Head of Maths
The Priory Witham Academy, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 7DT32 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
20 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time: 1.0 FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS
Additional allowances
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What skills and experience we're looking for
The Priory Witham Academy is looking for a highly motivated and passionate Head of Maths to join a school that makes a genuine difference to its students and supports its staff to achieve their individual goals. We passionately believe there is something special about our Academy – a tangible sense of community and an unwavering commitment to fulfil our motto ‘Believe Together Achieve Together’.
The Priory Witham Academy is an ‘all through’ (EYFS – 18) Academy in Lincoln that is central to the community it serves. Our dedicated team of staff are supportive and aspirant and in return benefit from a high trust, high accountability environment where our ‘open door’ policy values and celebrates the inputs of individuals to create our Academy vision.
We are seeking to appoint a passionate, dynamic Head of Maths from September 2026.The successful applicant will be an excellent practitioner who will ensure the continued high standards of teaching and learning from KS2 transition to KS3, KS4 and KS5. They will have a strong understanding of the curriculum and be able to evidence impact through improving outcomes for pupils and increasing levels of extra-curricular and enrichment engagement.
The successful applicant will believe in building strong relationships with staff and pupils and have the ability to motivate people to work towards a clear vision for the department. They will have the ability to develop others’ practice through successful modelling, mentoring and provision of appropriate CPD. This should be all underpinned by a clear commitment to the positive ethos of the Academy.
What the school offers its staff
The Priory Federation of Academies Trust is an established and supportive MAT. Our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our students and we are equally ambitious for, and committed to, the wellbeing and development of our staff. All our staff benefit from comprehensive induction, extensive CPD opportunities, our Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from our HR team. The Trust follows national school teachers’ pay and conditions and adheres to the national pay recommendations
Further information about the job
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
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About The Priory Witham Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 18
- Education phase
- All through school
- School size
- 1092 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Priory Witham Academy website
- Email address
- mseller@prioryacademies.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01522 882900
Arranging a visit to The Priory Witham Academy
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