Primary Maths Lead & Phase Leader

Prendergast Vale School, London, SE13 7BN

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  4 May 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  16 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Inner London MPR / UPR Plus TLR 2B
• Additional allowances:

  Inner London MPR / UPR Plus TLR 2B

Primary Maths Lead & Phase Leader job summary

We are seeking a dedicated Phase Leader, with responsibility for Maths, to join our supportive, and committed team from September 2026. This post is offered on a 1 year fixed term contract to cover the substantive post holders maternity leave. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the future of Maths education across the Primary school and supporting the development and performance of their Phase. In addition to these responsibilities, the appointed candidate will be a confident class teacher, capable of consistently delivering and sustaining exemplary teaching practice.

The successful candidate will:

• Have consistently high expectations.

• Nurture a thirst for knowledge, understanding, and a love of learning in all students.

Responsibilities within the wider leadership team:

• Lead on Maths curriculum, assessment, and monitoring.

• Be accountable for the delivery of excellent Maths provision across the Primary Phase.

• Plan, resource, and deliver highly effective lessons, while supporting others to do the same.

Accountability for Phase development and performance:

• Support and liaise with the Phase team.

• Monitor and analyse pupil engagement, attainment, progress, and wellbeing.

Prendergast Vale School is a small all-through school providing high quality education from nursery to Year 11, which aims to transform the lives of all the children who attend the school. By keeping the school small, we have created a community of pupils and teachers where no pupil is left behind which has enabled us to create an environment in which pupils want to learn, achieve and behave well. The school benefits from being part of the Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with colleagues across the Trust.

Being part of a successful Federation of Schools, located within easy travelling distance of each other, enables the schools to support each other and share best practice and resources. It also enables the Federation to offer staff the opportunity to develop their career as we are committed to developing and promoting from within wherever possible.

We are dedicated to creating a work environment that our colleagues can enjoy, our students can benefit from, and where work complements life. For this reason, we encourage everyone to discuss with us their flexible working requirements during the recruitment process so that we can find the best working solution for them and their role.

Please note CVs are not accepted.

The Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references qualifications, experience checks, medical clearance, enhanced DBS checks, social media checks and documentary evidence showing your entitlement to work in the UK.

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.

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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 Prendergast Vale School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 16
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 799 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Prendergast Vale School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/prendergast-vale-school-london

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