Teacher of Mathematics With Maths in Engineering
South Devon UTC, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2QA28 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
5 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE)
Teacher of Mathematics With Maths in Engineering job summary
Mathematics Teacher with maths teaching in Engineering
Closing date: 5th June
Interview date: 11th June 11--1
Start date: September 2026
Contract type: 0.8FTE
Responsible to: Assistant Headteacher
Pay Scale: M1 - U3
South Devon UTC is a 14-19 college specialising in digital technology, health care sciences and engineering. The UTC joined Education South West in 2021. Since this point the college has more than doubled in size and achieved a ‘expected standard’ Ofsted judgement in February 2026.
What we can offer you:
The opportunity to work in a small specialist college where all staff are viewed as part of the family.
Somewhere where leaders look after you as well as encourage you to pursue your aspirations and goals.
A college where the learning experience focused on technical and employability skills for young people is the centre of everything that we do.
A college with a healthy view of the work life balance needed to be a great teacher.
Shared schemes of learning and pre-planned resources support workload reduction.
A sensible and balanced approach to marking and feedback in order to further reduce workload.
The freedom to experiment in your own classroom.
A clear behaviour policy which supports you to be able to teach with enthusiasm and freedom to a receptive audience.
Opportunities to share your practice and learn from others across the trust and the teaching school alliance.
ESW is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The Post
This position is available from September 2026 to teach maths at KS4 with the opportunity to teach the mathematics units with our L3 Engineering Qualification. Whether you are just starting in the profession or have more experience, we don’t mind - we are looking for a passionate, dedicated and enthusiastic teacher to inspire and support every student they teach regardless of their level of ability, joining a talented team of subject specialists who are recognised as one of the South West region’s leading maths departments.
If you have imagination, drive and the desire to be successful, can demonstrate a passion for your subject and share this enthusiasm with students, we want to hear from you.
What you will need to succeed:
Be an excellent classroom practitioner with a focus upon achievement and success.
Be an enthusiastic classroom teacher who can inspire and excite students about their learning.
Be able to use a variety of innovative and creative ways to engage students within their lessons.
Be able to work as part of a team.
Have high expectations for themselves and students.
Be able to teach KS5.
This job description is not a comprehensive definition of the post. Discussions will take place on a regular basis to clarify individual responsibilities within the general framework and character of the post as identified below. The conditions of employment of teachers in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions of Service Document apply to this post, whose holder is expected to carry out the professional duties of a teacher as circumstances may require, under the reasonable direction of the Headteacher. Appropriate level of performance is defined in the Framework of Performance Standards for Teachers in England.
Job Purpose
To be an effective teacher and tutor who supports and challenges all students to achieve their full potential.
Accountabilities:
To maintain a thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the teaching of your subject(s) and take account of wider curriculum and pastoral developments which are relevant to your work.
To plan tutorials, activities, lessons and sequences of lessons to meet students’ individual learning needs.
To use a range of appropriate strategies and follow College policies for tutoring, teaching, behaviour management and classroom management
To do all you can, involving parents and other agencies, to ensure that as a result of your tutoring and teaching you promote the health, safety, economic wellbeing and achievement of your students.
To assess, monitor and record the progress of students in your teaching and tutorial groups and give them clear and constructive feedback.
To set well-grounded expectations for students in your teaching and tutorial groups using information about prior knowledge and previous attainment, making progress as good or better than similar students nationally.
To take responsibility for your own professional development and use the outcomes to improve your tutoring and teaching and your students’ learning.
To make an active contribution to the policies, aspirations and plans of your year group, of your curriculum team and of the College.
UPS2: UPS2 teachers are expected to make a sustained and substantial contribution to the College based on threshold criteria.
UPS3: UPS3 teachers play a critical role in the life of the College. They provide a role model for teaching and learning, make a distinctive contribution to the raising of students’ standards and contribute effectively to the work of the wider team. They take advantage of the appropriate opportunities for professional
Education South West is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. This includes checks with past employers, an online check of publicly available information, including social media, and an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service
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 South Devon UTC
- School type
- Free Schools, ages 14 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 193 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 14 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- South Devon UTC website
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