Lead Practitioner of Maths

Hodgson Academy, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7EU

25 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £53,069.00 - £58,569.00

Lead Practitioner of Maths job summary

Lead Practitioner of Maths

£53,069.00 - £58,569.00 per annum for full time, term time only.  Leadership pay scale L2-L6.

Are you passionate about teaching Maths and sharing the joy of numbers as widely as possible? Do you have the highest expectations of every member of the school community? Are you a values-driven teacher who models integrity and a commitment to inclusion? Can you inspire and influence young people’s lives and promote the value of education?

If you have answered yes to these questions then we want to hear from you!

Hodgson Academy is a vibrant, caring community where we believe every child has the potential to imagine a bright future, believe in themselves, and achieve great things. Our guiding vision – Imagine, Believe, Achieve – runs through everything we do.

This is an exciting opportunity for a committed professional who leads by example, models best practice and is eager to help shape a high-quality, well-sequenced and ambitious Maths curriculum.

Working collaboratively with the Head of Department, you will play a key role in monitoring teaching and learning, using student performance data intelligently to inform practice, plan targeted interventions and ensure that every learner is supported to reach their full potential. You will lead on numeracy interventions and Functional Skills, evaluating impact and adapting provision to secure strong outcomes.

A day in your new role could see you: 

• Leading inspiring Maths lessons and interventions
• Coaching and supporting colleagues to grow their skills
• Using data to drive student success and improvement
• Planning enrichment activities and co-curricular opportunities
• Shaping and reviewing the department’s curriculum and priorities

If this adds up for you, apply today and help us shape the future!

Closing date: 23rd February 2026 at 9:00am

Interviews: end of w/c 23rd February 2026

Find everything you need here to get started with your online application.

Our commitment to a safe and respectful environment

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to a diverse and inclusive community. We do not tolerate discrimination and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We provide equal access, services, and care regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity/expression/trans status, race, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.

We are committed to fostering a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for everyone. This includes a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment of any kind. We believe that all individuals deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and we are dedicated to creating a workplace and online community free from harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.We encourage open communication, provide clear reporting mechanisms for misconduct, and conduct thorough investigations. We expect everyone interacting with us to uphold these standards.

All staff will be carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasise the college’s commitment to safeguarding. All posts, including volunteers, are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. All shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of any criminal record or information that will make them unsuitable to work with children. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn should any information come to light that has not been included in the self-declaration. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from regulated activity relevant to children, anyone caught doing so will be reported to the police immediately. Please note that we reserve the right to review your online presence in line with keeping children safe in education guidance.

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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 Hodgson Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1120 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hodgson Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hodgson-academy

Hodgson Academy is a mixed comprehensive school for students aged 11 to 16. We provide a first rate, all-round education for children of all abilities.

The academy is a vibrant and exciting learning environment. Students, after all, need to be happy to be successful. The academy’s ethos is friendly, positive and well disciplined. We have high expectations for every single student here, to ensure they strive to achieve to the very best of their ability.

Each individual is appropriately supported and challenged throughout their time here. Examination results are consistently amongst the highest in Lancashire and compare extremely well nationally.

The vast majority of Hodgson students go into further education at 16 and large numbers enter higher education at 18. There’s an exceptionally wide range of extra-curricular activities to complement learning.

All students are encouraged to participate in some form of our extended provision – entitled the Hodgson Experience – to aid personal growth.

The academy is especially proud of its reputation in music, drama and sport. Hodgson was judged as ‘outstanding’ following our last full Ofsted inspection in September 2008.

In 2011, Ofsted revisited to look at the provision within our English department. Achievement, teaching and learning, curriculum, leadership and management and overall provision were all judged to be ‘outstanding’ within English.

The academy is renowned for being cutting edge and at the forefront of exciting changes within the education landscape.

Hodgson is a National Teaching School, in partnership with Blackpool Sixth Form College, so plays a leading national role in supporting the training and professional development of the teaching profession.

We believe in lifelong learning for all. Education should be a challenging and enjoyable experience, where hard work and a desire to achieve the best bring their own rewards.

Students are supported to gain the appropriate qualifications, skills and attributes they need for further education and a successful life after school.

As a consequence, our students are well educated, well rounded, confident and respectful of others. A warm welcome awaits you at Hodgson Academy.

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