Teacher of A Level Mathematics
Westminster City School, London, SW1E 5HJ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1 September 2026
Closing date
11 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 April 2026
Job details
Job role
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Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS-UPS + Recruitment and Retention Allowance available for an outstanding candidate
Additional allowances
MPS-UPS + Recruitment and Retention Allowance available for an outstanding candidate
Teacher of A Level Mathematics job summary
Do you want to take a key role in a core department where students are taking A Level Mathematics in record numbers?
Do you want to use the study of Maths as a tool for students to build life-changing futures?
Do you wish to join a school restless in its ambition to provide transformative educational experiences?
The school’s 6th Form has expanded rapidly in recent years due to significant demand (over 1000 applications in 2025-26 for 110 places) and we are therefore seeking to recruit an inspirational, professional and highly skilled Teacher of A Level Mathematics. The successful candidate will be joining an experienced and well-resourced department where all lessons are taught by specialists. Interest in Mathematics is very high with nine different A Level Groups and the potential to expand further. Results have improved in the 6th Form for the last four years.
In this part time role, you will be expected to teach only A Level Mathematics and the ability to teach Further Mathematics A Level is an advantage. Full time roles will be considered for applicants also offering Business or Economics. Applications from candidates of a Global Majority Heritage are strongly welcomed and the school advocates for aspiring leaders through its strong association with the Leaders Like Us programme.
"Leaders have introduced a broad and ambitious curriculum for all…and have thought carefully about how to capture students’ wider interest in the subjects they learn." OFSTED 2022
Westminster City School is a successful 11-18 Christian non-denominational comprehensive academy for boys with a mixed sixth form. Ours is a vibrant learning community situated in the heart of central London with all the opportunities and advantages of an inner-city school. In March 2022, the school’s OFSTED inspection confirmed that the school remains a ‘Good’ school and we have made significant strides forward since then. We are restless in our ambition to be judged ‘Exceptional’ in time for the school’s 150th anniversary in 2027.
“Pupils are happy and safe. They typically spoke enthusiastically about their school and said that the school community feels like a family.” OFSTED 2022
The candidate:
You, like us, will share our belief in the highest standards of academic attainment and personal development in a comprehensive setting.
The successful candidate will have:
Strong personal values of integrity and compassion;
Excellent subject knowledge within their curriculum area and a proactive commitment to continually develop it;
A passion for ensuring that all students receive the very best opportunity to thrive academically and personally within our community;
The desire to offer opportunities for our staff to develop their own skills and maximise their job satisfaction;
Awareness of current best practice and the desire to support and lead upon aspects of our research-based approach to pedagogical improvement;
A restless desire to ensure that all colleagues share your passion for professional development and excellence; and
The drive to develop and implement an extra curricula initiative.
You will deliver lessons to a consistently high standard.
You will be joining a team of highly motivated teachers who are ambitious in ensuring our vision of a powerful knowledge curriculum enables all students to take part in the great conversations in society.
We believe in developing our staff and have a dynamic and supportive management team and an effective CPD programme which includes a regular teaching and learning forum, peer-coaching and a Middle Leader development programme. At Westminster City School, we will offer you:
A supportive and collegiate staff culture;
Strict behaviour policy and centralised detentions;
An evidence-informed approach to teaching and learning;
A bespoke CPD programme that runs each Tuesday following an early finish to the school day; and
Staff benefits including an interest-free season ticket loan and cycle-to-work scheme.
“Pupils enjoy a wide range of extra-curricular clubs, including in music, drama, sport and debating… Leaders enrich this programme with links to businesses and organisations that are based locally” OFSTED 2022
“Leaders and Governors are proud of and ambitious for the school. They consider staff workload carefully, for example when introducing recent changes to the school’s feedback policy” OFSTED 2022
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will need to undertake a criminal record check via the DBS.
If you would like to discuss the role informally with the Headteacher please e-mail l.ellens@wcsch.com (PA to Headteacher). You may also wish to visit our website (www.wcsch.com) to research more about the school.
Closing date for completed applications: Monday 11 May at 12pmand interviews will be held later that week. The school reserves the right to interview suitable candidates before this deadline so early applications are welcomed.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Westminster City School
- School type
- Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 800 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Westminster City School website
Westminster City School is a comprehensive with a mixed Sixth Form located in the heart of central London close to Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. We are proud of our diverse school community which is multi-faith, multi-cultural and a true reflection of the modern city we live in. Ours is a school with a Christian foundation and character but we welcome boys of all faiths and of no faith. Our strong moral and spiritual ethos ensures pupils develop and prosper during their time at our school.
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