Wollaston School
Northamptonshire
£41,527 - £59,659 per year
Salary:
MPS / UPS + TLR2C
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 January 2026
Apply by:
17 October 2025
Job overview
Assistant Head of Maths — MPS / UPS + TLR 2C
(Required For January 2026 start—Permanent Position)
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic & dynamic Assistant Head of Maths teacher who is able to teach the subject across all key stages including A Level. This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a teacher who is ready for career progression or for an existing leader who is looking to join a supportive and innovative team.
The Maths faculty comprises twelve specialist members of staff and is one of the most successful faculties in the School, consistently achieving results that demonstrate extremely good progress at all levels. It is a successful and experienced team, anyone joining would be offered a supportive environment in which to develop as a leader and practitioner. Maths is consistently one of the most popular subjects at A-level. Core Maths and Further Maths is also offered in the Sixth Form. Several students each year progress on to study maths related subjects at higher education institutions.
You would be joining a forward-thinking and creative faculty with a collegiate approach to teaching & learning. The faculty also offers a vibrant and thriving extra-curricular programme such as the regional Maths Challenge Competition. We have over 1400 students on roll with approximately 150 students in the Sixth Form. The school is over-subscribed
Wollaston School is a fantastic place to work and study. Informal visits are welcomed if you would like to see us in action and to learn more about us prior to your application.
Closing date for receipt of applications: Midday on Friday 17th October 2025
Interviews are likely to be held during week commencing 20th October 2025
Please contact our HR department for further details about this role or to arrange a visit on: -. For our online application form and details of all of our vacancies, please visit:
Wollaston School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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About Wollaston School
Wollaston School
Irchester Road, Wollaston, Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
NN29 7PH
United Kingdom
Wollaston School is a large, rural community school located in a village setting about 15 minutes drive from Northampton. The student intake draws on nearby villages and the towns of Earls Barton, Wellingborough, and Irchester. We have over 1400 students on roll with approximately 240 students in the Sixth Form. The school is over-subscribed. Wollaston School was rated 'Good' by Ofsted in May 2023.
We are a school that takes great pride in our central purpose - to prepare every student for success. Success in academic qualifications, success in a wide range of extra-curricular and leadership activities and success in every individual's personal and social development. We work towards this mission through a focus on exceptional levels of pastoral support and an academic and enrichment programme designed to ensure that every individual reaches their true potential.
At Wollaston, we believe in aiming high. We target excellence with the utmost commitment, but we also remember that a truly inspiring education is one that is filled with joy, laughter and happiness. We are also a school that is led by our values. We value honesty, kindness and tolerance. We embrace individuality as well as collective responsibility, we celebrate diversity, promote equality of opportunity, and we are a community which supports every individual to achieve all that they are capable of.
For most students, Wollaston School provides an education which lasts for seven years, from age 11 to age 18. Our ambition is to ensure that at the end of that journey, every student is ready to take their place in society as positive, purposeful, ethical and well qualified individuals.
Life at Wollaston School is characterised by an ethos of warmth, respect and ambition. We value effective working relationships with parents and we believe in delivering a high quality professional service in every aspect of our work. We offer a broad and exciting curriculum, expert teaching and high standards of academic achievement. We promote impeccable standards of behaviour and we expect the very best of every individual who walks through our doors. We are a team of staff and students who are committed to ensuring that our school is a truly exceptional place of learning.
Welcome to Wollaston School. If you would like to see us at work, please book a visit; we would be proud to show you our school.
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