfil their potential, thrive in the world of work, and make a positive contribution to the local, national and international community. Our recent achievements include:
Sustainable Growth - becoming one of the largest and most diverse trusts in the region
Social Mobility & Social Justice - National recognition for the Trust’s two selective grammar schools who the most successful on the number of local disadvantaged students passing the entrance and joining the schools
Increasing Opportunities - Opening brand-new purpose-built campus in Walsall Town Centre including an alternative provision for students at risk at permanent exclusion from mainstream schools alongside a Digital Skills Hub to provide professionals and employers
Pioneering Spirit - National recognition for pioneering work around youth mental health, including establishing an in-house multi-disciplinary team of clinicians and allied health professionals delivering interventions and providing support to vulnerable students
Outward Looking - Organising and hosting the region’s first Youth Suicide Conference (2023) and Youth Violence Conference (2024) at Villa Park
Innovation and Improvement - A multi-million-pound investment in the digital infrastructure of Trust schools and our Digital Skills Hub underpinning the ongoing transformation of how staff teach, students learn, leaders lead and the whole Trust operates in readiness for the AI-supercharged careers and workplaces of the future.
Want to be a part of something extraordinary? Find out more: The Mercian Trust - Home
What can we offer you:
Benefits:
Financial, Health and Lifestyle
discounts on everyday purchases (Eden Red)
a comprehensive free of charge health plan (UK Health Care)
a cycle to work scheme via Halfords
Access to the Blue Light Card
For further benefits including education sector leading CPD: The Mercian Trust - What we can offer you
The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.
The Mercian Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Studio School & Sixth is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A copy of the ‘Safeguarding Policy’ is available to view or download by logging onto the School website: https://walsallstudio.school/
This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from the school or by visiting www.crb.gov.uk.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Walsall Studio School
- School type
- Free School, ages 14 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 185 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 14 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Walsall Studio School website
Studio School & Sixth is a specialist 14-19 non-selective school and founding member of The Mercian Trust.
Located in the heart of Walsall town centre, our unique small school and sixth form offers an immersive professional experience; supporting academic, vocational and personal excellence for students starting Year 10 or Year 12 who seek a creative and digitally rich curriculum.
Vocational learning is really important here, but it would be wrong to think that this means our students focus purely on practical work. There’s plenty of theory to learn and we strike a good balance between the academic and the vocational. Above all, we challenge our students to be the very best they can be in their chosen fields.
Back in the Renaissance, more than 400 years ago, ‘apprentices’ studied under the guidance of ‘masters’ and it’s this model that has influenced the way Studio Schools operate today. Of course, much has changed and now, thankfully, those ‘masters’ and ‘apprentices’ are just as likely to be women and girls as men and boys.
Studio School & Sixth has almost 300 such ‘apprentices’. It’s one of only a handful of Studio Schools in the country and opened its doors in 2013. Its students go on to universities, conservatoires and high-quality apprenticeships. The school focuses on the creative, health and digital industries, which means students have careers as paramedics, therapists, software engineers, actors, dancers, teachers and much else besides.
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