Teacher of Maths

Yardleys School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 3EY

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  13 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 February 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• 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

Yardleys is a thriving, vibrant and heavily oversubscribed 11-16 multi-ethnic stand-alone academy in Birmingham, with 930 students on roll. The diversity of the school population reflects the rich, cultural mix of the local area.

The school is highly focused on raising standards of pupil achievement through a broad and balanced curriculum and students make excellent progress.

The school motto “Working together for a better future” is far more than just words. The collaborative ethos which permeates the school is at the heart of our success. Excellent student behaviour and an extremely well organised school provide the foundation for teachers to focus on delivering outstanding lessons and continuously improving their practice. We pride ourselves on offering all students the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills needed to be successful global citizens.

The Maths Faculty is a thriving and innovative team, who are committed to ensuring that our students continue to make excellent progress. We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic teacher, who is eager to continue to help and further develop the delivery of the Maths curriculum. As well as strengths in planning, we are looking for an excellent classroom practitioner with the ability to use assessment to inform their teaching.

When joining Yardleys, you will benefit from:

• A keen eye on staff workload with a generous Planning, Preparation & Assessment (PPA) allocation.
• Well-behaved students who are keen to learn.
• A Competitive Pension Scheme (Teachers’ Pension Scheme & Local Government Pension Scheme).
• Discretionary healthcare membership to Benenden Health with access to a 24/7 GP helpline, mental health helpline, medical diagnostics & treatment and mobile app with wellbeing classes.
• A designated wellbeing day for all staff.
• Generous PPA time during internal assessment weeks, which take place two times per year, including designated marking days.
• Well-established and effective pastoral systems to support with student behaviour and welfare.
• High rate of staff retention.
• A progressive, dynamic and research informed CPD programme, providing teachers with a genuine opportunity to develop their subject pedagogy and practice.
• A commitment to professional development opportunities with 100+ hours of professional development time that can be accessed throughout the year - including coaching support, sharing good practice with each other through a variety of teacher takeaway approaches, a half termly teaching and learning newsletter, regular hotspots, opportunities to work across partner schools in a joint practice development programme and a regular professional reading group.
• The opportunity to undertake and be supported with a National Professional Qualification (NPQ).
• Effective business management with well-organised and effective systems which enable teaching staff to focus on their core business of educating children.
• A collaborative approach with supportive managers and regular weekly meetings where subject specific training is provided through subject mastery sessions.
• An excellent induction programme tailored to your job role.
• State of the art facilities in a modern PFI building including a staff work room and staff room, that are well-resourced with computers, a vending and drinks machine.

“Leaders care deeply about staff. They are mindful of well-being and workload, and staff feel valued and appreciated.” *

*Ofsted March 2023

To arrange a visit to the school, request more information and to apply please contact Haseena Waseem on:

T: 0121 675 1761

E: Recruitment@yardleys.bham.sch.uk

Or please also visit our website: www.yardleys-vle.com

Closing date: 9:00 am onFriday 13th March 2026

Please note - We reserve the right to interview and offer the post prior to the closing date. It is strongly recommended that candidates submit their application as soon as possible.

Yardleys School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references and all shortlisted will be subject to an online search.

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. The successful candidate will be required to provide a copy of their birth certificate.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

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.

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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 Yardleys School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 929 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Yardleys School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/yardleys-school

Yardleys is a thriving, vibrant and heavily oversubscribed 11-16 multi-ethnic stand-alone academy in Birmingham, with 935 students on roll. The diversity of the school population reflects the rich, cultural mix of the local area.

The school is highly focused on raising standards of pupil achievement through a broad and balanced curriculum and students make excellent progress.

The school motto “Working together for a better future” is far more than just words. The collaborative ethos which permeates the school is at the heart of our success. Excellent student behaviour and an extremely well organised school provide the foundation for teachers to focus on delivering outstanding lessons and continuously improving their practice. We pride ourselves on offering all students the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills needed to be successful global citizens.

When joining Yardleys, you will benefit from:

 A designated wellbeing day for all staff
 Discretionary healthcare membership to Benenden Health with access to a 24/7 GP helpline, mental health helpline, medical diagnostics & treatment and mobile app with wellbeing classes.
 A keen eye on staff workload with a generous Planning, Preparation & Assessment (PPA) allocation
 Marking days for internal assessment weeks
 A marking day for staff undertaking external examiner marking
 A progressive, dynamic and research informed CPD programme, providing teachers with a genuine opportunity to develop their subject pedagogy and practice.
 A commitment to professional development opportunities with 100+ hours of professional development time that can be accessed throughout the year - including coaching support, sharing good practice with each other through a variety of teacher takeaway approaches, a half termly teaching and learning newsletter, regular hotspots, opportunities to work across partner schools in a joint practice development programme and a regular professional reading group.
 The opportunity to undertake and be supported with a National Professional Qualification (NPQ).
 A collaborative approach with supportive managers and regular weekly meetings where subject specific training is provided through subject mastery sessions.
 An excellent induction programme tailored to your job role.
 State of the art facilities in a modern PFI building including a staff work room and staff room, that are well-resourced with computers, a vending and drinks machine.
 Well-behaved students who are keen to learn
 A Competitive Pension Scheme (Teachers’ Pension Scheme)

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