Teacher of Maths

Park Lane Academy, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 9LG

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  22 September 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  5 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS

Teacher of Maths job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join us on our journey to ‘Good’ as a Teacher of Maths. 

About us:

Park Lane Academy is an inclusive school and it’s our aim to thrive as a smaller than average school (500 on roll) which means as a colleague you will really get to know our students and our wider community who all subscribe to our ethos of ‘small school-big family’.

We were inspected by Ofsted in October 2022 and we were described as an ‘improving school’ where leaders act with integrity and are focused on creating an inclusive school and a place where pupils talk positively about the changes that they are seeing.

We have culture of strong behaviour expectations underpinned by our three core values of Respect, Ambition, and Pride. 

Our dedicated staff are committed to delivering a high-quality education to all our students, and as a teacher you will benefit from our commitment to exceptional professional development, rooted in academic research.

We are part of South Pennine Academies Multi-Academy Trust and opportunities for collaboration and peer networking are at the heart of our secondary strategy.

Why join us?

1. Culture: We are a small school but have the culture of a big family - small school, big family!

2. Relationships: Positive relationships are at the core of what we do each and every day underpinned by our core values of Respect, Ambition and Pride, creating a positive environment for learning.

3. High expectations: The academy has structured routines and high expectations of both staff and students.

4. Equality: Staff work extremely hard as a team to meet the needs of ALL students.

5. Moral purpose: We pride ourselves on being non-selective and this reflects our moral purpose and commitment to our local community.

6. Attendance: Our students enjoy coming to school, attendance is above national average and outcomes have improved year on year.

7. CPD: We invest in all staff and offer bespoke CPD to provide opportunities for progression

8. Leadership: Senior leaders are highly visible, supportive and have an open-door policy.

We are looking for:

A passionate, energetic and dedicated candidate with a strong sense of purpose who has the genuine ambition to help our students achieve their ‘passports to success’.

An excellent practitioner with the ability to motivate and inspire our students to strive for excellence.

We can offer you:

A warm, happy school where we value our community ethos, and we firmly believe in promoting a school culture based on mutual respect.

Happy, enthusiastic and well-behaved students who thrive in a safe and caring environment.

Excellent professional development opportunities.

If you’re impressed by our work, understand our vision, and want to be part of our academy, then we would welcome your application.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Park Lane Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 472 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Park Lane Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/park-lane-academy

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