Teacher of Maths
Oakwood Park Grammar School, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AH10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
4 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 April 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
Be an excellent teacher of Mathematics with high expectations of student achievement and behaviour
Have strong subject knowledge and a passion for delivering engaging lessons
Use assessment effectively to secure progress for all learners
Be committed to raising standards and improving outcomes
Be willing to contribute to the wider life of the school, including enrichment and pastoral support
Be keen to work collaboratively within a high-performing team
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
A successful and well-resourced Mathematics department
Motivated students who are keen to learn
A strong culture of professional development and career progression
A supportive and collaborative staff team
Opportunities for leadership development through a TLR for the right candidate
A £2,000 retention payment after two years’ employment
Further information about the job
Teacher of Mathematics
MPS/UPS with TLR available for the right candidate (whole-school or departmental responsibility)
£2,000 retention payment after two years’ employment
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, enthusiastic and highly effective Teacher of Mathematics to join our successful and supportive Mathematics department.
This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional classroom practitioner to teach Mathematics across the age and ability range, inspiring students to achieve highly and develop confidence, resilience and independence in their learning. The successful candidate will join a school with high expectations, strong standards of behaviour and a clear commitment to academic excellence.
We welcome applications from both experienced teachers and ambitious early career teachers. For the right candidate, there is the opportunity for a Teaching and Learning Responsibility (TLR), either within the Mathematics department or with a whole-school focus.
If you are a talented and committed teacher looking to make a real difference, we would be delighted to hear from you.
OPGS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check.
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Oakwood Park Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1088 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oakwood Park Grammar School website
- Email address
- jnichol@opgs.org
- Phone number
- 01622 726683
Oakwood Park Grammar School is a five-form entry (usually 160 in each year) Boys’ Grammar School of approximately 1100 students, including the Sixth Form. We have a co-educational Sixth Form with a pan of 180 in each year group. Entry at 11 to the school is through the Kent Test (11+) where students sit three papers in Mathematics, English and Reasoning.
We have been on the site since 1959 and we share an attractive campus with two schools (St Augustine Academy and St Simon Stock) and a college of Further Education (Mid-Kent College). We remain committed to improving school facilities and providing high quality learning environments for our students. Our teaching and support staff are dedicated and hardworking and very loyal to the school.
Oakwood Park Grammar School has a wealth of extra-curricular activities for its students. Sport is very strong with national success in football, alongside rugby, cricket, basketball and athletics. We also cater for rowing, fencing, table tennis and climbing. Music and Drama are also popular with an annual production and brand new facilities which opened in October 2023. Other extra-curricular opportunities include robotics, debating and chess.
Academic standards are high at both GCSE and A Level. In the Sixth Form, on average, well over half of our students who apply to universities will secure offers from prestigious Russell Group universities and we regularly send students to Oxbridge colleges.
In 2024, an ungraded inspection made clear the school continues to be ‘Good’ overall by Ofsted. However, our grading of Outstanding for our Behaviour and our Sixth Form provision remains.
We are a welcoming, open school with a clear focus on developing staff, with teaching and learning at the heart of our professional development.
Arranging a visit to Oakwood Park Grammar School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jnichol@opgs.org.
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