Teacher of Maths

Chestnut Grove Academy, London, SW12 8JZ

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  16 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 November 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (639)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS + benefits

Teacher of Maths job summary

We seek an enthusiastic, well-qualified teacher of Mathematics to join our successful Mathematics Department and teach up to A Level.

The Mathematics department is thriving and Mathematics and Further Mathematics are popular choices at A Level.

Chestnut Grove is a high performing, 11-18, multi-cultural school in Balham, South London, with a number of awards for its inclusive approach including UNICEF Gold award (2022 & 2026). Our motto is a ‘Creative Learning Community’, demonstrating a commitment to providing our students with an innovative and exciting curriculum.

The Chestnut Grove curriculum provides a rigorous, knowledge-rich, transformational education, encapsulated through our PROUD values, which prepares our students to succeed at university and lead fulfilling lives. It is the embodiment of our ethos of a creative learning community, which marries traditional values with dynamic approaches to teaching and learning.

This post is suitable for an ECT for whom excellent support would be available. As the lead partner in the Wandle Learning Partnership we are able to offer exceptional opportunities for professional development.

CLOSING DATE: Monday 16th November, 2026 at 9am
ALL POSTS SUBJECT TO DBS CHECKS

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and a Children’s Barred List check.

The Wandle Learning Trust values the diversity of our students and is proud to inspire them through representative teaching and support staff.  We aim to select all staff on merit, irrespective of race, sex, disability, age, gender reassignment, sexuality or other protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

  The Academy welcomes applications from disabled candidates. If you have a disability, please indicate any adjustments we might make when applying in order to ensure that the shortlisting process is fair and meets your needs.

CVs are not accepted.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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 Chestnut Grove Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1327 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Chestnut Grove Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chestnut-grove-school

Chestnut Grove Academy is a high achieving, forward thinking, caring community. A tradition of academic rigour combined with creativity
characterises our ethos and we feel passionately that this is a winning combination.
We are proud of our students’ achievements. They are ambitious, talented and resilient and this has secured examination results which continue to go from strength to strength. We help them to achieve this through exceptionally high expectations and positive relationships.
We firmly believe that students achieve when they feel the genuine security of a community that supports learning and promotes social responsibility

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