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Teacher of Maths
Leigh Academy Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 8GS30 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
20 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 December 2024
Job details
Job role
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Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS commensurate with experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
Since opening in 2021, Leigh Academy Rainham has been on an exciting journey of growth and success. Now, we’re seeking a Teacher of Maths to join our thriving team in September 2025.
About You:We’re looking for a Maths teacher who is passionate about their subject, driven to innovate, and eager to help every student achieve their best. Whether you’re an experienced teacher or an ECT, we’ll support you in delivering exceptional education.
What the school offers its staff
Why Choose Us?
- A Growing Community: Be part of a thriving school that’s expanding its reach and influence.
- Modern Facilities: Teach in a state-of-the-art environment equipped with cutting-edge technology to enhance learning.
- Professional Development: We are committed to helping you grow with tailored CPD, leadership programmes, and access to leading teaching tools such as Sparx and Complete Maths.
- Supportive Culture: Work with a team that values collaboration and celebrates successes.
About Us: Leigh Academy Rainham is proud to deliver an ambitious IB-aligned curriculum that nurtures creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. Located in a fast-growing community, we take pride in providing outstanding opportunities for both staff and students.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunities for career progression within Leigh Academies Trust.
- Access to a vibrant co-curricular programme to enrich school life.
Further details about the role
If you have any queries regarding the role or the application process, please contact Rachel Cribben (Recruitment Advisor) on rachel.cribben@latrust.org.uk or 01643 412 258.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date.Applicants will be notified of this where possible.Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust, consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. Including online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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About Leigh Academy Rainham
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 631 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Leigh Academy Rainham website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- joinus@latrust.org.uk
In September 2021, we opened our doors to the 180 founding students of our co educational comprehensive school for 11-18 year olds. Already oversubscribed, our new school is firmly set to be a beacon of excellence for secondary education in Medway. The wellbeing and success of each individual child is at the heart of everything and we are driven by the belief that it is our role to ensure all pupils develop an appreciation of the limitless possibilities ahead of them. Every learner is entitled to an enriching, varied and personalised education; delivered through a broad and balanced curriculum that provides challenge, irrespective of need, starting point or background. It is our ambition that in our highly inclusive setting, all our students will flourish, becoming inquiring, compassionate and culturally aware young adults. We will work together to embed the essential skills, knowledge and attributes needed to be highly successful in achieving their own personal goals, as caring members of our community and as leaders in tomorrow’s world.
Our strong learning community works together and shares the value of collaboration; every member of our academy family works together to achieve success, cultivating a strong sense of belonging. Our belief in human-scale education, delivered through our college model, ensures every one of our students is known and valued. Strong pastoral care is at the heart of our academy and we place great importance on building strong partnerships with parents and carers.
Working in a brand new school is a unique opportunity. A flexible approach with a can-do ethos is required, as is drive, grit and boundless enthusiasm. We will be looking to recruit a staff body that has a multitude of talents to enable us to provide a rich academic and co-curricular offer from the outset and look forward to hearing what additional skills, talents and interests you could bring to a role at the Academy. A sense of humour is also essential!
Arranging a visit to Leigh Academy Rainham
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joinus@latrust.org.uk.
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