Head of Maths Faculty

Cheney School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7QH

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  7 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £45,433.00 - £63,565.00 Annually (Actual) MPS - UPS plus TLR 1.2.

Head of Maths Faculty job summary

This role is central to the ongoing success of the school. Recent years have seen significant improvements across the entire school, including in the maths department. The successful candidate will continue this trajectory, while bringing their own experience and direction to the department. A huge amount of excellent work has already been done; this is an opportunity to make a high performing department even better. The salary is from M1 - UP1 with TLR 1.2. This is expected to increase in line with the Teacher pay award.

A head of a core faculty at Cheney must be in tune with the orderly, but liberal ethos of the school; we like each other, and we like the children, especially when they test us. In addition, the successful candidate must be a role model of excellent classroom practice, fearsomely efficient, emotionally resilient and happy to make independent decisions; the job will be very busy, but equally rewarding. It is not a job for a bureaucrat, or someone who leads via email. If you have a track record of effective and efficient leadership, and you believe in education with genuine warmth, and minimal jargon, please apply.

Cheney School is thriving. There is a culture of collaboration, support and care throughout the school, leading to higher standards and greater job satisfaction every year. We offer a positive workplace with an exceptionally supportive and open-minded staff body, with relationships rooted in genuine respect between colleagues, and between students and staff. Our school motto is “think for yourself; act for others”; these are not just empty words, but are an essential part of the way Cheney runs. Our CPD offer is second to none, and the career progression for staff at all levels at Cheney is excellent. In particular, we offer the chance to work in a true comprehensive school, with just the right balance of variety, challenge, amazement and joy.

The school reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Louise Marsh, Deputy Head for Teaching and Learning, about the role, prior to application, then please email lma@cheneyschool.org.

The River Learning Trust and Cheney School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The River Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating a safe, inclusive environment for all staff, free from discrimination and harassment.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered

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

Cheney School and The River Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism; all staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and obtain any other statutorily required clearance. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (1 from current/latest employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role.

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 Cheney School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1706 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Cheney School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cheney-school-oxford

Cheney School is a popular, high-performing school located in the heart of Oxford serving a diverse community of students. We are what a comprehensive school was designed to be; we are very proud of our inclusive ethos and the fact that we provide a liberal, outward-looking education to students from all backgrounds, and a caring and supportive community for staff.

We are committed to continuous professional development and have wide-ranging training and development opportunities.

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