Teacher of Maths
Dowdales School, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8AH8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
3 July 2026 at 9am
Date listed
25 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Part time: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year in the first instance
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
REQUIRED FROM 1ST SEPTEMBER 2026
Teacher of Mathematics
0.6 FTE (Working Monday, Tuesday and Thursday)
Temporary post for 1 year in the first instance.
Dowdales School is a proud, thriving and ambitious community. Here, we work together, as one, to ensure that everyone thrives in everything that they do. As a whole school, and as individuals, we aim high by wanting the very best for all. Everyone in Dowdales School leads by example ensuring that we treat each other as we want to be treated ourselves.
We are a community school with 880 students aged 11-16 years on roll. Situated in the historic town of Dalton in Furness, we enjoy being on the fringe of the Lake District National Park. As an Ofsted rated ‘good’ school, we believe in high expectations, excellent teaching and ambition for every young person.
The Maths Department
We follow an ambitious, newly developed scheme of work that challenges all students.
Our ethos as a department is that all students can achieve in Mathematics and should be provided with adaptive teaching that enables this success.
Following the philosophy of the school in Key Stage 3 we have a high ability teaching group in each band with the rest being mixed ability.
In Key Stage 4 we have a high ability class and do start to stream the mixed ability grouping but do not decide on tier of entry for the exams until year 11. At GCSE the exam board we follow is AQA.
Extra curricular activities are a strength at Dowdales, and the Maths department contributes to this through educational visits, team and individual challenges and clubs.
We are proud to have:
- Extremely high aspirations for all students at Dowdales ensuring that every young person makes excellent progress and performs to the best of their ability
- Students with positive attitudes who enjoy coming to school
- An enthusiastic and dedicated team of staff and governors
We would welcome applications from someone who has:
- A good understanding of effective and engaging teaching methods
- The ability to plan lessons and sequences of lessons with clear objectives to ensure progression for all students
- The ability to set consistently high expectations for all students through class work and homework
What the school offers its staff
We are a community school with 880 students aged 11-16 years on roll. Situated in the historic town of Dalton in Furness, we enjoy being on the fringe of the Lake District National Park. As an Ofsted rated ‘good’ school, we believe in high expectations, excellent teaching and ambition for every young person.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Dowdales School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust Safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of Safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Dowdales School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 827 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dowdales School website
- Email address
- recruitment@dowdales.school
School location
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