Teacher of Maths
Highfields School, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5NADeadline is tomorrow
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
23 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 February 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- M1 - UPS3, £31,650 - £49,084
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teacher of Maths
Permanent, Full-Time
M1 - UPS3, £31,650 - £49,084
Starting Date - September 2025
The opportunity has arisen for a teacher of maths within our successful, enthusiastic and talented maths department.
Highfields is a vibrant and popular school with approximately 1300 students, including 200 in our sixth form. Our students are friendly and highly motivated.
Highfields are proud to be a part of East Midlands Education Trust (EMET), a partnership of schools whose mission is to raise the educational standards and improve the life chances of all the children within our Trust. Our schools are high performing schools who represent the full age range of 3-19, along with an alternative education provider, and we place great emphasis on collaborative working across the Trust within a family of schools approach.
For a September start, we are looking for an outstanding practitioner. The successful candidate will be resourceful, inspirational and forward thinking. You will share our vision of achieving excellence and raising further the standards of teaching and learning.
We wish to appoint a colleague to this post who has:
- A strong background in maths, ideally including experience of teaching to A level
- A passion for teaching, and a track record as a highly effective classroom practitioner
- The ability to inspire and motivate students and colleagues to achieve their best
- Highly effective interpersonal, communication, management and leadership skills
- A commitment to professional development
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Highfields is situated in Matlock, the county town of Derbyshire, on the south eastern edge of the beautiful Peak District National Park. It is within easy reach of Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham.
What the school offers its staff
Highfields is situated in Matlock, the county town of Derbyshire, on the south eastern edge of the beautiful Peak District National Park. It is within easy reach of Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham.
Further details about the role
To apply, please visit the Trust website at www.emet.uk.com/vacancies and complete the online application form.
On the application form, please focus on a detailed 'supporting statement' taking into account the person specification and indicating why you would be the best person for us to recruit to this position.
If you would like further information and require an informal conversation or visit, please telephone or email our school office via 01629 584020 orinfo@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
Closing date for applications is 12:00PM on Sunday 23rd February 2025.
Interviews to be held on shortly after closing date.
Commitment to safeguarding
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Highfields School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1321 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Highfields School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@emet.uk.com
- Phone number
- 01156718411
Arranging a visit to Highfields School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@emet.uk.com.
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