Teacher of Maths

Longfield Academy, Darlington, DL3 0HT

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2027

• Closing date

  24 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 November 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (776)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Main Pay Range/Upper Pay Range: £34,069 to £52,835 per annum plus a recruitment allowance for the right candidate

What skills and experience we're looking for

To commence September 2027

At Longfield Academy, we are passionate about inspiring excellence and creating an environment where both students and staff can thrive. Our unique and ambitious school community is built on high expectations, strong relationships and a shared commitment to achieving the very best outcomes for our students.

The successful candidate will have high expectations for every student and will make a strong contribution to maintaining and further developing the high standards that are at the heart of school life at Longfield Academy.

For the right candidate, a recruitment allowance may be available, providing an enhanced package in recognition of the skills, experience and contribution they can bring to our Maths team.

Whether you are an experienced teacher looking for your next opportunity or an ambitious practitioner seeking to develop your career within a supportive and forward-thinking school, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Full-Time, Main Pay Range/Upper Pay Range: £34,069 to £52,835 per annum plus a recruitment allowance for the right candidate

For further information or to discuss the post please contact Lesley Rowlandson on 01325 380815 or by e-mail to LRowlandson@longfield.nalp.org.uk

Information for applicants, including the job description and person specification for this role and an on-line application form, can be viewed at https://nalp.face-ed.co.uk/vacancies If you have any difficulties completing the on-line application form, please contact Sam Recruit on 01924 907319 or the People Team at people@nalp.org.uk

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can offer:

a recruitment allowance for the right candidate;

high-quality in-house coaching and mentoring;

access to a wide range of professional development opportunities;

access to Trust-wide networks and professional development;

access to professional networks across Darlington;

a highly supportive and collaborative staff team; and

amazing children who are a pleasure to teach.

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

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post and the successful applicant will either need to apply for a DBS or give the Trust consent to check their status if they are registered with the Update Service.

An online search will be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with KCSIE. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and candidates will have the chance to discuss any issues of concern at interview.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Teacher of Maths JOPS November 2026.pdf - 330 KB (opens in new tab)

NALP Work With Us, October 2025 (1).pdf - 1.62 MB (opens in new tab)

About Longfield Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 660 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Longfield Academy website
• Email address: people@nalp.org.uk
• Phone number: 01325 380815
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/longfield-academy

As Headteacher, l am extremely proud to be serving the community of Longfield and the surrounding area. Prior to joining Longfield, I led four other schools, steering one to outstanding which led to me becoming a National Leader of Education, one from requires improvement to good, and another that became the highest achieving school in the county.

Since my arrival in April 2022, I have implemented many changes to support Longfield Academy on its journey to becoming a place of outstanding educational provision. Starting with the achievement of an Ofsted good grading in all four Ofsted areas in October 2024:

The quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management
My goal is to ensure that Darlington and the Longfield area, has an outstanding school at the heart of its community. Our school and Trust vision is to build a learning community that shapes young people’s development into happy, productive, independent adults.

United with our Trust’s vision, we are determination to empower all our young people to flourish, not just academically, but also socially and personally. At Longfield, we encourage our children to adopt behaviours that support learning and promote good relationships. Our children are polite, respectful and “the culture is now one where pupils are happy, kind and friendly” as recognised by Ofsted in our most recent inspection. Our children are amazing.

Our ‘Choices of Behaviour Policy’ seeks to encourage young people to make positive choices and reinforces those choices through praise. Our academic achievements continue to demonstrate that we improve the future life chances of our children, complemented by a strong desire to support the development of the whole child through our Pledges, Life Curriculum and Enrichment programmes.

Children with Special Educational Needs are a high priority, and we have developed a Personalised Learning Centre to support additional need and support our most vulnerable with a wide range of intervention strategies and skilled staff.

We believe that Longfield Academy is a fantastic school and with the support of parents / carers and the local community, we will continue to strengthen our positive culture and academic provision for all our children.

Please accept my offer of an open invitation to visit us, anytime, to experience our academy first-hand.

Mrs A. Sweeten
Headteacher

Arranging a visit to Longfield Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email people@nalp.org.uk.

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