Head of Maths

Archway School, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AX

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  4 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPR/UPR
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 1B £12,516 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Archway School is seeking to appoint an inspirational and dynamic Head of Mathematics. This is an excellent leadership opportunity for an ambitious and motivated professional who is passionate about mathematics and committed to driving high standards of teaching and learning across the department.

We welcome applications from experienced and suitably qualified teachers who can lead by example, inspire colleagues and ensure that all students are supported and challenged to reach their full potential. The Mathematics Department is dedicated to securing outstanding outcomes and fostering a positive and ambitious learning culture for all students.

The Mathematics team consists of eight highly motivated and collaborative teachers who demonstrate a strong sense of shared purpose. The department has a supportive culture in which colleagues work closely together, offering guidance, sharing best practice and continually striving to improve. Staff regularly collaborate to produce high‑quality curriculum overviews and resources that secure coherent and ambitious learning for all students.

A significant proportion of departmental time is dedicated to the development of teaching and learning. Each term, the team identifies a key focus area, agrees on a consistent departmental strategy and works collectively to implement and refine this approach. This commitment to reflective, research‑informed practice is central to the department’s success. Experience of teaching A‑level Mathematics is desirable for this post.

The successful candidate will:

• Aspire to deliver an outstanding education to all our young people.
• Aspire to be an outstanding teacher and proactively engage with CPD (the school has a generous CPD budget and is keen to fund staff who wish to improve their skillset).
• Be able to bring mathematics to life in an innovative and interesting way.
• Think creatively about how to implement schemes of learning and share their pedagogical ideas with colleagues.
• Have a great sense of humour.

Head of Mathematics

- Start date 1st September 2026

- Full time/Permanent/MPR/UPR

- TLR 1B £12,516 per annum

- Closing date for applications Wednesday 4th February 2026.

Archway school is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people with protected characteristics such as age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality or ethnicity, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and therefore expects all staff and volunteers to share this same commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and this position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

As part of our due diligence for safer recruitment, the school may carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues which may need to be explored at interview. The searches would be made on open-source information and may include, but will not be limited to, the main social networking sites, including Instagram and Facebook.

Please note we are unable to provide feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.

What the school offers its staff

Successful candidates will benefit from:

• One paid ‘wellbeing day’ per academic year, which can be booked off during term time.
• Use of school facilities such as swimming pool and fitness suite.
• After school activities such as Pilates.
• Electric car charging points with subsidised charging for staff.
• Substantial training opportunities

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.

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About Archway School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1045 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Archway School website
• Email address: niamhcooney@archwayschool.net
• Phone number: 01453 769542
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/archway-school

Archway is a maintained, co-educational comprehensive school for students aged between 11 and 18 years old. We currently have 916 students on the roll, of whom 132 are in Sixth Form.

Arranging a visit to Archway School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email niamhcooney@archwayschool.net.

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