Teacher of Maths

Dixons Ashton Academy, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 8RF

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  14 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 June 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern: Full time: Teaching role, Term Time class teaching, Monday - Friday, AYR
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Strong subject knowledge in mathematics, typically supported by a degree in mathematics or a related field.

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or working towards an approved teaching qualification such as a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).

Experience planning and delivering engaging mathematics lessons across Key Stages 3, 4, and, where applicable, Key Stage 5.

Ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of students with varying abilities, including high achievers and those requiring additional support.

Strong classroom management skills to create a positive, safe, and productive learning environment.

Experience assessing student progress, analysing attainment data, and using assessment outcomes to inform teaching strategies.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for building effective relationships with students, parents, carers, and colleagues.

Knowledge of the UK mathematics curriculum, examination specifications, and assessment requirements, including those of organisations such as AQA, Pearson Edexcel, and OCR.

Commitment to safeguarding, student wellbeing, equality, diversity, and inclusion, with an understanding of relevant school policies and statutory guidance.

Willingness to participate in continuing professional development (CPD), departmental initiatives, extracurricular activities, and wider school responsibilities.

What the school offers its staff

Please refer to website

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

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About Dixons Ashton Academy

• School type: Academies, None, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1299 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dixons Ashton Academy website
• Email address: Laura.schofield@dixonsash.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/great-academy-ashton

Great Academy Ashton is part of Great Academies Education Trust
To Teach Age Range: 11-16. At GAA, our mission is to metamorphosise the life chances of the young people from the community we serve. We are looking for committed individuals who share our values of Genuine, Respect, Excellence, Achievement, and Togetherness (GREAT) and who can help us deliver on our mission.

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