Teacher of Mathematics Maths in Engineering

Mathematics Teacher with maths teaching in Engineering

Closing date: 5th June

Interview date: 11th June 11--1

Start date:

September 2026

Contract type: 0.8

FTE

Responsible to:
Assistant Headteacher

Pay Scale:
M1 - U3

South Devon UTC is a 14-19 college specialising in digital technology, health care sciences and engineering. The UTC joined Education South West in 2021. Since this point the college has more than doubled in size and achieved a ‘expected standard’ Ofsted judgement in February 2026.

• The opportunity to work in a small specialist college where all staff are viewed as part of the family.
• Somewhere where leaders look after you as well as encourage you to pursue your aspirations and goals.
• A college where the learning experience focused on technical and employability skills for young people is the centre of everything that we do.
• A college with a healthy view of the work life balance needed to be a great teacher.
• Shared schemes of learning and pre‑planned resources support workload reduction.
• A sensible and balanced approach to marking and feedback in order to further reduce workload.
• The freedom to experiment in your own classroom.
• A clear behaviour policy which supports you to be able to teach with enthusiasm and freedom to a receptive audience.
• Opportunities to share your practice and learn from others across the trust and the teaching school alliance.

ESW is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This position is available from September 2026 to teach maths at KS4 with the opportunity to teach the mathematics units with our L3 Engineering Qualification. Whether you are just starting in the profession or have more experience, we don’t mind. We are looking for a passionate, dedicated and enthusiastic teacher to inspire and support every student they teach regardless of their level of ability, joining a talented team of subject specialists who are recognised as one of the South West region’s leading maths departments.

If you have imagination, drive and the desire to be successful, can demonstrate a passion for your subject and share this enthusiasm with students, we want to hear from you.

• Be an excellent classroom practitioner with a focus upon achievement and success.
• Be an enthusiastic classroom teacher who can inspire and excite students about their learning.
• Be able to use a variety of innovative and creative ways to engage students within their lessons.
• Be able to work as part of a team.
• Have high expectations for themselves and students.
• Be able to teach KS5.

To be an effective teacher and tutor who supports and challenges all students to achieve their full potential.

• To maintain a thorough and up‑to‑date knowledge of the teaching of your subject(s) and take account of wider curriculum and pastoral developments which are relevant to your work.
• To plan tutorials, activities, lessons and sequences of lessons to meet students’ individual learning needs.
• To use a range of appropriate strategies and follow College policies for tutoring, teaching, behaviour management and classroom management.
• To do all you can, involving parents and other agencies, to ensure that as a result of your tutoring and teaching you promote the health, safety, economic wellbeing and achievement of your students.
• To assess, monitor and record the progress of students in your teaching and tutorial groups and give them clear and constructive feedback.
• To set well‑grounded expectations for students in your teaching and tutorial groups using information about prior knowledge and previous attainment, making progress as good or better than similar students nationally.
• To take responsibility for your own professional development and use the outcomes to improve your tutoring and teaching and your students’ learning.
• To make an active contribution to the policies, aspirations and plans of your year group, of your curriculum team and of the…