Teacher of Maths

Job Title: Teacher of Maths

Full Time Equivalent Salary: £32,916 (M1)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 32.5 hours per week

Provisional

Start Date:

01 September 2026 (Subject to completion of pre-employment checks)

Your opportunity to deliver inspiring Mathematics teaching and shape confident, resilient problem solvers for the future

We are seeking an inspirational Teacher of Maths with a passion for outstanding teaching and meaningful learning experiences to join our team at John Cabot Academy. Through your subject expertise, you will deliver a high-quality Mathematics curriculum that develops students’ confidence, numerical fluency and problem-solving skills, while helping them understand the relevance of Maths in the wider world.

Our commitment to high standards, an ambitious curriculum and excellent teaching empowers young people to become capable, curious and mathematically literate learners, equipped with the skills they need for future study, employment and life beyond school.

You will be:

• A qualified teacher, or hold an equivalent teaching qualification, with strong subject knowledge in Mathematics.
• Confident in delivering the Mathematics curriculum across relevant key stages, designing and teaching high-quality lessons that promote reasoning, challenge, and a genuine enjoyment of Maths.
• Skilled in meeting the needs of learners from identified groups, including pupil premium, looked after children, SEND, EAL and high attaining students, ensuring all pupils are supported, challenged and able to succeed within the Maths curriculum.
• A strong communicator who embraces change, motivates colleagues and builds positive, supportive relationships with students, staff and parents.
• Committed to recognising and supporting learning opportunities beyond the classroom, contributing to enrichment activities such as problem solving challenges, Maths clubs, competitions, intervention programmes or cross curricular projects that deepen students’ understanding and engagement with Mathematics.
• Empowered to develop your own expert practice while supporting collaboration, consistency and innovation within the Maths department and the wider academy.
• Highly competent across all aspects of the Teachers’ Standards, with substantial and sustained impact if applying for a post on the Upper Pay Scale.

John Cabot Academy is an 11-16 academy in South Gloucestershire, close to the border of Bristol. We share our site and staffing with the CLF Post-16 provision, forming an 11-18 academy, which has earned a strong reputation both locally and regionally.

We want our students to thrive academically; flourish and grow as young people. When they leave us they will have a strong sense of self, their place in the world and the agency to fulfil their potential. To fulfil this ambition, our staff are inspired by learning and create a school where students are engaged, challenged and inspired.

We have a supportive and compassionate culture in which the whole person is nurtured and the voice of students is valued. We celebrate the diversity of the members our community by enabling them to learn from each other, by encouraging them to respect each other’s differences, and by providing opportunities to contribute to academy life and the wider community.

We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters. Over 59% of the students who attend John Cabot Academy are from global majority groups, so we particularly encourage applicants from those groups in order to represent the students we serve, as well as wider underrepresented groups…