Head of Mathematics

Denton Community Academy, Manchester, Lancashire, M34 3NG

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  20 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership Range L7 – L11 (£60,145 - £66,368 FTE, subject to pay award) with appointment at L11 for an exceptional candidate

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

We want a proven teacher of mathematics who has moved outcomes and can show the evidence. You will be ambitious for disadvantaged students and want your next role to be the one that defines your career. We will pay at the top of the range for the right person. For the very best candidate, passion, drive and dedication will carry as much weight as length of experience. If you are an outstanding practitioner ready to step up, we want to hear from you. And if you’ve already led a department and want a bigger challenge, we’d love to talk.

What the school offers its staff

Northern Education Trust offers:
The opportunity to work and progress across the family of schools, should you wish in the future;
The chance to apply for leadership roles in the Deeps structure taking on a whole school leadership project;
The support and expertise of Director of Subjects.
A full and detailed programme of support and development for all;
A further comprehensive programme of professional development, including leadership, provided through the NET Staff College.

Employee benefits
Free flu vaccinations
Free onsite parking
High quality continuous professional development
Occupational sick pay, maternity and paternity pay
Access to Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS)
Employee Assistance Programme

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Head of Department (Maths) JD L7-L11 .pdf - 184 KB (opens in new tab)

Head of Department PS .pdf - 157 KB (opens in new tab)

About Denton Community Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1107 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Denton Community Academy website
• Email address: h.kenyon@northerneducationtrust.org
• Phone number: 0161 336 2219
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/denton-community-college-manchester

Northern Education Trust (NET) is a charitable education Trust with a good track record for school improvement. The Trust sponsors 30 academies; 17 secondary and 13 primaries across the North of England in fourteen Local Authority regions.


Denton’s academic performance has seen a remarkable turnaround in just two academic years, with exam outcomes doubling and now above the national averages. Performance tables data indicates that Denton was outperformed only 
by two selective schools in Tameside in terms of the percentage of students who pass English and Maths at a Grade 5 or higher — placing it third overall on key attainment measures and the highest-performing non-selective school in the borough.


Perhaps most significantly, Denton is on track to be named Tameside’s most improved school for the second year running — reflecting the hard work of staff and students, and the transformative impact of support from NET, a nationally recognised multi-academy trust with a strong record of driving rapid improvement in schools.Northern Education Trust offers:

• The opportunity to work and progress across the family of schools, should you wish in the future;
  
  
  


• The chance to apply for leadership roles in the Deeps structure taking on a whole school leadership project;
  
  
  


• The support and expertise of Director of Subjects.
  
  
  


• A full and detailed programme of support and development for all;
  
  
  


• A further comprehensive programme of professional development, including leadership, provided through the NET Staff College.
  
  
  

Employee benefits

• Free flu vaccinations
  
  
  


• Free onsite parking

In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the interview process.


The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All posts are subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. We expect all adults to share our commitment to safeguarding and the health and wellbeing of our pupils.

Arranging a visit to Denton Community Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email h.kenyon@northerneducationtrust.org.

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