Teacher of Maths
Cockshut Hill School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B26 2HX15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2026
Closing date
30 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
14 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
MPS/UPS
Teacher of Maths job summary
Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement
Success through Endeavour
Ambition through Challenge
Strength through Diversity
This is a part time role (0.8) and is a fixed term position to cover maternity leave until April 2027 or upon the return of the postholder. The start date is April 2026.
Are you an enthusiastic teacher looking for a new and exciting challenge?
The successful candidate will have the ability to inspire students to achieve excellent results. Our friendly, thriving, and supportive teams believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things as we further develop innovative teaching and learning strategies. You should be able to teach Maths across the ability range for KS3 and KS4. This is an exciting time for our school as we strive to improve and are proud of our commitment to teaching and learning.
Our school motto is ‘Nothing But the Best’.
Applications are welcome from both experienced teachers and ECTs.
About our school
Cockshut Hill School is part of the Summit Learning Trust comprising Cockshut Hill, Lyndon School, Ninestiles, an Academy, four primary schools and the Solihull Sixth Form College. Our trust’s Professional Learning Institute offers all of our staff opportunities to collaborate with great educators from across our sector. Our school provides a friendly and supportive working environment, valuing each and every individual. We are committed to providing our students with the best education they need to become confident, articulate and successful adults in the future. We have a very reflective teaching staff body who welcome feedback from parents, carers and students to secure the needs of all learners. We are one of the few schools in Birmingham to receive The Rights Respecting Schools, UNICEF UK Gold Award, for successfully embedding children’s rights throughout the school in our practices and ethos. There is a strong culture of safeguarding and staff work positively with the leadership team to ensure students are kept safe.
Key Responsibilities
- Have knowledge and understanding of the academy’s mission statement, aims, priorities, targets and balanced scorecard and the mission of the Summit Learning Trust
- Set high expectations and targets for learners in every group taught based on the data provided.
- Highlight positive performance and recognise and reward it appropriately.
- Adhere to the Academy’s system for recording and reporting individual learner performance ensuring compliance with all deadlines.
- Establish clear and constructive working relationships with other colleagues, focusing on maximising learner progress
About You
- Evidence of committing to Continuing Personal Development
- Proven ability to demonstrate good teaching ensuring all students make excellent progress
- Successful and relevant secondary teaching experience
- Clear understanding and detailed knowledge of current curriculum and assessment requirements and developments
- Proven ability to manage behaviour both within class and throughout the school
- Knowledge of the regulations around safeguarding and how to address any issues that might arise
About our Trust
https://www.summitlearningtrust.org.uk/
Why Join Summit Learning Trust?
- A welcoming, supportive, and inclusive working environment.
- Commitment to your professional development with high quality CPD opportunities and career progression.
- Access to staff wellbeing initiatives and a wide range of employee benefits.
- The chance to make a meaning impact on the lives of young people.
Visits to the Academy are encouraged. Please contact Claire Pilkington on 0121 289 5900 to arrange this.
We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and communities. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to thrive.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s Barred List check., and online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates. Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy is available to view here. If you require the application form in a different format, please contact hr.enquiries@summitlearningtrust.org.uk.
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 Cockshut Hill School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 954 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cockshut Hill School website
About our school
Cockshut Hill School is part of the Summit Learning Trust comprising Cockshut Hill, Lyndon School, Ninestiles, an Academy, four primary schools and the Solihull Sixth Form College. Our trust’s Professional Learning Institute offers all of our staff opportunities to collaborate with great educators from across our sector. Our school provides a friendly and supportive working environment, valuing each and every individual. We are committed to providing our students with the best education they need to become confident, articulate and successful adults in the future. We have a very reflective teaching staff body who welcome feedback from parents, carers and students to secure the needs of all learners. We are one of the few schools in Birmingham to receive The Rights Respecting Schools, UNICEF UK Gold Award, for successfully embedding children’s rights throughout the school in our practices and ethos. There is a strong culture of safeguarding and staff work positively with the leadership team to ensure students are kept safe.
This is an exciting time for our school as we strive to improve and are proud of our commitment to teaching and learning - our school motto is ‘Nothing But the Best’.
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