Teacher of Maths & Year Leader

Ark Carleton High School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3NW

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  20 October 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year or phase
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,068.00 - £52,835.00 + £5,642.00 FTE per annum

Teacher of Maths & Year Leader job summary

Lead with ambition. Inspire through Maths. Shape futures at Carleton High School.

Are you an outstanding teacher looking to take the next step in your career?  

We’re looking for a passionate ambitious and inspirational Teacher of Maths and Year Leader to join our team at Carleton High School. This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring middle leader to combine excellent classroom practice with strategic leadership of a designated year group.

You will be responsible for delivering high-quality Maths teaching, driving student achievement, and ensuring all learners have access to an inclusive, engaging and ambitious curriculum. Alongside your teaching responsibilities, you will lead a year group, working with form tutors, colleagues, students and families to promote high standards of behaviour, attendance, wellbeing and academic success.

Why join us? 

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your leadership skills while making a lasting impact on both student outcomes and the wider school community. 

A forward-thinking school with a strong commitment to inclusion. 

The chance to shape the experiences, aspirations and achievements of a year group.

A highly supportive and ambitious Senior and Middle Leadership Teams.   

In September 2025, our brand-new teaching block opened for students and staff. The building offers modern, purpose-built facilities to support teaching and learning.

As a part of Ark Schools this creates new opportunities for collaboration and professional development across the Ark Network, for all subject areas. Please click here to find out more about Ark.

As Teacher of Maths and Year Leader, you will: 

Deliver high-quality Maths lessons that inspire, challenge and support all learners.

Provide strategic leadership for a designated year group in line with the school’s vision and values.

Lead and support a team or form tutors to ensure consistent implantation of school systems and expectations.

Monitor attendance, behaviour, attainment and progress, implementing effective interventions where required.

Promote high standards of conduct, punctuality and achievement across the year group.

Work closely with colleagues, parents and external partners to secure the best outcomes for students.

Organise and lead assemblies, form-time activities and wider pastoral initiatives that support students’ personal development.

Use data effectively to identify priorities, monitor impact and drive continuous improvement

We’re looking for someone who: 

Is an outstanding and ambitious classroom practitioner with a passion for Maths.

Has the drive to raise standards and maintain high expectations for all students.

Can inspire, motivate and support young people to achieve their full potential.

Demonstrates strong leadership, organisational and interpersonal skills.

Builds positive relationships with students, colleagues, parents and wider stakeholders.

Is committed to inclusive education and removing barriers to learning.

Has the ability to lead initiatives, influence others and contribute positively to whole-school improvement.

If you are passionate about making a difference both in the classroom and through pastoral leadership, we would love to hear from you.

Contract Details 

Permanent 1 FTE contract 

To start 01 January 2027 

Ready to apply?

If you’re excited by this opportunity and would like to play a key role in shaping the future of students at Carleton School, we would love to hear from you.

Take the next step in your career and apply now via our website. Join us and help make a lasting, positive impact on the lives of our students and the wider community.  

Carleton High School

Carleton High School is a warm, welcoming, and high-performing school with a strong community feel. We have a five-year track record of exceptional academic outcomes, placing us among the top schools in Wakefield. Our 2024 Ofsted inspection recognised us as “Good Improving”, highlighting the significant progress we continue to make.

Our culture is built on improving life chances for every student, driven by our core values of respect, responsibility, determination, and excellence. We are proud to offer a modern, multi-million-pound building with state-of-the-art facilities - making this an exciting time to join us.

 In the 2025 Edurio staff survery, 88% of staff at Carleton High School said they would recommend us as a great place to work - well above national benchmarks.

Staff say:

This is a very caring place to work… all staff look out for each other.

I feel very lucky that I am part of such a lovely department with so many great people. 

For further information about our school, please visit our website.

School visits and further information  

Potential candidates are encouraged and very welcome to visit our school. This is a great opportunity to explore our facilities, meet our dedicated staff and get a feel for the vibrant community we have built here. We look forward to welcoming you and answering any questions you may have. Please contact us at recruitment@arkcarletonhigh.org.uk or call 01977 781555 to arrange this.  

What can we offer you?    

Be part of a team that values your growth, wellbeing and work-life balance. We offer a supportive environment with benefits designed to help you thrive including:  

Exciting career and leadership pathways supported by outstanding CPD opportunities   

Everyday Development (EDD) Framework: A simple, personal and flexible goal-based approach to continuous learning, career growth and wellbeing

Enhanced professional development entitlement with up to 10 non-pupil days per year  

Generous employer pension (Teachers' Pension)   

Fantastic family friendly policies with a focus on employee work/life balance      

Relocation packages of up to £3,000

Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bike, gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym and free eye tests.

Employee wellbeing programme (including physiotherapy, personal or professional concerns on legal, health, finance, wellbeing, and other matters)    

Click here to find out more about the benefits of working for Ark

About Ark

There are 34,000 students learning in our network of 48 schools across Birmingham, Hastings, London, Pontefract and Portsmouth. We’ve always believed that, with the right approach, every child has the potential to succeed. We work in the communities where we can make the biggest difference to children’s lives, and all our schools are non-selective. 

It works: our schools achieve great results – significantly outperforming national averages, especially when it comes to driving progress – the best measure for ‘closing the gap’. 

We take what we learn in our schools to develop new solutions and approaches that we can share. Over the last two decades, we have developed and incubated more than 20 projects and programmes, supporting them to scale and achieve systemic impact on the life chances of all children. Over 300,000 children currently learn using an Ark curriculum and our Ark Start nurseries are demonstrating a new model for early years education that we hope will become the norm.

Diversity and inclusion:

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience. 

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

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

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 Ark Carleton High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1026 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ark Carleton High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/carleton-high-school

Carleton High School is a warm and welcoming school, where there is a strong community and family feel. We are a high achieving school, with academic outcomes for progress consistently being above the national average. In our recent Ofsted inspection in November 2024, we were recognised as 'Good Improving', which acknowledges the extraordinary journey that Carleton High School has been on. 


In September 2025, our brand-new teaching block opened for pupils and staff. The building offers modern, purpose-built facilities to support learning and teaching.


Working at Ark offers lots of benefits to help staff thrive. Click here to find out more about working with us.


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