Lead Practitioner of Maths
Weavers Academy, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 3JH6 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
21 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £52,026 - £57,416 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
About you:
At Weavers Academy, you will be an exceptional and inspiring Maths practitioner with a passion for driving excellence in teaching, learning and student outcomes. You will be committed to making a sustained difference not only within your own classroom, but across the Maths department and the wider school through impactful leadership and strategic intervention.
You will bring a strong track record of outstanding teaching alongside experience of developing colleagues and improving practice. With a deep understanding of curriculum design, assessment and the use of data, you will champion evidence-informed approaches that secure progress for all students, particularly those facing barriers to learning.
You will be highly skilled in identifying gaps in learning and implementing effective, whole-school intervention strategies that ensure every student can ‘catch up and keep up’. A confident communicator, you will build strong relationships with colleagues, students and families, influencing others through coaching, collaboration and modelling best practice.
Resilient, reflective and forward-thinking, you will demonstrate a relentless commitment to high expectations, inclusion and continuous improvement, ensuring every student has the opportunity to succeed and thrive.
Our ideal candidate will have:
Qualified and Expert Practitioner:Holds Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with a proven track record of delivering outstanding outcomes in Maths.
Strong Leadership and Coaching Experience:Experience of coaching, mentoring or supporting colleagues to improve teaching and learning practice across a department or wider school.
Intervention and Data Expertise:A strong understanding of assessment, data analysis and the design and implementation of targeted intervention strategies to address gaps in learning.
Curriculum and Pedagogical Knowledge:In-depth knowledge of Maths curriculum design, sequencing and evidence-informed teaching approaches that drive student progress.
Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills:Able to build positive relationships and inspire confidence in colleagues, students and stakeholders.
Driven, Resilient and Reflective Leader:Demonstrates high expectations, adaptability, and a strong commitment to continuous professional growth and school improvement.
Commitment to Inclusion and Equity:Passionate about ensuring all students, including disadvantaged and vulnerable learners, have access to high-quality teaching and achieve their full potential.
What the school offers its staff
About Our School:
Weavers Academy is large enough to offer a diverse and innovative curriculum, yet small enough to ensure every student feels safe, valued, and happy. We prioritise high-quality teaching and learning, dedicating significant time to each student’s success. Our students exhibit good behaviour and caring attitudes, fostering an environment where learning thrives. At Weavers, it’s ‘cool’ to learn, and we value feedback from families and students to continually enhance our supportive community. We are very proud to have achieved a 2022 Ofsted grading of ‘good’ in all areas!
About Weavers Academy:
Weavers Academy is a thriving 11–18 non-selective academy located in Wellingborough, and proud to be part of the growing Creative Education Trust. We offer a dynamic and inclusive learning environment where every student is supported to achieve their full potential.
Our academy is large enough to provide a broad and innovative curriculum, yet small enough to ensure that every student feels safe, valued, and happy. At Weavers, we place the quality of teaching and learning at the heart of everything we do, because we know it is the single most important factor in shaping student success.
We foster an ethos where it is ‘cool’ to learn, and we actively listen to feedback from families and students to continually improve our provision. To find out more please visit our website.
About Creative Education Trust:
Creative Education Trust is a growing network of 17 schools, educating over 13,500 children and young people across England. Since 2010, we’ve worked in partnership with communities to deliver an education that inspires ambition, promotes equity, and unlocks opportunity for every learner.
We believe every child has talent, every community has strength, and every school can be a place where excellence thrives. Our curriculum is rich, broad, and inclusive - designed to build knowledge, nurture creativity, and prepare students for the future.
We are united by a shared purpose: to transform lives through education. Our schools are places where students feel safe, supported, and empowered to lead their own lives with confidence. Through collaboration, high expectations, and purposeful leadership, we ensure that success is both expected and achieved - together.
Visit our Trust website to explore how we support our staff and discover more about our mission, values, and opportunities.
Ready to Join Us?
Submit your application directly through our website. We warmly welcome visits to our school, and if you'd like to arrange a visit or confidential conversation with the Line Manager, our friendly HR/Recruitment team is here to help. Reach out to us at recruitment@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk, and we'll be delighted to assist you. Want to stay connected? Join our Talent Pool here and be the first to hear about future opportunities.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.
All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.
The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, separate Barred List Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Weavers Academy
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1282 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Weavers Academy website
- Email address
- holly.sweetmore@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk
Weavers Academy is an 11- 18, non-selective academy in Wellingborough and part of the growing Creative Education Trust. We are proud to be a 'good' school (Ofsted, 2022)
Weavers is large enough to offer a very broad range of opportunities within its innovative, comprehensive curriculum while small enough to provide the level of care required to ensure all students feel safe, valued and happy.
We know that the quality of teaching and learning is the single biggest factor in shaping how well students do at school and it is for this reason that we have placed it at the centre of the school’s work. We care deeply about the success of each and every one of our students and we demonstrate this by devoting a huge amount of time to every individual.
The behaviour and attitudes of our students is good and we are proud of our students and the kind and caring attitudes to each other that they display. This ensures an environment in which learning is good and better for everyone. We have an ethos in which is it ‘cool’ to learn and feedback from families and students is absolutely key to this.
Arranging a visit to Weavers Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email holly.sweetmore@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk.
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