Teacher of Science
Ellis Guilford School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 0HT7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
18 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 May 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 - UPS3
Additional allowances
TLR potentially available depending on skills and experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
Ready to inspire the next generation of mathematical thinkers?
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious Maths Teacher to join our vibrant, high‑performing department. Whether you’re an experienced educator or an Early Career Teacher (ECT), this is your chance to thrive in a supportive team where high expectations and a passion for learning drive everything we do.
About You:
As a Teacher of Mathematics at Ellis Guilford School, you’ll bring enthusiasm, strong subject knowledge and a drive to help every pupil succeed. Whether you’re an experienced teacher or an Early Career Teacher, you believe all students can thrive in Maths and create lessons that build confidence, curiosity and real‑life understanding.
Our ideal candidate will:
- Deliver high‑quality Maths lessons at KS3 and KS4.
- Hold high expectations and be committed to strong pupil outcomes.
- Be positive, resilient and aligned with our values of integrity, ambition and equality.
- Bring creativity to the classroom, making Maths engaging and relevant.
Requirements
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a relevant degree.
- Recent, successful teaching experience in Mathematics at KS3 and KS4 (placements accepted for Early Career Teachers).
- Ability to plan engaging, challenging learning that inspires pupils.
What the school offers its staff
About Our School:
The Ellis Guilford School is a thriving, larger than average inner-city, Secondary School with a clear mission ‘to ensure that the children attending our school have a better chance of success than if they attended any other school’. We deliver a broad curriculum, including emphasis on the creative subjects, to support our children to become confident, independent and balanced individuals, allowing them to excel.
Graded ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2023, Ellis Guilford School is at an extremely exciting point in its development journey. We strive for ‘EGScellence’ in all that we do!
About the Maths Department:
We believe every child can succeed in Mathematics. Our passion is to help every pupil develop a genuine love for the subject through a supportive environment and a thoughtfully designed curriculum. Mathematics is foundational to everyday life — from personal finance and shopping to redecorating, engineering and real‑world problem‑solving. Our curriculum gives pupils meaningful, practical experiences so they can confidently apply their knowledge beyond the classroom.
We also ensure students can use their mathematical understanding across the wider curriculum, with purposeful links to Science, Geography and Design to strengthen reasoning and deepen learning. Alongside strong mathematical foundations, our curriculum develops resilience, logical thinking and problem‑solving skills that empower pupils for education, employment and life.
Our dedicated Maths team believe in every learner’s potential, delivering dynamic, inclusive lessons that spark curiosity and help every pupil thrive.
About Creative Education Trust:
Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 14,500 children and young people.
We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.
CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development
CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. The opportunities include a wide range of subjects from middle leadership and DSL training to autism awareness. We run annual conferences including Safeguarding and Learning and Teaching and have regular network meetings across the Trust.
We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.
Ready to Join Us?
Submit your application directly through our website.
Application closing date: Sunday 19th April 2026
We warmly welcome visits to our school, and if you'd like to arrange a visit or confidential conversation with the Line Manager, If you'd like to arrange this, or a confidential conversation with our Principal, please contact the Principal's PA on principal@ellisguilfordschool.org.uk
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. We will hold interviews as soon as we have received enough applications from suitably qualified applicants. If a successful appointment is not made, then we will repeat the process.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Principal’s PA on principal@ellisguilfordschool.org.uk if you would like an update on your application and details of a potential interview date.
Discover More About Our Trust:
We encourage you to learn more about our trust's culture, the continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities we offer, and the benefits available to our colleagues. Visit our Trust website to explore these aspects in detail and see how we support our staff in their professional journey.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility. All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.
The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Creative Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks in line with Government Safer Recruitment guidelines.
Applying for the job
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About Ellis Guilford School
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1247 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ellis Guilford School website
- Email address
- recruitment@ellisguilfordschool.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0115 913 1338
Ellis Guilford School is a mixed secondary school, catering for children between the ages of 11 and 16 years and located in Old Basford, Nottingham.
Since November 2018 we have been part of the Creative Education Trust. This has enabled the school to rigorously pursue rapid improvement for the children we teach.
The school boasts many facilities, and we strive to provide an inclusive and expansive education for all of the children in our care.
Sports fields including 5-a-side football pitches;
Multi-Use Games Area marked up for netball and football;
Astro Turf perfect for football;
Dance studio complete with sound system and mirrored wall;
Hall complete with a stage;
Interactive whiteboards in classrooms;
Modern and open-plan library with wide range of reading materials
Creative Education Trust inspires and enables young people to build successful lives on foundations of learning, resilience, and employability. We believe that a rewarding educational experience and the highest possible qualifications are the best way to ensure social mobility for young people.
Creative Education Trust is a growing multi-academy trust educating over 13,000 children in England. It was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial cities and coastal towns: areas of economic disadvantage and with a history of academic underachievement. We transform these schools by integrating a knowledge-rich curriculum with skills and creativity.
Creative Education Trust defines creativity as the ability to find connections between the things we know and turn these connections into new ideas and action. The academic arts and PE, practical subjects and life skills all need this creativity, and creativity is valued highly by employers. Our staff and expert advisers use imaginative methods for linking knowledge across subject boundaries, fostering personal development and resilience, and developing practical skills that prepare
students for their transition to adult life and employment.
Arranging a visit to Ellis Guilford School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@ellisguilfordschool.org.uk.
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