Second in Maths

Weston Secondary School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9QP

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  22 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  31 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 - UPS3
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2.7 £5,641 & R&R bonus £4,000 fixed for 2 years

What skills and experience we're looking for

Your role

• To assist the Director of Maths and Science in leading the strategic direction of the Maths department, fostering a love of maths by improving the quality of provision and ensuring positive outcomes for our students. This will involve setting high expectations to ensure the continued delivery of high-quality teaching and learning and high achievement of all students.
• To have an excellent subject knowledge and highly effective teaching practice.
• To have the ability to forge good working relationships with our community.
• Your acceptance of the professional obligation to improve your practice.
• To lead and develop whole school numeracy.

Key Responsibilities

• To hold and articulate clear values and moral purpose, focused on providing an excellent education for students in maths.
• To demonstrate optimistic personal behaviour, positive relationships and attitudes towards students, staff, parents and members of the local community.
• To sustain wide, current knowledge and understanding of maths teaching, and pursue continuous professional development.
• To support the strategic leadership of maths, empowering all students and staff to excel.
• Support the Director of Maths and Science in developing and implementing policies for maths in line with WSS’s commitment to high-quality teaching and learning
• Promote Maths, its importance, and the value that it brings across the WSS community
• Have a good understanding of how well Maths is being delivered and the impact it has on student achievement
• Use this understanding to feed into the WSS School Improvement Plan and support the Head of Maths in producing an action plan for the subject
• Promote students’ spiritual, moral, social, cultural, physical and mental development alongside British values in the teaching of maths
• Consult students, parents and staff about maths and its effectiveness, and assess the feedback against the school’s values, visions and aims
• Work with the special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO) to ensure the curriculum matches the needs of different students, such as disadvantaged students and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• Promote careers education through maths and ensure that teaching and learning illustrates how maths might lead to career opportunities
• Use additional staff in maths to ensure there is a framework for deployments and that teaching assistants are deployed effectively
• Liaise with Upper Shirley High, the other secondary school within HET, to ensure sharing of best practice and development of a maths network at secondary level
• Liaise with HET and the Local Authority where relevant on subject-related events, projects and activities

Responsibilities of all school staff

At an appropriate level, according to the job role, grade and training received, all employees in the school are expected to:

• support the attitudes, beliefs and values alongside the vision of WSS;
• contribute as a member of the WSS Team to aspects of school life which enhance our community;
• attend and contribute to staff meetings and INSET days as required;
• take responsibility for safeguarding and children’s welfare and ensure the immediate reporting to the DSL or a Deputy DSL of any safeguarding matters which place a child at risk or potential risk;
• be aware of health and safety issues and act in accordance with the school’s Health and Safety policy;
• maintain positive discipline and uphold school policies and practices at all times, ensuring a safe, stimulating and positive learning environment for all students;
• maintain appropriate standards of professional appearance and conduct and to ensure that all interactions with students, staff, parents, governors and visitors reflect a commitment to high professional standards of courtesy and behaviour and effectively contribute to the safeguarding of learners at all times;
• keep their Line Manager/ SLT appraised of any concerns whilst undertaking this role.

Professional development

As part of your performance development, ensure that you:

• fully engage in the Professional Development and CPD programme as required;
• contribute to the setting of your own performance development targets which ensure WSS improvement outcomes are met;
• regularly review your own practice and set personal targets in consultation with your line manager;
• take responsibility for, seek out and engage fully with CPD in order to support your development as a practitioner (all WSS staff have access to the full suite of training available from The National College);
• maintain accurate and up-to-date professional development records on your Bromcom file;
• develop effective working relationships and network with local, national and digital agencies to ensure that you are at the forefront of developments within your field of expertise;
• disseminate best practice further to CPD opportunities made available to you.

NB.

• All teachers at WSS work within the parameters outlined in the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document.
• The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the statement of Conditions of Employment.
• This job description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent in carrying them out and no part of it may be so construed.
• This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post.
• This job description will be reviewed at least once a year and it may be subject to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the holder of the post.
• To carry out any other duties that are commensurate with the role as requested by the Headteacher

What the school offers its staff

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Maths practitioner to join our Mathematics department at Weston Secondary School, part of Hamwic Education Trust (HET). The Mathematics department delivers a broad and engaging curriculum, covering key areas such as algebra, geometry, statistics, and problem-solving. Weston Secondary School is seeking to recruit a passionate and dedicated Maths teacher to support the continued success of this vital subject.

HET is a large, fast-paced Trust with currently 37 academies across the South Coast. Linked to 6 community-based partnerships, there are 34 primary academies, 2 secondary and 1 hospital school.

Our vision is to cultivate a diverse student community characterised by high aspirations and a commitment to personal development. Upholding our values, we aim to provide an enriching curriculum and exceptional teaching that empowers our students to believe in themselves and embrace the courage to pursue their dreams fearlessly.

Are you a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Maths teacher who has strong subject knowledge and a passion for inspiring students in all areas of mathematics? Are you looking for leadership opportunities, possess drive, energy and a commitment to achieving the very best for our students? Weston Secondary School has begun an exciting programme of investment into the Mathematics department, and we encourage applications from teachers eager to join the school at this exciting stage of growth and development.

‘All about the Child’

At HET, we aim to put the child at the centre of everything we do. We believe that by doing this, it drives our ethos and values to do the best we can for our children.

‘What about Sam’

Sam is the name we have given to the notional Hamwic child. By asking ourselves ‘What about Sam?’ we ensure that we put our students at the heart of our decision making.

WE ARE SEEKING A PROFESSIONAL INDIVIDUAL WHO:

• Can create and teach a stimulating, imaginative and challenging curriculum
• Can work with your Head of Department, take responsibility for the leadership and operations of the department
• Can demonstrate high quality teaching and be able to inspire and enthuse students to learn
• Can demonstrate the passion, skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students.

WE CAN OFFER YOU:

• Excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes
• In-house Teaching School
• An individual induction programme supported by a mentor
• Networking groups for Teachers, Business Managers, Site Teams and IT staff
• Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service
• Free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where all conditions are met)
• Opportunity to become a school workplace Health and Wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the Health and Wellbeing strategy
• Access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages
• Access to a staff benefits portal through Vivup
• Free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@westonsecondary.co.uk

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Second in Maths Advert JD and PS April 25.pdf - 304 KB (opens in new tab)

About Weston Secondary School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 806 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Weston Secondary School website
• Email address: hr@westonsecondary.co.uk
• Phone number: 02380447820
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/weston-secondary-school

Arranging a visit to Weston Secondary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@westonsecondary.co.uk.

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