Teacher of Maths
Weavers Academy, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 3JH31 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 September 2025
Job details
Job role
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916 - £51,048
What skills and experience we're looking for
About You:
Weavers Academy is seeking a passionate and dedicated teacher of mathematics to inspire students and build their confidence in mathematical thinking. We are looking for an enthusiastic educator who delivers engaging lessons, develops strong problem-solving skills, and instils a genuine love for maths. This vacancy has arisen due to the growing popularity of Weavers Academy, as increasing student numbers drive demand for exceptional teaching across the curriculum.
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Qualified teacher status.
- The ability to design and deliver mathematics-specific skill development, both within individual lessons and across a well-planned sequence of learning.
- Proven experience teaching Maths at Key Stages 3 and 4, with a track record of supporting pupil progress and attainment.
What the school offers its staff
About the Maths Department:
The Maths Department at Weavers Academy is a thriving and supportive team, comprising 11 dedicated teachers who are passionate about delivering high-quality mathematics education. Early Career Teachers (ECTs) are especially welcomed and well-supported, benefiting from strong mentoring and professional development opportunities, including links to the Advanced Subject Mentoring Programme (ASMP) for Maths CPD.
The department follows the AQA specification for GCSE and Edexcel for post-16 qualifications, ensuring a robust and comprehensive curriculum. Their commitment to excellence was recently recognised when they won the Trust Maths Challenge, a testament to the team’s enthusiasm and expertise.
Beyond the classroom, the department runs a successful Further Maths programme for Year 11 students and is actively working to expand this into AS Further Maths, offering even greater opportunities for academic stretch and enrichment.
About Weavers Academy:
Weavers Academy is a thriving 11–18 non-selective academy located in Wellingborough, and proud to be part of the growing Creative Education Trust. We offer a dynamic and inclusive learning environment where every student is supported to achieve their full potential.
Our academy is large enough to provide a broad and innovative curriculum, yet small enough to ensure that every student feels safe, valued, and happy. At Weavers, we place the quality of teaching and learning at the heart of everything we do, because we know it is the single most important factor in shaping student success.
We foster an ethos where it is ‘cool’ to learn, and we actively listen to feedback from families and students to continually improve our provision. To find out more please visit our website.
About Creative Education Trust:
Creative Education Trust is a growing network of 17 schools, educating over 13,500 children and young people across England. Since 2010, we’ve worked in partnership with communities to deliver an education that inspires ambition, promotes equity, and unlocks opportunity for every learner.
We believe every child has talent, every community has strength, and every school can be a place where excellence thrives. Our curriculum is rich, broad, and inclusive - designed to build knowledge, nurture creativity, and prepare students for the future.
We are united by a shared purpose: to transform lives through education. Our schools are places where students feel safe, supported, and empowered to lead their own lives with confidence. Through collaboration, high expectations, and purposeful leadership, we ensure that success is both expected and achieved - together. Visit our trust website to explore how we support our staff and discover more about our mission, values, and opportunities.
Ready to Join Us?
Submit your application directly through our website. We warmly welcome visits to our school, and if you'd like to arrange a visit or confidential conversation with the Line Manager, our friendly HR/Recruitment team is here to help. Reach out to us Karen.Wilkinson2@weaversacademy.org.uk, and she will be delighted to assist you.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.
All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.
The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, separate Barred List Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
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.
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About Weavers Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1282 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Weavers Academy website
- Email address
- rosie.smithobrien@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk
Weavers Academy is an 11- 18, non-selective academy in Wellingborough and part of the growing Creative Education Trust. We are proud to be a 'good' school (Ofsted, 2022)
Weavers is large enough to offer a very broad range of opportunities within its innovative, comprehensive curriculum while small enough to provide the level of care required to ensure all students feel safe, valued and happy.
We know that the quality of teaching and learning is the single biggest factor in shaping how well students do at school and it is for this reason that we have placed it at the centre of the school’s work. We care deeply about the success of each and every one of our students and we demonstrate this by devoting a huge amount of time to every individual.
The behaviour and attitudes of our students is good and we are proud of our students and the kind and caring attitudes to each other that they display. This ensures an environment in which learning is good and better for everyone. We have an ethos in which is it ‘cool’ to learn and feedback from families and students is absolutely key to this.
Arranging a visit to Weavers Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rosie.smithobrien@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk.
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