HEAD OF MATHS

Brayton Academy, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9QS

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  6 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS (plus TLR 1b)

HEAD OF MATHS job summary

Head of Maths - Brayton Academy

Salary: MPS/UPS (plus TLR 1b)

Hours: Full Time

Contract: Temporary (Maternity cover, 1 year)

Start Date: January 2026

 

Do you want a once in a lifetime opportunity to lead one of the country’s highest performing maths departments? Does the challenge of building on a foundation of authentic and sustained excellence excite you? If so, this could be the role for you.

Brayton Academy is looking to appoint an inspiring and ambitious Head of Mathematics to lead our accomplished team for one year. The successful candidate will be an exceptional teacher with the skills to motivate and engage students, and a relentless ambition to enrich pupils’ lives. They will lead a stable team of skilled teachers, whose work has placed the department in the top 1% nationally for progress since 2019 with Progress 8 scores consistently above 1. Pupils at Brayton thrive in maths, developing a genuine enjoyment for the subject across all abilities. Learning in this atmosphere generates remarkable results; in 2025 our genuinely comprehensive intake achieved 24% above the national average at 5+, and 18% above at 7+.

As Head of Mathematics you will:

• Lead the skilled and dedicated maths department, shaping their development and offering guidance, support and examples of inspirational practice to colleagues.
• Raise standards of student engagement, attainment and achievement in maths
• Effectively evaluate the implementation of the maths curriculum and strategically plan for its future development.

 

This role may appeal to:

• An existing Head of Department who wants to come and lead a high performing team of exceptional teachers and learn from systems and processes that have made a real difference over time
• An aspirant Head of Department who is looking to learn in preparation for their next steps

Whatever your current role, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

 

Brayton Academy has a reputation for high expectations for all. We are incredibly proud of the excellent behaviour of our students and are committed to the personal and professional development of all our staff. Resilience Multi Academy Trust is recognised as one of the top performing Trusts in the country and provides expert support to all our Academies. As a new Head of Department, you will receive genuine support from senior leaders and trust colleagues.

We believe traditional values of discipline and respect are sacrosanct. We do not tolerate bullying, defiance or rudeness to staff and this makes for a harmonious and safe environment for our young people, and a supportive environment for staff. We are a happy, well-run organisation and this is an extremely exciting time to join us. As a growing trust there are always opportunities for career development and progression for ambitious and committed colleagues.

While this post is based at Brayton Academy for one year in the first instance, we expect to be able to offer longer term opportunities for the successful colleague whether at Brayton, or across Resilience Multi Academy Trust.

Prospective candidates are welcome to visit the Academy. Please contact Sophie Addison, PA to the Principal, on saddison@braytonacademy.org.uk to arrange. 

 

Closing date for applications: Monday October 6^th 2025             Interview date: w/c October 13^th 2025

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

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.

About Brayton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 932 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brayton Academy website
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BRAYTON ACADEMY IS OUTSTANDING IN ALL AREAS.

MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Brayton Academy is a fully inclusive secondary school offering places to boys and girls aged 11 to 16 years of age. In becoming part of the Rodillian Multi-Academy Trust we will be committed to providing private school opportunities in a modern comprehensive environment. We are a school where traditional values of discipline, behaviour and respect are sacrosanct allied with the most innovative, differentiated and state of the art curriculum available.
We look to raise educational achievement to the highest standards keeping up to date with the latest strategies in education. Working in partnership with one of the country’s leading academies we are in the vanguard of school improvement.
We aim to ensure that the students reap the rewards, driven by a core purpose of high expectations on student learning, well-being and achievement.
It is my belief that by becoming part of the Rodillian Trust, the students of Brayton Academy will have the opportunities to attain outcomes and undertake experiences that will be the foundation of their successful future lives through the mutual advantages of being a part of a local, focused academy group.
Al Moon
Head of School

OUR ETHOS AND VALUES
We strongly believe that any student can achieve in our academy.
We have high expectations of our students and staff to deliver the highest standards. Teachers are encouraged to be imaginative and creative in the classroom in order to create motivational and inspiring lessons.
Our curriculum instils resilience in our students from the moment they enter the school. Encompassed within this innovative curriculum is our belief in a growth mindset. We believe that intelligence is far from fixed or inherited and it is an area in which we can all improve if we work hard and learn from our mistakes.
We encourage our students to experiment and take risks in their learning; to establish an environment where intelligent failure is just the start on the road to success.
We have a duty to prepare our students for the extensive examinations that they now face in the current education system. Our academies start this early in Year 7 with a structured assessment and examination calendar. We will give our students the skills and examination techniques required to succeed.

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