Leader of Key Stage 3 Maths
Thistley Hough Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 5JJ6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
17 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Strong knowledge of the KS3 Maths curriculum, with the ability to design and implement engaging, well-sequenced, and differentiated schemes of work that build secure mathematical understanding and prepare students effectively for KS4.
- A proven track record of excellent classroom practice, demonstrating high expectations and the ability to raise attainment and enthusiasm for Maths across all Key Stage3 year groups.
- Leadership experience or clear leadership potential, including the ability to support and develop colleagues through coaching, mentoring, or leading CPD.
- A commitment to curriculum development and assessment, ensuring progress is accurately tracked and interventions are targeted, timely, and effective.
What the school offers its staff
Professional Development & Learning
TES Develop
Health Assured Employee Assistant Programme
Bike2Work
Gym Membership reductions
VivUp Discounts
Health Cash Plan
Teachers Pension
Professional Fees
Further information about the job
Job Title: Leader of Key Stage 3 Maths
Location: Thistley Hough Academy
Salary: MPS/UPS plus TLR
Start Date: September 2026
Contract Type: Full time, Permanent
Working Pattern:32.5 hours per week
Application Closing Date:17th May 2026
Interview Date:weekcommencing18thMay
About You:
Thistley Hough Academy is seeking an enthusiastic, innovative, and highly motivated Leader of Key Stage 3 Maths to join our dedicated secondary school team from September 2026. You will have a genuine passion for Mathematics and a strong track record of delivering high-quality teaching and learning across KS3, with the ability to inspire students and secure strong foundations for future success in Maths. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Maths teacher ready to take on a leadership role, or for a current KS3 practitioner seeking to further develop their curriculum and leadership expertise within a supportive and forward-thinking school environment.
You will be a confident and effective leader with the ability to motivate and support colleagues, drive improvements in teaching and learning, and oversee curriculum planning, assessment, and intervention strategies at KS3. A proactive approach to monitoring student progress, raising attainment, and embedding consistent, high-quality practice is essential. You will work collaboratively within the Maths department, demonstrating creativity in curriculum design, strong communication skills, and a student-centred mindset to ensure all learners are challenged and supported to achieve their full potential.
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Strong knowledge of the KS3 Maths curriculum, with the ability to design and implement engaging, well-sequenced, and differentiated schemes of work that build secure mathematical understanding and prepare students effectively for KS4.
- A proven track record of excellent classroom practice, demonstrating high expectations and the ability to raise attainment and enthusiasm for Maths across all Key Stage3 year groups.
- Leadership experience or clear leadership potential, including the ability to support and develop colleagues through coaching, mentoring, or leading CPD.
- A commitment to curriculum development and assessment, ensuring progress is accurately tracked and interventions are targeted, timely, and effective.
About the Maths Department/Team:
- Strong and skilled: a team with excellent subject knowledge and a shared commitment to high-quality Maths teaching.
- Cohesive and collaborative: we work closely to share best practice and support one another.
- Student-focused: we prioritise every student’s understanding, confidence, and enjoyment of Maths.
- Innovative and committed: we continuously refine our curriculum and pedagogy to ensure success for all learners.
About Thistley Hough Academy:
Thistley Hough Academy is a vibrant, inclusive, and high-performing secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent. Proudly celebrating our best-ever GCSE results in 2025, we are one of the city’s highest achieving non-selective schools.
Significantly oversubscribed, our success reflects expert teaching, high expectations, and a culture of kindness. Our core values, Respect, Resilience, and Responsibility are central to everything we do.
We offer a broad, ambitious curriculum in a disruption-free environment, supported by passionate staff and a strong sense of community. As part of the Creative Education Trust, we benefit from a collaborative network committed to excellence.
Recognised by Ofsted as a ‘Good’ school, we nurture the whole child, academically, socially, and emotionally, and build strong partnerships with families and the wider community. Join us in shaping a school where every child is empowered to reach their full potential. 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’veworked 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 hr@thistleyhoughacademy.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.
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.
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About Thistley Hough Academy
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1095 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Thistley Hough Academy website
- Email address
- hr@thistleyhoughacademy.org.uk
Welcome to Thistley Hough Academy – a community school in the heart of Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent. Our academy prides itself on its warm and welcoming ethos in which every student is valued as an individual. This is an important part of our identity and this ideology will always remain at the heart of our work. As an academy we believe passionately in supporting all students to achieve their absolute best.
Thistley Hough was first opened in 1938 and over the last seven decades scores of local children have been successfully educated at Thistley Hough. We are proud of our history and we remain dedicated to the same vision - to provide the best possible education for local children of all backgrounds, abilities and beliefs. Over 35 languages are spoken at Thistley Hough and we value and respect all faiths and cultures.We believe in celebrating success and we want our students to be recognised for the amazing things that they achieve. I have very high expectations of our academy and I am clear that all students must be aware of exactly what is expected of them.
In order to be an outstanding academy it is my belief that there are several key things that we must ensure are in place every single day:
• Quality teaching, academic support and enrichment that delivers excellent results and engages students
• The highest expectations of behaviour, uniform and student conduct in order to create a calm and productive working environment
• Outstanding and fully inclusive pastoral care and academic guidance
• Provision tailored to the personal needs of all students as individuals so that they may all achieve personal excellence.
You can be assured that we are relentlessly focused on achieving these goals. We believe passionately in working closely with our community in order to ensure that every one of our students is cherished and nurtured. We want to work in partnership with all stakeholders to ensure success for our current students whilst continuing to strive for an outstanding school of the future.
Arranging a visit to Thistley Hough Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@thistleyhoughacademy.org.uk.
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