Second in Maths

Kinver High School and Sixth Form, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY7 6AA

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  14 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or Lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 32,916.00 - 51,048.00

Second in Maths job summary

External Vacancy

Vacancy:                   Second in Maths

Start date:                01/09/2026

Contract details:      Permanent

Full Time

MPS / UPS + TLR 2B £5,869

About Us

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Kinver High School is a thriving, inclusive school with a strong commitment to supporting all students in achieving their full potential.

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding, enthusiastic and ambitious Second in Mathematics to join our successful and forward-thinking Mathematics Department.

This is an exciting opportunity for an excellent classroom practitioner with the passion and drive to make a significant contribution to the leadership of Mathematics. Working closely with the Head of Mathematics, the successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the strategic development of the department, ensuring high-quality teaching and learning, and securing excellent outcomes for all students.

The successful candidate will:

Be an outstanding teacher of Mathematics with a commitment to high standards of teaching and learning.

Have the ability to inspire, motivate and support both students and colleagues.

Demonstrate the leadership skills needed to contribute to departmental improvement and curriculum development.

Have high expectations for student achievement, behaviour and attendance.

Be committed to professional development and continuous improvement.

The successful applicant will work alongside the Head of Mathematics to support the day-to-day leadership of the department, monitor student progress, develop teaching and learning, and contribute to the continued success of the faculty.

We are sure that once you visit us and meet our students, you’ll find that we are the school for you and your career journey, our CPD through school and in partnership with Invictus is exemplary.

We would strongly encourage you to get in touch and arrange a visit. We want the very best staff for our students and look forward finding out if you are that person.

This advert may close early if a suitable number of applications are received, so early application is encouraged.

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Work With Us | Invictus Education Trust

Please contact Tyler Brooks, HR Support Officer tbrooks@invictus.education to request further details.

Closing date: Tuesday 14th July 2026 at 9am

Interviews date to be confirmed

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, and as part of our recruitment process, the Trust will carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates. This is to help identify any incidents or concerns that are publicly available which may pose a safeguarding risk or bring the Trust into disrepute. Any such findings will be shared with the recruitment manager and may be discussed at interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All required pre-employment checks will be undertaken, and offers of employment are subject to satisfactory outcomes. These include an enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred List information, identity checks, online checks, and verification of professional qualifications and references. Further details are available in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.

This role involves regulated activity and is therefore subject to:

An Enhanced DBS Check including the Children’s Barred List

Verification through the DfE’s Check a Teacher’s Record (for applicable roles)

It is a criminal offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working with children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, as amended). Certain convictions or cautions are considered ‘protected’ and need not be disclosed. Guidance on disclosure is available on the Ministry of Justice website: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

For information on the filtering of cautions and convictions, visit the DBS Filtering Guidance: DBS Filtering Guidance

As a Trust, we are committed to ensuring that during all stages of recruitment and selection, no applicant is disadvantaged or discriminated against based on any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

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 Kinver High School and Sixth Form

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 801 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Kinver High School and Sixth Form website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kinver-high-school-and-sixth-form

We are a highly successful and increasingly popular oversubscribed 11-18 comprehensive school of around 740 students, situated in the picturesque village location of Kinver on the western fringe of the West Midlands. The school has undergone rapid growth in recent years due to its popularity, moving form a 4-form entry in Year 7 to 6-form entry. The school operates its own designated school coach transport service, which means that our intake spans 5 local authorities and our parents and students choose to come to us, making Kinver the non-selective ‘selective’ school.

We are sure that once you visit us and meet our students, you’ll find that we are the school for you and your career journey, our CPD through school and in partnership with Invictus is exemplary.

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